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 POSTAL CONVENTION—BAHAl\I1AS. DECEMBER 20, 1887. 1407 Postal con venticn. between the United States of America. and the D°°°mb°’ ”°·*88"· Bahamas. . January s,1sso. For the purpose of making better ostal arrangements between the P¤>¤¤*>l¤· United States of America and the Bahamas, the undersigned,William F. Vilas, Postmaster-General of the United States of America, and Sir Ambrose Shea, K. C. M. G., Governor of the Bahamas, by virtue of authority vested in them b law, have agreed upon the following articles for the establishment oty a parcels post system of exchanges between the two countries. · · Anrrcnn I. The provisions of this Convention relate only to arcels of mail mat- uE¤¤¤¤¤ 0* 0<>¤*¤¤ — ter to e exchanged by the system herein provided for, and do not af- °°` feet the arrangements now existing under the Universal Postal Union Convention, which will continue as heretofore; and all the agreements hereinafter contained apply exclusively to mails exchanged under these articles, directly between the office of New York, in the State of New York, and such other offices within the United States as may be hereafter designated by the Postmaster-General of the United States, and the office of assau, N. P., Bahamas, and such other offices within the Bahamas as may be hereafter designated by the Postmaster of the Bahamas; such matter to be admitted to the mails under these articles as shall be sent through such exchange offices from any place in either country to any place in the other. Auricnm II. There shall be admitted to the mails exchanged under this Conven- mytmggs mmmé ¤¤ tion, articles of merchandise and mail matter except letters, post cards, ' and written matter, of all kinds that are admitted under any conditions to the domestic mails of the country of origin, except that no packet must exceed 11 pounds (or 5 kilograms) in weiglht, nor the fol owing dimensions: Greatest length in any direction t ree feet six inchesgreatest length and girth combined, six feet; and must be so wrapped or inclosed as to permit their contents to be easily examined by postmasters and customs officers; and except that the following articles are prohi bited:. Publications which violate the copyright laws of the country of des- Articles vmhibired tination; poisons, and explosive or inflammable substances; fatty substances, lx uids, and those which easily liquefy,confections and pastes ; live or dead animals, except dead insects and reptiles when thoroughly dried; fruits and vegetables, and substances w 'ch exhale a bad odor; lottery tickets, lottery advertisements, or lottery circulars; all obscene or immoral articles; articles which matylsn any way damage or destroy the mails, or injure the persons han ng them. Anrrcnn III. · A letter or communication of the nature_of personal correspond- i¤g¤¤‘·•>¤ ¤¤¤¤¤¤v¤¤v· ence must not accom ny, be written on, or rnclosed with any parcel. If such be found, et? letter will be placed in the mailsif separable, and if the communication be inseparably attached, the who e pmk- 8ge will be rejected. If, however, any such should inadvertently