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1386 POSTAL convnnrion-Mexico. APRIL 4, 1887. Anrrcnn 2.

    • ’·Y¥¤°¤* of P°“‘ (ce) Each Administration shall retain to its own use the whole of

ag` the postages and registration fees it collects on postal articles exchanged with the other, including deficient postage. Consequently, there will be no postage accounts between the two countries. _ (b) Full prepayment of postage shall be required in both countries upon correspondence of al kinds, except letters upon which prepay- ment of at least one full rate shall e comp)ulsory._ Payment of postage and registration fees shall be certiiied y atlixing the appropriate stamps of the country of origin. _ (c) Each insufficiently prepaid letter shall have stamped on 1tS cover the capital letter T, and shall have indicated plainly thereon, in figures, on the upper left-hand corner of the address, by the postal officials of the country of origin, the amount of the deficient postage, and only the amount so indicated shall be collected of addressees on delivery, except in cases of obvious error. Anrromz 3. Prepaid mmer. No postage charges shall be levied in either country on fully prepaid correspondence originating in the other, nor shall any charge be made n25H0m °°¤‘°¤P°¤d‘ in the country of destination upon official correspondence which under °the postal regulations of the country of origin is entitled to freedom from postage; but the country of destination will receive, forward and deliver the same free of charge. ARTICLE 4. ’ · Evunions In case any corres ondence is tendered for mailing in either coun- · try obviously with die intention to evade the higher postage rates applicable to it in the other country, it shall be refused, unless pay- ment be made of such higher rates. _ Anrrorn 5. Exchnnzesofmnils- (cz) Exchanges of mails under this convention, whether by sea or overland, shall be effected through the post-olhces ofboth countries already designated as exchange post-oflices, or through such others as may be hereafter agreed upon. under such regulations relative to the details of the exchanges as may be mutually determined to be essential to the security and expedition of the mails and the protection of the customs revenues. Expense of convey- (b) Each country shall provide for and bear the ex ense of the con- °”°°‘ veyance of its mails to the other· or if by agreement the conveyance in both directions in overland exchanges, other than by railway, is provided by one of them, the expense of transportation shall be shared petwegn thim in proportion to the distance traveled over the terriory o eac . ‘ Anrrcnm 6. _ ' ·r_m¤m or cima (cz) The United States of America and the United Mexican States ‘““‘°"°b“‘°“· each grants to the other, free of any charges, detention, or examination whatsoever. the transit across its territory, or by means of maritime services subsidized by either country to plv between the ports of the two countries. of closed mails made up bv any authorized exchange office of either country, addressed to any other exchange oiirice of the same country, or to any exchange office of the other country or of a foreimx country; and a mail agent of either country shall be permitted to accompany the closed mails in transit across