The national Republican., 1867-12-28

Arr. I. A.
There shall be an exchange Of corrsspondsncs
between the United States Of Amsrica and the
North German Union BY means Of their rsspec.
tive Post Departments; and this correspondents
shall embrace;
ist. Letters ordinary and registered. =.
Ind Newspapers, book.packsts, prints Of all
snd: o0mpsi,ins maps plan, :ns,,sns .ss q
other like productions Of mechanical processes,
sheets Of music, stc..) and patterns or samples
Of merchandise, including grains and sssds.
And such oorrespondenos may be exchanged,
whether originating In either Of said countries
and destined for the other, or originating in or
destined for foreign countries to which these
may respectively 'sr,, s ,nssr~'diar''''
Tho Offices for the exchange Of mails shall
be
LAY On the part Of the United States:
LIST. New York.
2nd. Boston.
3rd. Portland.
4th. Detroit.
5th. Chicago.
Q) On the part Of the North German Union {:
LIST. Asohsn (AiI.Ia- Chspelle)
End. Bremen.
3rd. Hamburg.
The two Post Departments may at any time
discontinue either of said Offices Of exchange,
ARTS.
Each oniee shall make It's own arrangements
for the despatch Of Its mails to the other Office
BY -egular lines Of communication and sha"
at its own cost pay the expense Of such inter.
mediate transportation.
The two ofhees, however, mutually agree,
that In making contracts for the despatch Of
mails from American ports, or from European
ports, those steamers and limos should always be
employed-so far az consistent with the rates OF
postage-by which tho mails dispatched shall
earliest arrive at their destinationj and when
tho speed is substantially the same, that tis
most favorable pecuniary conditions should %
preferre'. It Is also agreed, that the cost o.
international ocean and territorial transit Of the
closed mails between the respective frontiers
shall be irst def aged by that one Of tho two
departments which shall have obtained from the
Intermediates the most favorable pecunis y
terms for such convsyaneei and any amount so
advanced BY one for aeeount Of the other shall
be promptly reimbursed.
ARr.4
The standard weight for the single rate Of in
ternational postage and rule OF progression
shall be:
LIST. For letters, Is grammes.
I'd For all other correspondence, mentioned
in paragraph 2 Of the frst article, that which
the despatching Office shall adopt for the mails
which 1t dispatches to the other, adapted to the
tration. But each Office shall give notice to the
other Of the standard weight Il adopts, and Of
any subsequent change thereof
The rule Of progression shall always bs an
additional single rate for each additional stand.
ard weight or fraction thereof. The weight
stated BY the dsspatchipg Office shall always bs
accepted except In case Of manifest mistake.
1t Is, however, understood that 30 long -
the German Office employs the Loth as its stand .
ard for the single weight Of letters which u
dispatches, It shall rl'o be accepted BY the Uni
ted States once as the equivalent Of Is gramme,
In respect to the mails which II receives from
the German Office.
Arr. s.
The single rate Of postage on the direct cor
respondsnce exchanged between the two ad.
rinistrations shall be p follows
1st. On letters from tho United Stat % va
direct lire Of steamers to Hamburg aud Bre.
men, (eonditioned that the sea rate In such oass
shall not exceed i've CEN for single letter rat,
and 10 cents per kilograrns ne for other CORE
spondence, 10 eentsO
I'd. On letters from the North German Uniol
via said direct line. Subject to same condition,
four silver groschen.
Sd. On letters from the United States via
England, Is cents.
ith. On letters from the North German Unio
via England, Q silver grosehen.
6th. or tho international letter postage vi
England, the ocean single letter rate shall nc
exceed cents, nor shall the English rnd Be
gian single letter transit rates exceed one cor
each.
9th. It Is further agreed, that whenever an
other regular line Of steam communication, o.
csptable to the two Offices, may be smploys
directly between any port Of the United Stat,
and any port Of the north Of Europe, at sue
rates that the entire cost Of transportation b
tween the two frontiers shall not exceed 4
each single letter rate Ave cents, and for csc
kilogramme Of other correspondents 10 cent
In that case the international single rate
letter postage by such line shall be reduced
10 cents.
7th On all other correspondence mention,
in paragraph 2 Of the first article, the rat
shall be, for the mails despatched that whis
the despatehing ONCE shall adopt, adapted
the convenience and habit Of its interior q
ministration. But each ofhce shall give mott,
to the other Of the rate It adopts, and Of ai
subsequent change thereof
Tho prepay mont Of postage on ordinary 10
ten shall be optional, subject to the condition
in Article mentioned; but on registered le
ters, and on all other correspondence mention,
in paragraph 2, Of the hrst article. 1t shall
obligatory.
Arr. 7.
II, however, the postage on any correspon
once shall be prepaid insufhciently, II shal
nevertheless, be forwarded to its destination
but charged with the deficient postage.
Upon the delivery Of any unpaid or insult
oientIy paid letter. or Of any other insufficient
paid correspondence, there shall be levied In Il
United States n fine not exceeding Eve cent
and in the North German Union an addition
charge not exceeding two silver grosohen. Th
dne or additional charge, as we'll rs the dshcie
postage on all other oorrespondenee than letter
shall not enter into the accounts between Il
two Offices, but shall be retained to the use
the collecting Office.
ART. 8.
The correspondence mentioned in psrsgral
Of the hrst article shall be despatched und
regulations>to be established by the despatc
ing Office, but always including the following:
lat. No packet shall contain anything viii,
shall be closed sgainst inspection nor any wrl
ten communication Whatever, except TO sta
from whom and to whom the packet Is son
and the number and price placed upon each ps
tern or sample Of merchandise.
End, No packet may exceed two feet
length, or ono foot in any other dimension.
3rd. Neither Office shall be bound to deliv
any article the importation Of which may
prohibited by the laws or regulations Of d
country Of destination.
4th, 30 long as any customs duty may
ohargeable on any articles exchanged In 4
mails, such duty may be levied for the use
tho customs.
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