Convention to take effect. To remain in force ten years.

ARTICLE XVI.

The present convention shall remain in force for the space of ten years, counting from the day of the exchange of the ratifications, which shall be made in conformity with the respective constitutions of the Ratification and two countries, and exchanged at exchange. Washington as soon as possible within the period of six months. Subject to ter- In case neither party gives notice, mination on one twelve months before the expirayear's notice after tion of the said period of ten years, nine years. of its intention not to renew this convention, it shall remain in force one year longer, and so on from year to year, until the expiration of a year from the day on which one of the parties shall have given such notice.

Signatures.

Proclamation.

ARTICLE XVI.

La présente convention restera en vigueur pendant dix ans, à partir de l'échange des ratifications, lesquelles seront données conformément aux constitutions respectives des deux pays, et échangées à Washington dans le délai de six mois ou plus tôt si faire se peut. Dans le cas où aucune des parties n'aurait notifié, douze mois avant l'expiration de la dite période de dix ans, son intention de ne pas renouveler cette convention, celleci continuera à rester en vigueur encore une année et ainsi de suite d'année en année, jusqu'à l'expiration d'une année à partir du jour où l'une ou l'autre des parties l'aura dénoncée.

En foi de quoi, les Plénipotentiaires respectifs l'ont signée et scellée en double expédition.

Fait à Washington, le neuf Mars, mil huit cent quatre vingt.

WILLIAM MAXWELL EVARTS [SEAL.]
MAURICE DELFOSSE
[SEAL.]

And whereas the said Convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two Governments were exchanged in the city of Washington on the twenty-fifth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and eighty one, as authorized by Senate Resolution of January 5, 1881, and by the Belgian Government:

Now, therefore, be it known that I, Rutherford B. Hayes, President of the United States of America, have caused the said convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every clause and article thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done at the city of Washington this first day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighty one, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and fifth.

R. B. HAYES.

Additional articles of agreement between the Post Office Department of the United States of America and the Post Office Department of the Dominion of Canada.

April 28, 1881.
May 3, 1881.

Preamble.

For the purpose of affording to the public increased facilities for the Contracting parexchange of written correspondence and also of preventing evasions by ties. publishers of the postal laws and regulations of the United States, the undersigned duly authorized by their respective governments have agreed upon the following additional articles to the postal arrangement 27 January 1875. 1 February

of

ARTICLE 1.

Stat. 20, conventions, p. 673.

Insufficient pre

Collections on delivery.

Insufficiently paid letters mailed in the United States and addressed to Canada or vice-versâ, mailed in Canada and addressed to the United payment. States, on which a single rate of postage or more has been prepaid, shall be forwarded charged with the amount of deficient postage, to be collected on delivery and retained by the Post Department of the country of destination. The amount of such deficient postage shall be indicated in figures, by the despatching exchange office, on the upper left hand corner of the address.

ARTICLE 2.

Penalty for eva

ulations.

When newspapers, periodicals and other printed matter published or originating in the United States are brought into Canada and posted sions of postal regthere for destinations in the United States apparently to evade the postage rates or regulations applicable to such matter in the United States, the Canada Post Office may require prepayment of the same to be made at a rate equivalent to double the Canada domestic rates.

ARTICLE 3.

The provisions of Article 1 of the Postal Arrangement of the 27th January and 1st February, 1875, so far as they conflict with the present articles are abrogated.

ARTICLE 4.

Abrogation of provisions of Article I, Stat. 18, conventions, p. 837.

Additional arti

The present articles shall be considered additional to those agreed upon between the two offices on the 27th January and 1st February, cles to postal ar1875 and shall come into operation on the 1st day of May 1881.

rangement, concluded Jan. 27 and Feb. 1, 1875. Convention to take effect May 1, 1881. In witness whereof the Postmaster General of the United States and the Postmaster General of Canada have here to set their hands and affixed their seals, at the date set opposite to each respectively. [SEAL.] THOMAS L. JAMES Postmaster General of the United States.

WASHINGTON, May 3, 1881. [SEAL.]

A. CAMPBELL,

P. M. G. of Canada.

Signatures.

OTTAWA, April 28, 1881.

I hereby approve the aforegoing additional articles and in testimony Approval. thereof, I have caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.

November 13, 1880. Agreement to increase the limit of weight and size of packets of patterns of merchandise exchanged through the post, between the United States and the Republic of France.

Agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of France for increasing the limits of weight and the dimensions of packets of patterns of merchandise exchanged through the post between the two countries, signed at Washington, November 13, 1880.

Signatures.

I hereby approve the aforegoing agreement and in testimony thereof Approval.

I have caused the seal of the United States to be affixed hereto.

August 9 and Additional Convention to the Convention of the 31st of March and the 20th August 24, 1880. of April, 1877, between the Post Office Department of the United States of America and the Post Office Department of the Kingdom of Italy.