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 1686 CONVENTION—WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Ovronmz 6, 1921. Convention between the United States and other Powers amending the convention relating to weights and measures,  at Paris May 20, 1875 and the regulations annexed thereto. Signed at Sevres, France, Cctober 6*, 1921; ratrfcatwkm admsed by the Senate, Jan 5, 1923: ratzfed g the President Szxmber 19, 1923; ratijication 0; the United States, posited with the ernment of the French Republic, October 24, 1923; proclaimed, October 27, 192. Br rim Pansmmvr or rnn Umzmn Srarns or Aimmca. ‘ A PROCLAMATION. "’*"”‘*°”•‘,m,,,m '°*¤"" Whereas a convention, amen the convention re1at' to Mmmm w hts and measures, signed atdi’?·is on May 20, 1875, aix the V°"°°'p'7°°' regglations annexed thereto, was concluded and signed at Sevres ` France, on October 6, 1921, by the ggenipotentiaries of the United State of America and certain other owers, the original of which convention, in the French language, is word for word as follows: [Translation.] Am¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤- Coiwmrrron Ixrnniurxoxsnn INTERNATIONAL Convmrrron ron Pon·r.m·r Monmcauonz run Aimnnunrrr. 1¢•¤¤¤¤¤v·¤¤¤¤- · 1° De la Convention signée a 1st. Of the Convention signed at Paris le 20 mai 1875 pour assurer Paris, May 20, 1875, to insure Yunification internationale et le the international unification perfectionnement du Systems and improvement of the metric métri ue; s tem; aeuuuma 2° ll)u Reglement annexé a 2ngS Of the regulations annexed cette Convention. to the said convention; Concum mrrnn: °¤¤*¤¤¤¤¢P¤*•¤· l’A1lemagne la République Ar- Concluded between: Germany, gcntine, l’Autriche, la Belgi- A entine Republic, Austria, gue, le Brésil, la Bulgarie, e Blelgium Brazil, Bulgaria, Cananada, le Chili, le Danemark, ada, Chile, Denmark, Spain, the l'Espagne, les Etats·Unis United States of America, Find’Améri¢}ue, la Finlande, la land, France, Great Britain, France, a Grande—Bretagne, la Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Hongrie, l’Italie, le Japon, le Norway, Peru, Portugal, Ru- Mexique, la Norvege, le Pérou, mania, The Serbs, Croats and le Portrgal, la Roumanie, Slovencs State, Siam, Sweden, l’Etat erbe-Croate-Slovene, Switzerland and Uruguay. le Siam, la Suede, la Suisse et l’Uruguay. ·*¢’•¤¤¤*•~ Les soussignes, plénipotentilzires The undersigned lenipoten— des Gauoernements des Pays ci- tiaries of the countrieslhereinafter dessus énumérés, s’étant réunis en enumerated, having met in conconférerwe d Paris, sont convenus ference in Paris, have agreed on de ce gui suit: the following: An·r1cLr: rnnmmn. Aarrcm 1. "L‘f°’¤°“°¤¤* B¤· _ Les articles_7 et 8 de la Gorwen- Articles 7 and 8 of the Conven- D¤¤=·~ tion du 20_mai  sont remplaeés tion of May 20, 1875, are superpar les dispositums suwantes: seded by the following provisions: