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 POSTAL CONVENTION nmas,1844. Between the United States of North America and the cgiigiggpns Repablzc qt New Granada. Dec. 20, ISA4. Tun Republics of the United States of North America, and of New of the U. S., Granada, being desirous of drawing more closely the relations existing Feb- 2% l845· between the two countries and of facilitating the prompt and regular P"“mbl°‘ transportation of the correspondence of the United States across the Isthmus of Panama, have agreed to conclude a Postal Convention——for which purpose, his Excellency the President of the United States named, as a Plenipotentiary, William M. Blackford, their Chargé d’AH`airs at Bogota, and his Excellency the President of New Granada, Joaquin Acosta, Colonel of Artillery and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs-who have agreed upon the following articles: ARTICLE I. Tggngmiggion The packet vessels of war of the Republic of the United States will of the U- S- disembark at Chagres or Porto-bello, the sealed bag or packet, which 'I;ff:nT§;°fj¥,‘:_ ma contain the letters and newspapers, destined to cross the Isthmus umu_ of Panama, which said bag or packet shall be delivered to the Postmaster, of one or the other of these places, by whom it shall be forwarded to Panama, for the consideration of thirty dollars for each tripprovided the weight of the bag or packet should not exceed one hundred pounds, and in the proportion of twelve dollars more for each succeeding hundred pounds, which sum shall be paid though the excess should not amount to one hundred pounds. ARTICLE II. pomgo on With respect to the letters and newspapers the said vessels may have letters, &.¤. that on board, which shall not be intended to cross the Isthmus, but to be ` tice, established in conformity to the New Granadian rates of postage, shall be continued. ARTICLE III. Disposition oi The Consul, or other Agent, of the United States at Panama, shall the mail upon receive the bag, unopened, and, after delivering to the post office all the ggzgsl m correspondence, except letters to himself, directed to Panama or other ` points of the Granadian Territory, (which correspondence shall be subjected to the usual rates of postage established in New Granada,) he shall retain the remainder to be forwarded to its destination as soon as an opportunity occurs. ARTICLE IV. Tmiomissioo The Post Office at Panama. will charge itself likewise with forwarding of the mail from the mail bag or packet, which it may receive from the Consul or other P';';“;'_“Ptgr?°lf‘*` agent of the United States, to the Post Office of Chagres or Porto·bello, E;iio_ at which place it shall be delivered to the Consul, or other agent, of the United States, or, in their default, to the commander of the vessel of war, calling for it, under the same conditions stipulated in the lst article. (584)
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