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 918 CON VENTIUN —PORTUGAL. J ULY 15, 1882. July 15, 1se2. Oomcention for the exchange of sums of money by means of postal orders 1;-——· between the United States and Portugal. Oonoluded at Washington, July 15, 1882. Contractiugpar- The Government of the Republic of the United States of America ¤¤¤- and the Government of his Maiesty the King of Portugal and of the Algarves, being desirous of facilitating the exchange of sums of money between the two countries by ma.king use of postal orders and availmg themselves of the authority granted by Articles 13 and 15 of the Convention of the Universal Postal Union concluded at Paris on the lst of June, 1878, the undersigned, Timothy 0. Howe, Postmaster General of the United States of America, in virtue of the powers vested in him by law, and Viscount das Nogieiras, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the King of Portugal, in the name of his Government, and by virtue of the powers which he has formally presented to this effect, have agreed upon the following convention. Anrioms. 1. ‘ - S°°P°‘ · Sec. 1. There shall be a regular exchange of sums of money by means of postal orders between Portugal and the United States of America. _ _ Sec. 2. All the stipulations which are contained in this Uonvention mf(‘e‘}__’ “{;;{,f°‘;g with regard to Portugal are to be understood as applicable also to the uu, Azgxs ,,,,1 to Azores and to the Madeira Islands., the Madeira Is- Sec. 3. The Postal Administration of each of the two countries shall l¤¤Sl;·_ ti f determine in regard to its own territory- ,°c,,,,gfB';“fo‘;'=“:° a.-The localities where the orders in question can be issued. sud p,ym,,,,t of,,,. b.-The localities where such orders can be paid. ers. l Aarrcmn 2. Pgymqmtginguld Sec. 1. The amount of the orders shall be collected from the rewim vr. mrmcy of mitters and paid to the beneficiaries in gold coin or in other lawiul
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Phowever receive for the issue and employ for the payment of money- orders any money of less value which is a legal tender in its own country, provided account be taken of the dtlference of value, when occasion arises. . ummm Sec. 2. The amount of each order shall not exceed- Pa.;—Fi{'ty milreis when issued in the‘United States for payment in OP uga! . Sth;-Fifty dollars when issued in Portugal for payment in the United a es. The Postal Administrations of the two countries may however, hy mutual agreement, increase this maximum to ninety milreis and to one hundred dollars. uma or convex- Sec. 3. The amount of each order shall be expressed in the metallic ¤¤¤¤· money of the country in which payment is to be made. For this pnrpose, the Postal Administration of the country of origin shall tix the rgte of conyersion of its own money into metallic money of the country o paymen. · Right to mus- Sec. 4. The right is reserved to each of the two contracting countries 2:}:3 °¤'*:{°°· to declare transterable, within its territory, by means of endorsement, "°°" the ownership of postal orders originating in the other.