His Majesty the King of Portugal and of the Algarves: Mr. José da Silva Mendes Leal, Peer of the Realm, Grand Cross of the Order of Saint James, Knight of the Order of the Tower and Sword of Portugal, etc., etc., etc., his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Paris;
His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias: Mr. Gregory Okouneff, Knight of the Russian Orders of St. Anne of the first class, of St. Stanislaus of the first class, of St. Vladimir of the third class, Commander of the Legion of Honor, etc., etc., etc., Actual Counselor of State, Counselor of the Embassy of Russia at Paris;
His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway: Baron Adelswärd, Grand Cross of the Orders of the Polar Star of Sweden, and of St. Olaf of Norway, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor, etc., etc., etc., his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Paris;
His Excellency the President of the Swiss Confederation: Mr. Jean Conrad Kern, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Swiss Confederation at Paris;
His Majesty the Emperor of the Ottomans: Husny Bey, Lieutenant-Colonel of Staff, wearer of a fourth-class decoration of the Imperial Order of Osmania, of a fifth-class decoration of the Order of Medjidie, Officer of the Legion of Honor, etc., etc., etc.;
His Excellency the President of the Republic of Venezuela: Doctor Eliseo Acosta,
Who, after having exhibited their full powers, which were found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles:
Art. 1
The high contracting parties engage to establish and maintain, at their common expense, a scientific and permanent international bureau of weights and measures, the location of which shall be at Paris.
Art. 2
The French Government shall take all the necessary measures to facilitate the purchase, or, if expedient, the construction, of a building which shall be especially devoted to this purpose, subject to the conditions stated in the regulations which are subjoined to this convention.
Art. 3
The operation of the international bureau shall be under the exclusive direction and supervision of an international committee of weights and measures, which latter shall be under the control of a general conference for weights and measures, to be composed of the delegates of all the contracting governments.
