The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-04-01
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES

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Convention between the General Postofice Of the
United Kingdom OF Great Britain and Irel4nd,
and the General Postofice Of the United States
of America.
| The General Fostofice of the United Kingdom
| Of Great Britain And Ireland. and tie General
| p Jstofce Of the United States of America being
DESTROYS Of estabi 'shing and maint aiming an ex-
change ofmais between the United States on the
one side and the colony of Briti-h Honduras on
| the other, by means Of the british mail packet
plying between New Orleans and Belize, the I'M
dersgned, duly authorized for that purpose. have
| agreed upon the following articles:
Ar icle l. there shall be a direct exchange Of
| mails between the office of New orleans the
| one part and the Office If Belize the other,
and packets Of patterns or samples originating in
the United States and addressed TO British HOndu-
ras, originating in British Honduras and ad-
dressed to the United States.
These mails sh all be conveyed by the British
mail packets established between New orleans
and Belize, long as the british Government
shall deem il expedient to maintain such packets,
Article II. The postage to be collected in
British Honduras up paid correspondence ad-
dressed to the United States shall be sxpence per
single letter not exceeding half an ounce in
weight, heavier letters being charge in proper
ton one penny for each newspaper, and three
pence per four ounces for book packets, packets
of Patterns samples and the postage to be
collected in the United states upon said corre-
spondence addressed TO British Honduras shall be
twelve cents per single letter not exceeding half
an ounce in weight, heavier letters being charged
in proportion; two cents on each newspaper, and
six cents per four ounces on book packets or
packets Of patterns or samples.
The postage in either direction must in all cases
be wholly prepaid
The correspondence thus paid shall be delivered
at the place Of destination, whether in the United
States or in British Honduras, free from all
charge whatso,
aT a.
referred to in article II, preceding, shall not
give rise to any accounts between the British and
the United States po.tofiit es. Each Office shall
keep tine pc tage VIII oh it collects.
Article Nv Every letter. newspaper, book
packet packet Of patterns samples, dispatched
from office another, shall be plainly
stamped in red ink, with stamp bearing the
word PAID the right hand corner of the
add ess and shall also bear the dated stamp Of the
Office at which il was posted.
Article V. Dead letters newspaper &c,
which cannot be delivered, from whatever cause,
shall be mutually returned without charge
as frequently as the regulations Of
the respective Offices will permit.
Article vi. The two Offices may, by mutual
consent. make snch detailed regulations as shall
be found Necessary to carry out the objects Of
this agreement such regulations to terminate at
any time, q reasonable notice by either office.
Article VII. This convention shall come into
operation on the 1st lay of October, 1869, and
shall be terminable at any time on notice, by
either office. Of six months.
Done in duplicate and signed in Washington on
he 1lfh day OF August 1863 and in London
he 4th day Of September, 1869.
Iseal- JNO. A. J. CREsWELL,
Postmaster General.
TSeal.i HARRINGTON,
Postmaster General Of the United Kingdcm.
/ hereby approve the aforegoing convention,
md in testimony thereof have caused the seal Of
he United States to be affixed.
[Ssal U. s. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary Of state.
Washington, August IL. 1869.