788 POSTAL CONVENTION WITH GREAT BRITAIN. MAY 14, 1849. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be ailixed. Done at the city of Washington; this fifteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, [SEAL.] and in the seventy-third of the independence of the United States. JAMES K. POLK. By the President: Jnms BUCHANAN, Secretary of `State. Settlement of Details under the Postal Treaty with Great Britain. A R T I C L E S May 14, 1849. Agreed upon between the Post-Office of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Deland and the Post-Office of the United States of America
Seaport, p. 841.] for carrying into Execution the Convention of December 15, 1848. Regulations as IN pursuance of Article XXI. of the Convention of December 15, 1848,
- °d°”“llS· between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the
A,,,,,_ p_787_ United States of America, which leaves to the two Post-Offices the regulation, as soon as possible after the exchange of the ratifications of the said convention, of the form in which the accounts for the transmission of correspondence are to be made up, as well as of all other matters of detail, which are to be arranged by mutual consent, for ensuring the execution of the stipulations contained in the said convention, the undersigned, duly authorized for that purpose by their` respective offices, have agreed upon the following articles :—- CHAPTER I. —— Regulations between the respective Offices of Exchange. Exchange of Anrrors I. The following shall be the regulations for the exchange mails. of mails between the United Kingdom and the United States : —- There shall be an exchange of mails between the following offices :-— 1. Between London and Boston, by way` of Liverpool and Bostondirect, and also by ·way of Liverpool and New York. 2. Between London and New York, by way of Liverpool and New York direct, and also by way of Liverpool and Boston. Y3i( Between Liverpool and Boston direct, and also by way of New or . ' B4. Between Liverpool and New York direct, and also by way of oston. ·5. Between London and New York, by way of Southampton. 6. Between Southampton and New York direct. Maiigbypnck. ARTICLE II. When the packets are despatched from Liverpool to 9*9 {r20mg l¥§¤'· Boston direct, the mails forwarded from the offices of Loudon and Liverawmumislvhzt; pool to the office of Boston shall comprise the correspondence for all parts of the United States (with the exception of New York), and for countries in transit through the United States. D The mails for New York shall comprise all the correspondence for that city. toNewYorkto ARTIGLE III. When the packets are despatched from Liverpool to °°m’°‘m what' New York `direct, the mails forwarded from the offices of London and Liverpool to the office of New York shall comprise the correspondence for all parts of the United States (with the exception of Boston), and for countries in transit through the United States.
