The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-01
DECEMBER 1, 1866.
AMERICA:
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CO 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 follows:
Postal Convention between the United States
of Ameria and the United Mexican States.
The United States OF America and the United
Mexican States, being desirous of drawing more
closely the friendly relations existing between the
two countries and of facilitating the prompt and
theiI respective territories have resolved to con-
clude Postal Convention, and have named as
their Plenipotentiares, that is to say: the Presi
dent OF the United States of America has ap-
pointed Thomas. Corwin, citizen of the United
States and their Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter Plenipotentiary near the Mexican Govern
States has appointed Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada,
a citizen of the said States and deputy of the
Congress of the Union, who, after having com,
powers, found in good and due form, have agreed
upon the following articles:
ARTICLE I.
There shall be charged upou all letters, news
papers, reviews, or other periodical publications,
printed pamphlets, or other printed matter, con-
veyed either by the United States or by Mexican
vessels, between port in the United States of
America and port in Mexico, the following
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 ad-
ditional rate of seven cents for each additional
half ounce or fraction thereof.
=. Upon every newspaper, daily or other, the
rate of one cent.
=. Upon reviews or other periodical publica-
tions, printed pamphlets, or other printed matter,
the rate of one cent for every ounce or fraction
of an ounce weight.
The said newspapers, reviews, or other periodi-
cal publications, printed pamphlets, or other
printed matter, shall be sent in narrow bands or
covers, open at the sides or ends, SO that they
may be easily examined, subject to the laws and
regulations of each country, respectively.
ARTICLE II.
There shall be charged by the post office of the
papers, printed pamphlets, or other printed mat
ter mailed in the United States and forwarded to
Mexico by sea, whether by United States or by
Mexican vessels, such rate of inland postage as
are now may hereafter be established by the
laws of the United States, and the rate of sea
postage prescribed in article first, which inland
and sea postage shall be combined into rate
and paid always in advance.
Such prepayment shall be certified by the ap-
propriate 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, ncwspa-
perS, printed pamphlets, or other printed matter
mailed in Mexico and forwarded 10 the United
States of America by sea, whether by Mexican
by United States vessels, such rates of inland
postage now may hereafter be establish
by the laws of Mexico, aud the rate of sea post
age prescribed in article first which INLAND and
sea postage shall be combined into one rate and
paid always in advance.
Such prepayment shall be certified by the ap
Propriate stamps of the post office of the United
long exclusively to Mexico.
ARTICLE III.
Upon all letters, newspapers, printed pamph-
lets, other printed matter received in the Uni
ted States of America 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 of the United States,
which shall be collected at the place of destina-
ton, and shall belong exclusively to the United
States of America, and vice versa, upon all let
tiers, newspapers, printed pamphlets, or other :
ted States of America by sea, there will be
charged by Mexico such rates of inland postage
the laws of Mexico, which shall be collected at
the place of destination, and shall belong eX-
clusively to Mexico
ARTICLE ".
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, vice versa, when not
conveyed by sea, shall be charged with the rate of
inland 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 collected at the place of destina-
ton.
Such postage shall belong respectively to the
country collecting the same.
ARTICLE V.
All letters, newspapers, printed pamphlets,
other printed matter mailed in the one country
for the other, received in the one country from
the other whether by land 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 re-
spective persons to whom they are addressed, be-
ing subject in their transmission to the laws and
regulations of each country, respectively.
ARTICLE VI
So soon as steam or other mail packets, under
the flag of either of the contracting parties shall
have commenced running between their respec-
tive ports of entry, whether under subvention
from the United States from Mexico, the con-
tracing parties agree to receive at those ports all
l,I1n TOD
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 by the Mexican post
office, and dispatched to ports of the United
States and, in the same manner, mails for Mexi-
co shall be made up at regular intervals by the
United States post office, and dispatched to ports
in Mexico.
ARTICLE VII.
The United Mexican States engage to grant to
the United States of America the transit in closed
mails, free from any postage, duties imposts, de-
tention, or examination whatever, through the
United Mexican States, or any OF their posses
sions territories of letters, newspapers, prin-
ted pamphlets or other printed matter, forward
ed from the United States of America, or any of
their possession territoay of the United States
of America, or to any foreign country, OF from
any foreign country, or possession or territory of
the United States of America, to the United
States of America, their possessions OF territories
A mail agent of the United States of America
shall be permitted to accompany the closed mails
IN their transit.
The United States of America, on their part,
engage to grant to the Unitet Mexican States the
transit, in closed mails, free from any postage,
duties, imposts, detention, or examination what
ever, through the United States of America, or
any of their possessions territories of letters
newspapers, printed pamphlets, or other printed
matter, forwarded from the United Mexican
States any of their possessions or territories,
to any other Mexican possession or territory, or
to any foreign country, or from any foreign coun-
try, or Mexican possession or territory, to the
United Mexican States, their possessions or terri
tories.
A mail agent of Mexico shall be permitted to
accompany the closed mails in their transit.
ARTICLE VIII.
The means of making the transit of closed
nails under the stipuations of article seventh of
the present convention, shall be arranged between
the general post Office department of the two
countries, subject to the appreciation of each
Government, respectively.
ARTICLE TX.
In case of the misfortune of war between the
two nations, the mail service of the two post
Offices shall continue without impeachment or mo-
lestation until six weeks after notification shall
have been made on the part of either of the two
Governments and delivered to the other, that the
service is to be discontinued; and in such case
the mail packets of the two countries shall be
permitted to return freely, and under special pro-