The national Republican., 1861-07-19

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mn any part of the total amount. ANY modii.
cation of the actual established rate of one
franc forty centimes in Belgium, or twenty.
seven cents in the United States, must be made
by mutual agreement of the two contracting
parties.
Article VIII. Samples of merchandise shall
\ pay letter postage.
| Article IN. The postage for which the Unit
ed States and Belgian Post Offices shall recip.
rocally account to each other upon letters which
shall be exchanged between them in closed
mails, shall be established, letter by letter, &C.
cording to the scale of progression determined
by the preceding Article VI.
The Belgian office shall pay to the United
States Office for each unpaid letter weighing
fifteen grammes. (half an ounce,) or less, origi.
uatng in the United States aud destined for
Belgium, as well as for each letter OF like
weight prepaid in Belgium and destined for the
United States, the sum OF twenty cents, includ
ing fifteen cents for the expenses OF transporta-
tion across the Atlantic ocean.
On its side, the United States Office shall pay
to the Belgian office for each unpaid letter
weighing half an ounce or less, originating in
Belgium and destined for the United States, as
well at for each letter OF like weight prepaid in
| the United States and destined for Belgium,
the sum Of seven cents, including four cents
| for the expenses OF transportation over the
British territory and across the British chan.
mel.
1t is understood that the postage for which
the two offices, American and Belgian, shall
account to each other, shall always be the exact
representation OF what shall be really paid.
/. The United Mtates and Belgian inland.
2. The sea postage.
3. The British transit postage and postage
| across the British channel.
Article K. Letters igilatng in countries
beyond the United States, destined for Belgium,
as well as letters originating in countries avail.
ing themselves of the Belgian route, other than
iu closed mails, aud destined for the United
States shall be respectively stamped with the
uniform charge stipulated in Article VII o..
the present convention, and to which the
amount Of the foreign charges must be added.
Three months after the exchange of the rat.
iications Of the present convention, the two
Post offices shall furnish to each other, recpro.
cally, lists Of the foreign countries for which
the prepayment of letters shall be obligatory, or
optional, either to their destination or to de.
terminate point. But until such lis shall be
furnished, neither of tho two Post Departments
shall despatch to the other letters originating
III or destined for countries situated beyond
| their respective territories.
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mentioned III the preceding Article x can be
delivered on either side, only by the piece, upon
tue reimbursement by credit or payment Of the
allotted part OF tue International and foreign
pystage belonging TO each office with which
sach letters are charged.
Article XII. The United States Offices of
"xchange, in charging the postage due to the
Post office OF Belgium, shall uniformly make
use of weights having the American ounce for
unit, with its division into halfounces; and the
Belgian offices Of exchange, in charging the
postage due tot the United States, shall uniform
ly make use Of weights having the decimal
yramme for unit Thirty gramtnes being con-
Sdered equal to one ounce American.)
Article XIII. Newspapers, gazettes, period
ical works, books stitched or bound, pam phlets,
papers Of music, catalogues, prospectuses, ad.
vertisements and notices OF various kinds
printed, engraved, Autographed or autographed,
which shall be sent either from Belgium to the
United States aud their Territories, or from
!he United States and their Territories to Bel.
gium, must on each side be prepaid to their
destination. Newspapers and articles Of print
I'd matter, which are not prepaid caunot be
forwarded.
Arucle XIV. The price of prepayment OF
newspapers, gazettes, and periodical works,
shall be levied at the rate OF twenty-five Cen.
times in Belgium, or of FIVE cents in the United
States, for each package the weight Of which
shall not exceed ninety grammes three ounces J
Packages weighing more than ninety grammes
shall pay an additional rate for each ninety
grammes or fraction of ninety grammes. The
price OF prepayment OF stitched or bound books,
OF pamphlets, OF papers of music, Of catalogues,
Of prospectuses, OF advertisements and of no.
tees OF various kinds, printed, engraved, litho.
graphed, or autographed, shall be levied at the
rate Of twenty-five centimes in Belgium, or o
live cents in the United States per thirty
grammes lone ounce,) or fraction of thirty
| grammes
The proceeds of the aforementioned rate.
shall be divided between the offices of the two
countries, in the proportion Of three.ffths, OF
three cents, to the profit of the Post Office o.
Belgium, including two cents for expenses o.
ransit through Eng land and across the British
channel, and OF two.htths, or two cents, to the
proft Of the United States Office, including one
cent ior expenses of transportation across the
| Atlantic ocean.
Notwithstanding this latter clause, and until
contrary decision is taken by common agree
ment between the Post Offices of Belgium and
Of the United States, the division of the pro
duct OF the postage on articles of printed mat
ter other than newspapers and periodical
works, shall take place in the proportions here
uafter indicated, for such Of those articles as
shall be contained in the mails transported by
the British packets, viz:
A. Four'ftlhs, or four cents, to the profit ol
the Belgian Post Office, including three ceuts
for expenses of transportation over the British
territory, in the British channel, aud across
he Atlantic ocean.
B. One fifth, or one cent 10 the profit of the
United States Post Office tor the expenses o.
transportation over the territory of the United
| States.
Newspapers aud printed matter of every sort
sent agreeably to the above mentioned cond
nons shall be subject to the respective laws and