Evening star., 1869-11-11
OFFICIAL.
Postal Convention between the United
states OG America and the Republic
Of Guatemala.

ARTICLE l. An exchange OF nails shall here
after take place between the United States of
America and Guatemala, by the ordinary roates
of communication via the Isttmus ct Panama;
the government of tic United States to he at the
expense Of the sea transportation thereof be-
tween New York and -AsP;nwall, and between
San Francisco AID Panama; provided shc same
can be secured for the compensation allowed by
ta~; and the geyernmept of Guatemala to be at
the expense Of the isthyaus transport there
cf, anG also OF the ~ea transportation between
Panasna and Guatemala.
ARTICLE IL. New York and San Francisco
shah be the exchange offices on the side OF the
United States, and Guatemala city the ONCE OF
exchange on the side OF Guatemala, for all mails
transmitted between the TIVE countries under
ARTICLE III. All mail matter transmitted in
either direction between the respective offices OF
exchange shall be forwarded in closed bags
pouches under seal addressed To the correspond
ing exchange eitce; and the United States consul
and resident mail agent at Panama, New Cira-
NADIA, Is hereby designated as the agent OF the
two governments for receiving tile bags or
pouches at that port from either direction, and
despatching them to their respective destina-
tiOns. The mail bags or pouches despatched
| from or addressed to thefJnited states exchange
Office of New York shall comprise the correspOn-
dence originating in or destined for the Atlantic
States and Territories; and the bags pouches
despatched from addressed TO the United
| States exchange Office of San Francisco shall
comprise the corr espOndence originating i'm or
destined for the Pacific States and Territories.
| ARTICLE ~. No accounts shall be kept be-
tween the Post-Ofice Departments of the two
| countries on the correspondence exchanged be-
| tween them; but each country shall levy, col
lect, and retain its own postage only, at the fol-
lowing rates, viz:
| 1st. The postage to be charged and collected
in the United states on each letter or parcel not
| exceeding half an ounce (avOirdupois) in weight
addressed to or received from Guatemala, shall
be 10 cents; and the postage to be charged in
Guatemala ON each letter or parcel Of like
| weight, addressed to or received from the United
States, shall be reals, Tor 25 cents L. S. cur
rency) and each additional weight of half an
ounce, or less than halt an ounce, shall be
1 charged an additional rate of 10 cents in the
| United States and 2 reals in Guatemala.
| I'd. The postage to be charged and collected
| in the United States on newspapers, unsealed
circulars, and other descriptions of printed mat
4 ter addressed to or received from Guatemala,
| shall be two cents ON each newspaper or un-
sealed circular, and one cent an ounce, or frac-
| ton OF an ounce on pamphlets, periodicals,
| books, and other kinds of printed paper; and
the postage to be charged and collected in Qua
| temala on each newspaper, pamphlet, periOd-
cal, unseacd circular, book, or other article OF
printed matter addressed to or received from
| the United States, shall be at the rate of cents
/ q cuartillol per ounce, or fraction of an ounce;
provided that no book, bound unbound,
| weighing over two pounds (avoirdupOis) shall he
admitted in the mails at less than fun letter rate
of postage as hereinbefore described.
Newspapers, pamphlets, periodicals. books,
| and other articles OF printed matter. must be
| sent i'll marrow bands, open at the sides ends.
and are To be subject TO the laws and regulations
,ttn :" h ratsg VIM c,,ar IN 10 their ther
| containing written matter, or for any other cause
| specified i'll said laws and regulations.
| 'ARTICLE v. The Post Office Departments of
| the two countries shall reciprOcaly return TO
| each other, unopened and without charge, every
three months, or more frequently if practicable,
| all dead letters which from any cause cannot be
delivered TO their addresses i'm the country to
| which they were sent.
ARTICLE vi. This arrangement shall 90 into
| operation on the first day of September, 1862.
| Ii may be modified from time to time by mutual
4 agreement of the Post-Office Departments OF the
two countries; and it is to be continued i'm force
4 until annulled by mutual consent, or by either
4 Post-Ofiice Department, after the expiration of
| three months previous notice to the other of its
| intention to annul the same.
Done in duplicate and signed at Washington
on the 18th day of July, 1st2, and at Guatemala
/ city On the 4th day OF June, 1862.
l NJ. BLAIR, ANTO ANDREU,
/ Postmaster General. r. W. Cen, al interim,
1 Approved: Approved:
| ABRAHAM LINCOLN, RAFAEL CABRERA.
BY the President:
| WM. III. SEWARD. y. DE AYCINENA.
Washington, July 16, 1862.