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 CONVENT1ON—MEXICO. Smrrminnn 2, 1899. 1853 which must always be stated in United States money, shall, after pro(per verification, if due by the postal administration of Mexico, be pai at Washington, in the money of the United States, by a sight bill of exchange on New York, N. Yi, sent by that administration at the same time tnat it transmits the account; and, if due by the Post Office Department of the United States, it shall be paid at the same time that the latter returns the accepted cgpy of the account, by means of a sight bill of exchange on the City of exico, D. F., drawn in United States money. · 3. For this quarterly account forms shall be used in conformity with the patterns ‘“C," “D," "E" and ‘“F" in the appendix. 4. If, pending the settlement of an account, one of the two postal administrations shall ascertain that it owes the other a balance exceedin five thousand dollars $5,000 the indebted administration shall g _ 3 _ promptly remit to the other the approximate amount of such balance. · Antrrcmz 15.—Detaile0l regulations. The Postmaster General, in either country, shall be authorized to Addi¤¤¤¤ir¤1¢¤- adopt any additional rules, not repugnant to the foregoing, for the greater security against fraud or for the better working of the system generally. All such additional rules, however, must be communicated to the Postmaster General of the other country. ARTICLE 16.-Sus ension o convention. P Each administration is authorized, in extraordinary circumstances _Temfporary suspenthat would ]ustify the measure, to suspend temporarily the Money “°“° “€“"°°‘ Order service in whole or in part, upon condition of giving notice of such suspension immediately to the other country, and, if deemed necessary, by means of the telegraph. _— Airrioms 17.-—Date of ta/cing efect. This convention shall come into operation on the *second day of D“’*“*°°· October, 1899, and shall continue in force until twelve months after either of the contracting parties shall have notified the other of its 1ntention to term1nate 1t. The date in effect shall, however, be postponed at the request of either of the respective administrations.* Done in duplicate, and signed at Wlashington, on the second day of SiF=’“““€- September, 1899, and at Mexico, on the twentieth day of September, 1899. [SEAL.] A (Signed) Ch. EMonY SMITH, Postmaster General of the Clviteol States. [sean.] _ (Signed) M. DE ZAM.;&CONA E INCLAN, _ Dwectw General of Posts of the United States of Mexico. Approved: [SEAL.] FRANo1soo Z. Mmm. NOTES. ART. 2. TBy telegram of October 31st, from the Mexican postal administration, the mode of procedure indicated in Sec. 2 of this article is accepted by that administration, to have effect Jan. lst, 1900, and the consent of this department was given thereto under date of Nov. 1st. It is therefore understood that the method described in Sec. 2 shall be followed in carrying out this convention. ART. 17. * In the correspondence between the respective postal administrations it was stipulated by Mexico that this convention, although according to its text in effect on October 2d, should not come into operation until duly ratified by the Mexican Senate. Notice of such ratification was given the Post Office Department of the United States, by telegraph, on October 2d, coupled, however, with a request that the date of operation be postponed until January lst, 1900. To this request affirmative response was made, on October 6th, and the date of operation, as mutually agreed upon, is therefore fixed for January lst, 1900.