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sition, it will transmit it to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which im 

 mediately, and without any legislation on the subject, will proceed to 

 arrange the necessary convention, reporting its action to the Depart- 

 ment of State. 



■Ai'ticle 8. There shall be forwarded to all the Governments of Amer- 

 ica, through the intermediary' of the Ministry of Foreign Affiiiirs, a circular 

 giving the provisions of the law in question and of this decree, inviting 

 them at the same time to enjoy the benefits which will result from such 

 an exchange foV all nations which accept it. 



Article 9. The above shall be published and inserted in the code of 



laws. 



Santos. 



Carlos de Castro. 

 Exchanye of puhlications heticeen Uruguay and Chili. 



Met at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the sixth day of June, one 

 thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, Don Jose C. Arrieta, charg^ 

 d'affaires of the Republic of Uruguay, and Don Adolfo Ibaiiez, minister 

 of foreign affairs of Chili, for the ])urpose of concluding a convention 

 for the regular and permanent exchange between the two Republics of 

 the literary and scientific productions of their citizens, which will 

 strengthen the bonds of sympathy which unite the two countries, and 

 agreed upon the following articles: 



Article 1. The Government of Uruguay and of Chili will send to each 

 other, as soon as possible, two copies of all the publications which they 

 have had printed in accordance with the provisions of the law in their 

 respective territories, excepting productions of purely private interest 

 or whose contents do not entitle them to be considered as scientific or 

 literary publications. 



Article 2. The same obligation will be in force even if the publica- 

 tions in question have not been published in either of the two countries, 

 but have been published at the expense of either of the two Govern- 

 ments, or by their aid or subvention. 



Article 3. As soon as one of the two Governments has received the 

 publications sent by the other, it will acknowledge their receipt in the 

 official journal, giving the place where they have been published and 

 the place whence they were sent, with the view to bring them to the 

 notice of those who desire to obtain them. 



Article 4. The provisions of the above three articles will apply to geo- 

 graphical mai)s and other works of that character. 



Article 5. Each Government will also procure and send to the other 

 two copies of works published by citizens of their resj)ective countries 

 residing abroad; but this obligation will cease as regards the Govern- 

 ment of Uruguay if a citizen of Uru?;uay pul)lishcs a work in Chili, and 

 as regards the Government of Chili if a Chilian citizen publishes a 

 work in Uruguay. 



