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POSTAL CONVENTION WITH MEXICO. Duc. 11, 1861. 1099 Postal Oonventimz between the United States and 1`lkxico. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Dec. 11, 1861.] A PRQCLAMATION. WHEREAS a postal convention between ’tl1e United States of America Preamble. and the Republic of Mexico was concluded and signed at the city of Llexieo on the eleventh day of December, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, which convention, being in the English language, is, word for word, as follows:- POSTAL CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMER- ICA AND THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES. The United States of America and the United Mexican States, being Cqnfructiug desirous of drawing more closely the friendly relations existing between P"°’°" the two countries, and of facilitating the prompt and regular transmission of correspondence between their respective territories, have resolved to conclude a postal convention, and have named as their plenipotentiaries, that is to say : - The President of the United States of America has appointed Thomas Corwin, a citizen oi' the United States, and their envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary near the Mexican government; and the President of the United Mexican States has appointed Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada, il citizen of the said states, and s. deputy of the Congress of the Union, who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles: - Arrricnic I. There shall he charged upon all letters, newspapers, re- RMS of P06V views, or other periodical publications, printed pamphlets, or other printed °g°` matter, conveyed either by United States or Mexican vessels, between 9. port in the United States of America and a port in Mexico, the following sea rates of postage, that is to say: — 1. Upon all letters not exceeding half tm ounce in weight the rate of seven cents; and upon all letters weighing more than half an ounce an additional rate of seven cents for each additional halfiounce or fraction thereoii 2. Upon every newspaper, daily or other, the rate of one cent. 3. Upon reviews or other periodical publications, 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 periodical publications, printed h P*;¤;*gdm¤i§¢¤ pamphlets, or other printed matter, shall be sent in narrow bands or covers, °w ° °°”' open at the sides or ends, so that they may be easily examined, sulgect 10 the laws and regulations of each country respectively. Amicus II. There shall be charged by the Post-Oillce of the United _ Prepgygrreért States of America upon all letters, newspapers, printed pnmphlets,·0r Jlflnnd other printed matter mailed in the United States and forwarded to Mexico and sea postage by sea., whether by United States or by Mexican vessels, such rates of g:1G*;g:;§°¤* inland postage as are now or 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 one rate, and paid always in advance.