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 790 POSTAL CONVENTION WITH GREAT BRITAIN. MAY 14, 1849. CIGSGG mv·U¤· ARTICLE XI. When closed mails are forwarded under. the stipulations A""' p' 78* contained in. Articles V.,VI.,VI1'., and VIII. of the cgnventwn of December 15, 1848, f36m the United Kingdom through the United Stayzs, or from the United States thtough the United Kingdom, the ofHcc which dcspatches the mails shall insert the ncl: weight of the lettgrsr and the number of newspapers contained in such mails in the letter b1l1 m 'the table prepared for that purpose; and, in like manner, when closed {uaxls are received m the United Kingdom through the United States, or ITE the United States through the United Kingdom, the officc which rccewcs the mmls shall inécrb the net weight of the letters and the number of newspapers c0n~ tained in such mails, in the acknowledgment of receipt, which IS to bc returned by the next post. sm., subject, Ammr.1: XII. When closed mails are forwarded from onclgart of the United States to another part through the territory of Brmsh North America, or from one part of British North America to another part through the territory of the United States, the oiicc which dcspatches the mails shall send a letter bill, in which shall be entered the net weight bf the letters and the number of newspapers contained in such mails. The letter bill shall be addressed to the post-officc of the country through Pod, p. 793. which the mail is forwarded, and shall be according to the form (A) V annexed to the present articles. Cortainiéttcrs Aruucma: XIII. Letters originating in the United States and adf*`°° °fP°““K°· dressed to the foreign countries an;1 British colonies and possessions contained in table (B), and letters originating in the United Kingdom Post, p. 708. and addressed to the foreign countries ahd United States possessions, con- — tained in table (C) annexed to the present articles, and, vice 2rersa,1etters originating in such foreign countries, British colonies and possessions, and United States possessions, and addressed to the United Kingdom or the United States, shall be delivered by one officc to the other free of all postage, whether packet or inland. Comin post- Amxcm XIV. With respect to letters passing through either country, ’*8° h9;"*° b° which cannot ba forwarded unless the postage be paid in advance, the Pmpm0Hicc of the` United States shall pay to the British chica the rates of British and foreign postage set against the names of the respective for- P°**· P~ 7% eign countries and British colonies and possessions in table (D) annexed to the present articles, and in like manner the British officc shall pay to the office of the United States the rates of United States postage set Pw,p_795. againstjhe names of the respective foreign countries and United States · possesswns and territories in table (E) annexed to the present articles. CHAPTER IU. —- Letler Bills, Acknowledgments of Recczpl, Accounts, §·c. Letter bms. Axmcnm XV. Every mail passing between the respective offices of exchange in the United Kingdom and the United States shall be accompzmicd by a letter bill, specifying the amount of postage due to each 0f50c on each class of correspondence. The office to which the mail is addressed shall return by the next post an acknowledgment of receipt to po", Pp_ 79,,, the office fiom which it was transmitted. The letter bills and acknowl- 799, 816, 817- edgments of receipt shall be made according to the forms (F and G) 81* agreed upon and annexed to the present articles. buE““k 1°“°' ARTICLE XVI. If it should happen at the usual period for making up ' the mails there should not be any letter, or other correspondence, hom either of the oiHces of exchange, a blank letter bill shall, nevertheless, be forwarded to the corresponding officc. V°¤<=h¤¤· Amrcmc XVII. The letter bills and acknowledgments of receipt, indicating tha; correct amount of postage due to each officc, shall serve as vouchers to the quarterly accounts. If} in checking the mails transmitted to the respective ofHccs of exchange, the amount of postage of 'any of the articles shall be found to differ from that entered on the letter