Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-27
OFFICIAL.

OFFICIAL.
Postal Contention betlceen the United States
Of america and the Repub1ic of Merioo.
Concluded at Merico, December II, 1861.
Ratifcotions exchanged at Menico, May 20,
1862. Proclaimed by the president of the
United States, June 20, 1862.
By the president of the United States of
america:
A PROCLAMATION
Whereas postal convention between the
United States of America and the republic of
Mexico was concluded and signed at the city
OF Mexico on the eleventh day of December.
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one,
which convention being in the English and
Spanish languages, is, word for word, as fol-
lows:
Postal convention between the United States
of America and the United Mexican States
The United States of America and the I'm
tied Mexican States, being DESTROYS of draw
ing more closely the friendly relations exist
ing between the two countries and of facilitate
ing the prompt and regular transmission of
correspondence between their respective ter
rtories, have resolved to conclude a postal
convention, and have named as their plenipo-
tentiaries, that is to say the president of the
United States of America has appointed
Thomas Corwin, citizen of the United States
and their envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiaries near the Mexican govern
ment, and the president of the United MeXi-
can States has appointed Sebastian Lerdo de
Tejada, citizen of the said States and dep
uty of the congress of the Union, who, after
having communicated with each other their
respective full powers, found in good and due
form, have agreed upon the following arti-
Giles:
ARTICLE 1.
Thprn Sh no oil
newspapers, reviews or other periodical pub
LEGATIONS, printed pamphlets, or other printed
matter, conveyed either by United States or
Mexican vessels, between aport in the United
States of America and port in Mexico, the
following sea rates of postage. that is to say:
l Upon all letters not exceeding half an
ounce in weight, the rate of seven cents and
upon all letters weighing more than half an
ounce, an additional seven cents for each adj
ditional half ounce or fraction thereof.
Upon every newspaper daily or other,
the rate of one cent
Upon reviews or other periodical publ
cations, printed pamphlets, or other printed
matter, the rate Of one cent for every ounce
or fraction Of an ounce weight.
The said newspapers, reviews other pc
riodcal publications, printed pamphlets, or
other printed matter, shall be sent in narrow
bands or covers, open at the sides or ends, SC
that they may be easily examined, subject to
the laws and regulations of each country, re-
spectively.
ARTICLE II.
There shall be charged by the post Office of
the United States of America upon all letters,
newspapers, printed pamphlets, or other print
ed matter mailed in the United States and
forwarded to Mexico by sea, whether by Unit
ed States or Mexican vessels, such rates of
inland postage as are now or may hereafter
be established by the laws the United States
and the rate Of sea postage prescribed in arti-
Gle first, which inland and sea postage shall
be combined into one rate and paid always in
advance.
Such prepayment shall be certified by the
appropriate stamps of the United States post
office, and the postage so paid shall belong
exclusively to the United States of America.
There shall be charged by the post office of
the United Mexican States upon all letters,
newspapers, printed pamphlets, or other print
ed matter mailed in Mexico and forwarded to
the United States of America by sea, whether
by Mexican or by United States vessels, such
rates OF inland postage as are now or may
hereafter be established by the laws of Mexi-
co, and the rate of sea postage prescribed in
article first, which inland and sea postage
shall be combined into one rate and paid al
ways in advance.
Oucl prepayment SIlll ne CerIlUeu by the
appropriate stamps of the post office of the
United Mexican States, and the postage so
paid shall belong exclusively to Mexico.
ARTICLE III
Upon all letters, newspapers, printed PAM
phlets, or other printed matter received in the
United States from Mexico by sea, there will
be charged by the United States such rates of
inland postage as are now, or may hereafter
be established by the laws Ofthe United States
1 A.1, . L., al pof1n ef1
nation, and shall belong exclusively to the
United States of America, and vice versa,
upon all letters, newspapers, printed pam
phlets, or other printed matter received in
Mexico from the United States of America by
sea, there will be charged by Mexico such
rates of postage as are now, or may hereafter
be established by the laws of Mexico, which
shall be collected at the place of destination,
and shall belong exclusively to Mexico.
ARTICLE w.
All letters, newspapers, printed pamphlets,
or other printed matter mailed in the United
States of America, and addressed to any place
in the United Mexican States, or vice versa,
when not conveyed by sea, shall be charged
with the inland rate of postage of the country
from which such mail matter is sent, which
shall be prepaid, and with the inland postage
of the country receiving, which shall be col
lected at the place of destination
Such postage shall belong respectively to
the country collecting the same.
ARTICLE v.
All letters, newspapers, printed pamphlets,
or other printed matter mailed in the one
country for the other, whether by land OF sea
conveyance, shall be free from any detention
or inspection whatever, and shall in the one
case be forwarded by the most speedy means
to their destination, and in the other be
promptly delivered to the respective persons
to whom they are addressed, being subject in
their transmission to the laws and regulations
OF each country, respectively.
ARTICLE W.
So soon as steam or other mail packets I'M
der the flag of either of the contracting part
les, shall have commenced running between
their respective ports of entry whether under
subvention from the United States or from
Mexico, the contracting parties agree to re-
celye at those ports all mailable matter, and
to forward it as direct, the destination being
to some regular post office of either country,
charging thereupon only the rates established
by the present convention.
Mails for the United States of America
shall be made up at regular intervals bv the
Mexican post office, and dispatched to ports
of the United States; and, in the same man
ner, mails for Mexico shall be made up Mt
regular intervals by the United States post
office, and dispatched to ports in Mexico.
ARTICLE VII.
The United Mexican States engage to grant