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1388 POSTAL CONVENTION—MEXICO. APRIL 4, 1887. a specified time, shall be reciprocally returned without charge, dit rectly to the despatching exchange office, at the expiration of thirty daysfrom the date of their receipt at the office of destination. Aktricnn 11. mm °’ °“'°“· The sender of any article of admissible matter may cause its return, or the address to be changed, before its delivery to the addressee. The request therefor must be made by the Post—Otlice Department of the country of origin, at the cost of the sender. Anricrn 12. Rules ot Universal All matters connected with the exchange of mails between the two {ETH U‘“°" W E"` countries, which are not herein provided for, shall be governed by the provisions of the Universal Postal Union Convention and Regulations now in force, or which may hereafter be enacted, for the governance of such matters in the exchan es of mails between countries of the Universal Postal Union generadly; so far as the articles of such Universal Postal"Union Convention shall be obligatory upon both of the contracting parties. · Anricnn 13. F¤l¢h¢rr¤>sl¤¤ti¤¤¤~ The Postmaster-General of the United States of America, and the Director—General of Posts of the United Mexican States, shall have authority to jointly make such further regulations of order and detail as may be found necessary to carry out the present Convention from time to time ; and may by agreement prescribe conditions for the admissiofto the mails of any of the articles prohibited by Article 1. Anricnn 14. Mail scrviw lame In case of the misfortune of war between the two nations, the mail- °’ W"' service of the two post-offices shall continue, without impediment or molestation, until six weeks after a notification shall have been made , on the art 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. Anricm 15. Abmnaclou or for- This Convention abrogates the special postal convention between ‘“°"°°“'°“"°“‘ the two countries siglned at the city of Mexico, December 11, 1861. It shall be ratified by the contracting countries in accordance with their respective laws, and its ratification shall be exchanged at the city of Washington as early as possible, not later than three months from Commencement and this date. It shall take effect on the 1st day of July, 1887, and shall °“““i°"‘ continue in force until terminated by mutual agreement, or annulled at the instance of the Post—Office Department of either country, upon six months revious notice given to the other. Done in duplicate and signed at Washington the fourth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven. [SEAL.] F. VILAS, Postmaster- General. [san.] M. ROMERO, Envoy Exlracrd ina ry and Jlinister Plenipotentiary from the United Mexican States to the United States of America.