Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1849-09-19
LAWS OF rzz UNIFIED STATES
BY AUTHORITY.

December, in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and forty-eght, which convention Isl
word for word, as follows:
The United States of America and her Majesty the
Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, being desrous to promote the friendly
ations existing between their respective citizens
and SUBJECTS by placing the communications by post
between the territories Of the United States and
those Of her Britannia Majesty upon more liberia!
and advantageous footing, have resolved to conclude
convention for this purpose, and have named as
their plenipotentlaries, that is to say:
The President of the United States, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate thereof George
Bancroft, citizen of the United States, their envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentary to her
Britannia Majesty:
And her Mejesty the Queen of the United King
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, the right honora
bly, Henry John viscount Pamerston, Baron Tenn
pie, peer of Ireland, member of her Britannia
Majesys most honorable Order of the Bath, and her
Britannia Majestys princpa; Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs:
Who, after having communicated to each other
their respective full powers found in good and due
form, have agreed upon and concluded the follow
ing articles:
ARTICLE I.
There shall be charged upon all letters not exceed
ing half an ounce in weight, conveyed either by
United states or by British packets, between port
in the United States and port in the United KING
com, uniform sea rate of eight pence, sixteen
cents and such postage shall belong to the country
W "hSh sAAC PoSASs SoAsSy"S suC lcttcIS -
nished.
ARTICLE II.
There shall be Oh arged by the Post Office of the
United Kingdom, upon all letters exceeding half
an ounce in weight: posted in the United Kingdom,
and forwarded to the United States, and delivered
in the United Kingdom, whether such letters shall
be conveyed by the British by United States pack
cts, and inland postage rate of one penny.
There SHALL be charged by the Post Office of the
United States, upon all letters not eding half an
ounce in weight, posted in the United States, and for
warded to the United Kingdom, and delivered in the
United States, whether such letters shall be convey
ed by United States by British packets, an inland
postage rate Of five cents.
article III.
Upon all letters posted in country and, deliv-
cred in the other these rates of postage, both sea
and inland, shall be combined into rate of which
payment in advance shall be optional in either
try. 1t shall, however, not be permitted to pay less
than the whole combined rate.
With respertate letters above the weight of half
ounce, each country shall be at liberty employ,
as regards the collection of the whole combined rate,
the scale OF progression in opera in its ter.
ritory for charging inland rates Of postage.
ARTICLE v.
The United States engage to grant to the United
Kingdom the transit in closed mails, through the
territory of the United States, of the correspond
ence and newspapers from the United Kingdom to
the British North american provinces, and from
those provinces to the United Kingdom, at the rate
of inland postage to be charged under this conven-
ton for letters and newspapers between the United
Kingdom and the United states.
British officer shall be permitted to accompany
the closed mails during their transit.
ARTICLE vi.
On the other hand, her Britannia Majesty engages
to grant to the United States the transit closed
mails, through the British North American provin-
ces, Of the correspondence and newspapers from
one part Of the territory of the United States to
other part of the territory OF the United States
rates not exceeding the rates of inland postage
charged. or to be hereafter charged, in the North
American provinces, according 10 the distance such
closed mails may be conveyed within the North A
merican provinces.
An officer OF the United States shall be permitted
to accompany the closed mails during their transit.
@ ARTICLE VII.
The United States further engage to grant to the
United Kingdom The transit in closed mails, through
the United states, through any country where the
post communication may be under the control or
Of the United States, of letters and
newspapers forwarded from the United Kingdom,
its colonies, or possessions, to any other British
colony possession, to any foreign country, and
from any foreign country British colony or pos
session, TO the United Kingdom, its colonies pos
ses sions.
ARTICLE VIII.
Her Britannia Majesty engages. on her paat, to
grant to the United States the transit in closed NAILS
through the United Kingdom, or through any coun-
try where the post communication may be under the
letters and newspapers forwarded from the United
States, their colonies, possessions, to any other
colony possession of the United States to any
foreign countrys and from any foreign country,
Dr. from any colony or possession Of the United
States to the United States, their colonies or pos
sessions.
ARTICLE IX.
When letters shall be forwarded in closed mails
under the stipulations of articles v, vi, VII VIII
Of the present convention, the payment to be made
tha Tinted KINGDOM he Uni
ed States, the case may be, shall be made by the
ounce according TO the ne at weight of the letters,
It two rates to the with the addition of wen
y-five per cent on the amount of postage. to COM
pensate the loss that would otherwise be sustained
BY this mode of computation,
ARTICLE X.
The country which sends or receives closed mails
through the others TO render an account Of the let
ers and newspapers sent or received in such clos
ID mails, and to account to such country for the
postage due thereon.
Letters posted in the United States, addressed to
oregn countries, and intended to pass in transmit
through the United Kingdom, shall be delivered to
he British post office free of all United States post
lge, whether packet or inland; and letters from
oreign countries addressed to the United States,
IN transit through the United Kingdom, shall
delivered to the United States post office free OF
III British postage, whether packet or inland.
In the case of those countries to which letters
,annot be forwarded unless the British postage be
,ad in advance, such British postage shall be col
eced in the United Statec, n addition to the Uni
ed States rate Of postage and accounted for to the
British post office.
In the case of those countries to which letters
annot be forwarded unless the United States post
lse be paid in advance, such United Stats postage
shall, be collected in the United Kingdom Tin addi-
ion to the British postage and accounted for to the
United States post office.
ARTICLE XII.
The rate of postage be taken by the British post
,fice upon letters arriving in the United Kingdom
rom the United States, either by British or by Uni-
ed States packets and to be forwarded through the
United Kingdom to colonies or possessions Of the
United Kingdom, or of the United States or to lore
IN countries-and vice yersa-shall he the same as
he rate which is now, or which may hereafter DC.
AIKEN by the British post office upon letters to or
rom such colonies or possessions, or foreign coun-
res respectively, when posted at the pert OF arrival
delivered at the port of departure Of the packets
the mails between the United Kingdom
md the United States.
The above postage is irrespective of and beyond
UGH letters if posted delivered therein, accord
ng to the stpulaons of article II of this conven-
ion, and also irrespective of and beyond the sea
ate upon such letters payable according to the ssp
llations of article l.
The rate OF postage to be taken by the United
ates post Office upon letters arriving in the United