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 A!lILN,1914. PARCEL POST CONVENTION-—LIBERIA. ,7-,5_T,E 1777 Parcegiaost convention between the United States and Liberia. Signed AP"] 3°·m4- at onroma, Agni :90, 191 é, and at Washington May 26, 1914; my $6,1914- approved by the resident, 28, 1914. PARCEL POST CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND LIBERIA. For the pu.rpose of making better ostal arr ements between the P¤~•¤ we with United States of America and the Iitepublic !:fgLiberia the under- uiwiiiime. signed, Albert_S1dney Burleson, Postmaster General of the United States of America, and Isaac Moort, Postmaster General of the Republic of Liberia, by_v1rtue_of the authority vested in them, have agreed upon the following articles for the establishment of a parce post system of exchange between the two countries. ARTICLE I. The provisions of this Convention relate only tgitparcels of mail °°°P°°‘°'¤"•¤“°¤· matter to be exchanged by the system herein pro. ed for, and do not affect the arrangements now existing 'G11d61Qbh0‘UDlVO!S8l Postal Convention, which will continue as heretofore; and all the agreements hereinafter contained apply exclusively to mails exchanged under these Articles. ARTICLE II. 1. There shall be admitted to the mails exchanged under this Con- th·ggg=‘us•¤ •¤=¤***•¤¤> vention, articles of merchandise and mail matter-—except letters, ` pom 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 parcel may exceed eleven pounds in weitggiltéonor the following dimensions: test length in any direction, feet six inches- ¤•<1¤¤•¤¤¤¤· greatest d   combined, six feet; and must be so wrapped or inclosed as to permit their contents to be easilx examined by post» masters and customs officers; and except that the following articles and such other articles as may be mutually agreed upon between the two coimtries, are prohibited admission to the mails exchanged under this Convention: Publications which violate the copyright laws of the country of ·*'”°'*' ¤'°“*"““· destination; poisons, and exgligives or inflammable substances; fatty substances, liquids, and e which easily liquefy; confections and pastes; live or dead animals, except de msects and reptiles when thoro hly dried; fruits and vegetables which easily; decompose, and siigstances which exhale a bad odor; lottery tic ets, lottery advertisements, or lottery circulars; all obscene or immoral articles; articles which may in any way damage or destroy the mails, or injure the persons  them. _ _ _ 2. All admissible articles o merchandise mailed in one country for 1·‘r••d¤¤:¤w1r¤¤¤ in the other, or received in one country from the other, shall be free ’ ‘ from any detention or inspection whatever, except such as is reqiured for collection of customs duties; and shall be forwarded by the_most speedy means to their destination, being subject m their transmission to the laws and regulations of each country respectwely.