Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-26
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Convention agreed upsn between the Pest
Department. Of the United states Of
america and Of the Nsrth German Union,
for the Amelisratien Of the Postal Ser.
vice between the two Countries.
ART. 1sr.
There shall be an exchange OF correspond
e2ce between the United States of America and
the North German Union by means Of their
respective Post Departments and this corre-
spondence shall embrace:
1st. Letters ordinary and registered.
2nd. Newspapers, book k-packets, prints of all
kinds, comprising maps, plans, engrav ings,
other like prod uctions Of mechanical process
es, sheets OF music, etc y and patterns or sam
pies OF merchandise, including grains and
seeds.
And such correspondence may be exchanges,
whether originating in either of satd countries
and destined for the other, or originating in or
destined for foreign countries to which these
may respectively serve as inrermediarles.
ART 9.
The ofices for the exchange OF mails shall
(a) On the part OF the United States:
1st. New Y ork.
2nd. Boston.
3rd. Portland.
4th. Detroit.
5th. Chicago
10Y On the part Of the North German Union :
Ist. Aachen tAi1-la-Chspelie)
2nd. Bremen.
3rd. Hamburg.
The two Post Departments may at any time
discontinue either OF said ofices OF EXCHANGE
or establish others by mutual consent.
ARTS.
Zach office shall make Its own arrangements
for the despatch Of its mails TO the other ONCE
by regular lines OF communication; and shall
a. its own cost pay the expense OF such inter-
The two Offices, however, mutually agree
tbst IN making contracts for the despatch OF
ports, those steamers and lines should always
be employed-so far as consistent with the
rates OF postage-sy which the mails des-
patched shall earliest arrive at their destina.
tion; and when the speed Is substantially the
same, that the most favourable pecuniary con-
ditions should be preferred. II Is also agreed,
That the eest OF International ocean and terri
torial transit of the closed mails between the
respective frontiers shall be first betrayed by
that one OF the two Departments which shall
nave obtained from the intermediates the
ysyance; and any amount so advanced by one
for account OF the other shall be promptly re-
imbursed.
ARr4
The standard weight for the single rate Of
International postage and rule Of progression
l.t. For letters, IS grammes
2nd. FOR all other correspondence men
toned IN paragraph of the first arricle, that
which the despatching Off ce shall adopt for
the mail which 1t dispatches to the other,
adapted to the convenience and habits of its
interior administration. But each office shall
give notice TO the other of the standard weight
u adopts, and OF any subsequent change
The rule of progression shall always be an
additional single rate for each additional
standard weight or fraction thereof. The
Welgni stated by the despatcning Office shall
always be accepted except In case sf manifest
mistake.
1t is, however, understood that so long as
the German office employs the 10th as its
Standard for the single weight of letters which
il dispatches, IL shall also be accepted by the
United States off1ce as the equivalent of Is
grammes In respect TO the mails which IL
receives from the German office.
ART. 5.
Inc single rate OF postage on the direct cor.
respondence exchanged between the Two ad-
miRistrations shall be as follows
LIST. On letters from the United States via di.
rect line OF steamers to Hamburg and Bremen.
not exceed i've cents for single letter rate and
10 cents pr kiiogramns for other corrsspond-
2nd. On letters from the North German
Union via said direct line, (subject to same
condition,) four silber groschen.
3rd On letters from the United States via
4th. On letters from the North German
Union via England, s silver groschen.
5th OF the International letter postage via
England, the ocean single letter rate shall not
exceed cents, nor shall the English and Bel
gian single letter transit rates exceed one cent
other regular line OF steam communication, n,
acceptable to the two offices, may be employed
directly between any port of the Uni ted States
and any per, OF the north OF Europe, At such
rates that the entire cost Of Transportation be-
tween the two frontiers shall not exceed for
each single letter rate i've cents, and for each
kiiosramme OF other correspondent ce 10 cents,
In that case the international single rate OF
10 cents.
7tn. ON all other correspondence mentioned
in paragraph of the first article, the rates
shall be, for the mails dispatched, that which
the dispatching officer shall adopt adapted to
the convenience and habits Of It's in terror ad-
ministration. But each ONCE shall give notice
to the other Of the rate it adopts, and OF any
subsequent change thereof.
ART. g.
The prepayment OF postage on ordinary let
ters shall be optional, subject to the conditions
in Article men toned; but on registered let
ters, and on all other correspondence men
toned in paragraph 2, OF the first article, it
shall be obligatory.
III, however, the postage on any correspond
ence shall be prepaid insuficisntly, it shall,
neverthsless, be forwarded to its destination,
but charged with the deficient postage
Upon the delivery OF any unpaid or insufi-
eiently paid letter, or OF any other iciently
paid correspondence, there shall be levied in
the United States a fine not exceeding five
cents, and in the North German Union an ad-
ditional charge not exceeding two silver gro
schen. This fine or additional charge. as well
as the deficient postage on all other corre-
spondence than letters, shall not enter into the
accounts between the two Offices but shall be
retained 70 the use + the collecting office.
ART. 2.
The correspondence me entioned In paragraph
Of the first article shall be despatched under
regulations to be established by the despatch :
ing ofhce, but always including the folio wing
lst Nopacket shall contain anythin which
shah be closed against inspection nor any
written communication whatever, except 10
state from whom and to whom the packet IS
sent, and the number and price placed upon
each pattern or sample Of merchandise
2nd. No packet may exceed two feet in length
or one foot In any other dimension.
3rd. Neither office shall be bound TO deliver
any article the importation OF which may be
prohibited by the laws or regulations of the
country of designation.
attn. So long rs any customs duty may be
chargeabie on any articles exchanged In the
mails, such duty may be levied for the use OF
the customs.
II Is further agreed, atexcept a small local
carriers charge, $50 long as IL shall exIs, In
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