Evening star., 1869-11-06
OFFICIAL.
Postal Conventson between the United
States and Mexico.

A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS a 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 ef December.
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one,
which convention, being in the English lar
guage, is, word for word, as foliows:
POsTA. SGNxENIiON RETWEEN THE UNI
STfrhS SEfrkS Nj &EAitkk xnkSleA sAi4Esr ANR the
The United States of America and the United
Mexican States, being desiro.s Of drawing more
closely the friendly relations existing between
the two countries, and Of facilitating the prompt
tween their respective territories, have resolved
to conclude postal convention, and have named
as their plenpOtentiaries, that is to say: The
President of the United States OF America has
appointed Thomas Corwin, citizen Of the Uni
ted states, and their envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary near the Mexican gov
can States has appointed Sebastian LerdO de Te-
jeda citizen of the said states, and a deputy of
the Congress of the Union, who, sitter having
communicated to each other their respective
full powers. found in good and due form, have
agreed upon the following articles:
ARTICLE ]. There shall be charged upon all
letters, newspaper, reviews, or other periodical
publications, printed pamphlets, or other
printed matter ,copy eyed either by United States
or Mexican vessels, between port in the United
states of America and port in Mexico, the fol-
lowing sea rates OF postage. that is to say: 1.
Upon all letters not exceeding half an ounce i'm
weight the rate of seven cents; and upon all let
ters weighing more than half An ounce an adj
tiitional rate Of seven cents for each additional
half-Ounce or fraction thereof. 2. Upon every
newspaper, daily or other, the rate Of once cent.
J. Upon reviews or other periodical publications.
printed pamphlets. or other printed matter, the
rate of one cent for every ounce fraction of an
ounce OF an ounce weight The said newspapers
reviews, or other periodical publications. printed
pamphlets, or other printed matter, shall be sent
in narrow bands or covers, open at the sides or
ends, 30 that they may be easily examined, sub
ject to the laws and regulations Of each country
ARTICLE III. There shall be charged by the
Post-Office of the United States Of America
upon all letters, newspapers, printed pamphlets.
or other printed matter mailed i'm the United
States and forwarded to Mexico, by sea, whether
nited States or by Mexican vessels, such rates
or inland postage as are now or may hereafter
he established by the laws of the United States,
and the rate Of sea postage prescribed i'm Article
inst which inland and sea postage shall he COM
bined into one rate, and paid always in advance.
Such prepayment shall be certified by the ap-
proprate stamps of the United States Post
ONCE, and the postage so paid shall belong ex-
elusively to the United States Of America.
United Mexican States upon all letters, news
papers, printed pamphlets, or other printed
matter mailed in Mexico and forwarded to the
mted states M OF AmeIica by sea; whether by
OF inland postage as are now may hereafter
be established by the laws of Mexico, and the
rate of sea postage prescribed i'm Article l., 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 POst-Ofice of the United Mexican
clusively to Mexico.
ARTICLE III. Upon all letters, newspapers.
printed pamphlets, or other printed matter re-
ceived in the United States of America from
Mexico by sea, there will be charged by the Uni
ted 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 destination, and shall belong excu-
sively TO the United States of America; and
rice rersd, upon all letters, newspapers, printed
pamphlets, OF other printed matter received i'm
Mexico from the United States OF America by
sea, there will be charged by Mexico such rates
Of inland PSssage e. as s, are emo now % or may hereafter
shall be collected at the place Of destination,
and shall belong exclusively to Mexico.
ARTICLE IN. All letters, newspapers, printed
pamphlets, or other printed matter mailed in the
United States of America, and addressed to any
place i'm the United Mexican States, or rice rersa,
when not cOnveyedb 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 destination. 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 i'm the
one country from the other, whether by land or
sea CONVEYANCE, shall be free from any detention
or inspection whatever, and shall i'm the one case
be forwarded by the most speedy means to their
destination, and in the other be promptly deliv-
cred to the respective persons to whom they are
addressed, being subject in their transmission to
the laws and regulations Of each country, re-
sIectively.
ARTIcLK VI So soon as steam or other mail
packets, under the nag Of either Of the contract
ing parties, shall have commenced running be-
tween their respective ports of entry, whether
under subventiOn from the United States or
receive at those ports all mailabie matter and to
forward it as directed, the destination being to
some regular post-0fice Of either country,
charging thereupon only the rates established
States of America shall be made up at regular
intervals by the Mexican POst-Oficc and des-
patched to ports Of the United States; and in the
same manner, mails for Mexico shall be made
up at regular intervals by the United States
Post Office and despatched TO ports in Mexico.
ARTICLE VII. The United Mexican States en-
gage to grant to Cnited States OF America, the
transit, in closed mails, free from any postage
duties, imposts, detention, or examination
whatever. through the United Mexican States,
letters, newspapers, printed pamphlets, or other
printed matter, forwarded from the United
States of America, or any of their possessions or
of the United States of America, or to any for
eign country, or from any foreign country, or
possession or Territory of the United States of
America, to the United States OF America, their
possessions or Territories. mail agent Of the
United States Of America shall be permitted to
accompany the closed mails In their transit.
1hc United states OF America, ON tnelr part, en-
gage to grant to the United 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 ant OF their possessions or Territories,
to any other Mexican possession or Territory, or
to any foreign country, or from any foreign
country, or Mexican possession or Territory, to
the United Mexican States, their possessions or
Territories. 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 mails, under the stipuatiOns Of
Article VII. Of the present convention, shall be
arranged between the General Post ONCE De-
partments Of the two countries, subject to the
appreciation OF each government, respectively.
ARTICLE IN. In case Of the misfortune OF war
between the two nations, the mail service Of the
two Post -Ofdces shall continue, without imped-
iment or molestation, until six weeks after q
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 protection to their respective
ports.
tions and rates Of postage Of each Of the con-
tracing parties shall be communicated to, and
all matters Of detail arising ont OF the stipula-
tons OF this convention shall be settled between,
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