“ The international committee shall make to each of the governments of the high contracting parties an annual report concerning all its scientific, technical, and administrative operations, and concerning those of the bureau. The chairman of the committee shall make a report to the general conference concerning the work that has been accomplished since its last session. ”

“ Questions upon which a vote is taken in the committee shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast. In case of a tie, the vote of the chairman shall decide. No resolution shall be considered to have been duly adopted unless the number of members present be at least equal to a majority of the members composing the committee. ”

“ The expense of constructing the international prototypes, and the standards and test copies which are to accompany them, shall be defrayed by the high contracting parties in accordance with the scale fixed in the foregoing article.
The amounts to be paid for the comparison and verification of standards required by states not represented at this convention shall be regulated by the committee in conformity with the rates fixed in virtue of article 15 of the regulations.
Art. ”

“ His Excellency Don Mariano Roca de Togores, Marquis de Molins, Viscount de Rocamora, Grandee of Spain of the First Class, Knight of the Renowned Order of the Golden Fleece, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor, etc., etc., etc., Director of the Royal Spanish Academy, his Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Paris; and General Ibañez, Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, etc., etc., etc., Director General of the Geographical and Statistical Institute of Spain, Member of the Academy of Sciences ”

“ Convention, regulations, and transient provisions signed at Paris May 20, 1875 Senate advice and consent to ratification May 15, 1878 Ratified by the President of the United States May 28, 1878 Ratifications exchanged at Versailles December 20, 1875; by the United States at Paris August 2, 1878 Entered into force January 1, 1876; for the United States August 2, 1878 Proclaimed by the President of the United States September 27, 1878 Superseded in part (arts. 7 and 8 of convention; arts. 6, 8-12, 15, 17, 18, and 20 of regulations) by convention of October 6, 1921 [1]
20 Stat. ”

“ E. B. Washburne Hohenlohe Apponyi Beyens Vicomte d'Itajubá M. Balcarce Moltke-Hvitfeldt Marquis de Molins Cárlos Ibañez Decazes C. De Meaux Dumas Nigra P. Gálvez Fran'co de Rivero José da Sieeva Mendes-Leal Okouneff For M. le Baron Adelswärd (prevented) H. Åkerman Kern Husny E. Acosta
↑ TS 673, post, vol. 2. ↑ A procès-verbal of Dec. 20, 1875, recording the first deposit of ratifications at Versailles on that date, provided that specified delays in deposit of ratifications would in no way modify the provisions of art. 14 regarding effective date. ”