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not exceeding 2 silver gresoAsn In The North
German Union, and this fee shall be always
prepaid.
Accounts between the two ofhoss shall be
regulated on the following basis;
From The total amoant Of postasss and regis.
ter fees collected By each once on letters. addsd
10 the total amoont Of prepaid postages and
register fees on other oorrespondenoe which 10
dispatches, tho dsspatehing ofiee shall deduct
the amount required, 81 the agreed rate, for the
cost Of the intermediate transit thereof between
sums shall be equally divided between the two
ofioes.
Arr. H.
The two Post Departments shall establish BY
agreement, and In conformity with the arrange
ments In force at the time tho conditions upon
which the two Offices may respectively sxohanss
In open malls the correspondence originating
In or destined to other foreign countries 70
which they may reoiprooslly serve a. intsrms-
diaries.
It 10 always undsrstood, however, that such
correspondence shall only bs charged with the
rate applicable to direct International GORE
spondenoe, augmented BY the postage duo TO
foreign countries and BY any other tax for sxts-
rior service,
TO AZ q time, II necessary, when this rule shall
only apply to correspondence despatched from
the United Slater for such other countries, IN
less the latter shall have accepted the sams
rule In behalf Of the correspondents despatched
through them BY the North German once.
Arr. Is.
Each ofhss grants 10 the other the privilege
Of transit Of the closed mails uaohsnssd, In
either direction. between the latter and any
country 70 which the other may serve as inter
mediary by its usual means Of mail trausports-
tion, whether on sea or land, and the terms Of
transit shall be sgrsed upon, when the exercise
of the privilege Is required;
The postal accounts between the two ofhces
shall be stated quarterly, and transmitted and
verified a. specify as praoticablei and the be-
anee found das shall be paid to the creditor Of
fce. either BY exchange en- London. or at the
debtor once, Is the creditor ofice may desire.
The rate for the conversion Of the money Of
the two countries sasii be fixed BY common
agreement between the two ofioes.
ARr. Is.
When In any port Of either country q closed
mail Is Transferred from one vessel TO another
without any expense 70 the Office Of the country
where the transfer 10 made, such transfer shall
not be subject to any postal charge BY one once
against the other.
Arr. 16
0ficial communications addressed from one
ofice TO the other shall not bs the occasion Of
my eSOoeuhs posWoou hhs t"o W.
Arr. II.
Letters wrongly sent, or wrongly addressed,
or not deliverable for whatever cause, shall be
returned to the originating once at Its expsnse,
II any expense is incurred. Registered CORE
spondsncs Of al kinds not deliverable for any
cause, sha" s'so bs returned In like manner.
All other eorre pondsues which cannot be de-
iivered shall remain at the disposition Of the re.
ceivipg Office. Any postage upon correspond.
eucs returned which shall have hesu charged
against the once Of destina ION shall be dis
charged from the account.
Arr. 18.
In view Of the possible desire Of other Ger
man States to avail thsmlslvss Of the sdvan-
tages OF postal association with the States now
embraced In the North Gsrmsn Union, II 10 far
thsr agreed that The provisions Of this convsn-
tion shall bs extended to and shalt comprise
them, vhsnevef such other States shall dsolf Q
their desire 10 join for this purposs, and notice
thereof shall have been given to the UT ted
States Post Department.
Arr. 10.
The t~o Offices shall, BY mutual consent,
establish detailed regulations for carrying th, .
articles into execution; and they may modify
such regulations, in like manner, ON time to
time, as tho eIigenoies Of the service may re-
quire.
Arr. 20.
From the time this convention shall take
effect, all former conventions between the two
Offices, and between the Uclted States once on
| the one part, ard on . other part, Of B O.
men, and aso Of HAmb 4. sha" cease to bs
in force, except for tie sett'ereat Of accounts
which shalt have pes ,ops'y accrued hereunder
This oonver Ion, being hrss approved, sail
take effect not later than the lst day Of January
next, and shall oontinis 4, force until cancelled
b. mutual agresmsnt or othsrwiss. until one
year rom tho date whom one once shall have
oivsn naliso IN ths othar of ia desira In tsrmi.
nate II.
Executed In duplicate At Berlin the twenty hsi
day Of October, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty yssvsn.
[L.sl JoHs A. KAssoS,
Il Special Commissioner, &c., 10.
f.. ST. RICHARD v. PHILIPsBoRE,
Director General Of the Post Department.
Posr OYyIcE DEPARTMENT
WAsHISoToN, November IL, 1867. \
Having examined and considered the forego
ing articles Of Q convention for the amslioratio
Of the postal service between the United State
: Of America and the North German Union
agreed upon and executed In duplicate at Bel
lin, the twenty frst day Of October, on, thor
sand eight hundred and sixty-sevsn, BY Hor
John A. Kasson, spscis, Commissioner. 30, DO
on behalf Of this Department, and By Richar
, v. Philipsborn, Director General Of the Post D.
, partmsut Of the North German Union, on b
haf of his Department, tho same are BY n
hereby ratified and approved, By and with u
advice and consent Of the President Of Il
United States.
In witness whereof I have caused the seal
tho Post Office Department to be q
IL. s fixed thereto, with my signature Il
day and year frst above written.
: ALEI. W. RANDALL,
Postmaster General
I hereby approve the foregoing eonvsntio
, and in testimony thereof have caus
H. the seal Of tho United States to
affixed.
: ANDREW JOHNSON.
BY the President:
WILLIAM II. SEWARD,
Secretary Of State.
WAsHIsoros, November IL, 1867.
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