Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-24
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The State Department.

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The State Department.
The General Post Once OF the United States
Of America and the General Post Once Of the
United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland
being desirous Of regulating, by means OF
new Cen vent ion. the communication by post
between the two countries, the undersigned.
duly authorized for that purpose by their 70.
spectiye governments, have agreed upon the
following articles:
ARTICLE 1.
There shall be an exchange OF coYrespond.
ence between the United States Of America and
the United Kingdom Of Great Britain and
Ireland, as well for letters, newspapers, book
packets, and patterns or samples of merchan.
disc, originating in the United States or In the
unifed Kingdom, a. for articles of the same
nature originating in or destined for the coun.
tries or colonies, the correspondence Of which
is forwarded through the United States or
through the United Kingdom.
ARTICLE 2.
Each ONCE 81 all make its own arrangements
for the despatch of mails to the other once by
we'll appointed ships, sailing on stated days,
and shall at it's own cost, rem unerate the own
e,s OF such ships for the conveyance Of the
mails.
ARTICLE g.
The postage on single International letter
shall not exceed twelve cents IN the United
States. or sixpence in the United Kingdom,
and the authorized weight OF a single letter
shall be fifteen Rrammes {by the metrlcal scale)
United Kingdom.
For other than single letters the same charge
shall be made for every additional fifteen
granmes, or half an ounce, or fraction thereof
ARTICLE 4.
Every International letter insufi ciently paid,
or wholly uApaid. received in the United States
from the United Kingdom shall. in addition to
the deficient postage, be subject to q fine Of
five cents, such fine to be retained by the Uni
ted States Post once; and every International
letter insuniciently paid, or wholly unpaid. re:
ceived in the United Kingdom from the United
States ehall, in addition 70 the deficient pest
age. be subject to a fne, the amount Of which
shall be nxed and retained by the British Post
Once.
international newspapers. book packets, Tin.
cluding printed papers OF all kinds, maps,
plans, prints, enGravngs. drawings, photo
graphs. autographs, sheets OF music, and 50
forth y and patterns and samples Of merchan.
disc, (including seeds and grain,) shall b
u1nsmissable by either office at such charges
fEot less than three pence in the United King
dom or elk cents In the United States per four
ounces on book PACKETS and patterns or sam.
tions as the deepatching of1ce may from time
TO time lay down.
These regulations, however. shall include
lst The pos taee shall be fully prepaid
end. No book packet may contain anything
which IL sealed or otherwise closed against
any comm munication Of the nature Of q letter,
whether separate or otherwise, unless the
whole OF such letter or communication be
printed. But entries merely stating from
whom, or to whom the packet is sent, shall
not DO regarded a letter.
Sd. No book packet must exceed two feet in
length. or one foot in width or depth.
4th. Neither Office shall be hound to deliver
printed papers the Importation Of which may
be prohibited by the laws or regulations Of the
country TO which they are transmitted.
stn So long as any customs duty is charge.
able in the United States on the importation
from the United Kingdom Of any of the articles
be levlable in the United STATES, and the
proceeds shall accrue to the United States
Treasury.
9th. Except as above, no charge whatever
shall be levied IL the country in which inter-
national newspapers, book packets, and pat.
terms or samples Of merchandise are deiiv-
cred.
The postage collected in the two countries
on International letters. newspapers, hook
packets, and patterns or samples Of merchan-
disc, together with the fees for registration,
{but exclusive Of fines for unpaid or insufi-
ciently paid letters shall be equally divided
between the two offices.
That portion Of the postage Of transit letters,
transit newspapers, book packet, and patterns
or samples of merchandise which represents
the charge tor the sea conveyance between
the United kingdom and the United States
shall belong wholly 70 the despatching Office.
For the purposes of this article the charge for
tic shall be computed on the basis of four
pence. or eight cents per single letter rate. and
The charge TOR the sea conveyance across the
Atlantic OF newspapers, book packets, and
patterns or samples Of merchandise shall be
computed at three pence per pound, or twelve
cents per kilogramme.
ARTICLE7
The United States Post Office nav deliver
TO the British Post Ohice letters or DINER pos
tai packets, which have been registered, ad-
dressed to the United Kingdom. Reciprocally
the British Post Office may deliver TO the
United States Post Office registered letters or
other postal packets which have been regis.
tered, addressed to the United States.
The postage OF registered letters and so forth
shall always be paid in advance.
In addition 10 tins postage theIe shall also
be charged registration fee, the amount of
which shall be fixed by the despatching ONCE.
ARTICLES
The United States Poet Once may further
deliver TO the British Post once registered
letters and forth, addressed to those coun-
tries or colonies 10 which registered letters can
be sent from the United Kingdom.
The United States Post Once shall account
10 the British Post Office Tin addition to the
postage due TO the British Post Once for such
sum shall be chargeabie to the Inhabitants
of he United Kingdom for the registration
from the UDired Kingdom Of every registered
or colonies above mentioned. Ga lis side the
British Post Ofice may deliver 70 the United
States Post Once registered letters and so
forth addressed TO those countries to which
registered letters can be sent from the United
States.
The British Post ONCE shall acsount 10 the
postage due TO the United States Post Ofice)
for sucn sum as shall be chargeable to the in
habitants Of the United States for the registra-
uon from the United States OF every registered
letter and so forth, addressed 70 the countries
above mentioned
ARrICLR9.
The British Post Once engage 10 grant the
transit through the United Kingdom, as we'll
as the conveyance by British mail packets, of
the closed mails which the United States Post
once may exchange, in either direction, with
the posi snces OF the United States Posses.
sions or Of foreign countries. and the United
States Post Once engages 10 grant the transit
through The United States. ~ well as the con-
yeyance by United States mail packets. Of the
closed mails which the British Post ONCE may
exchange, in either direction. with the post
ofhces OF British Possessions, or OF foreign
countries.
The country which sends, or receives closed
mails through the other shall render an &C.
count Of the letters, newspapers, book packets,
and patterns ontained in such closed mails.
ARTICLE 10.
The rates OF postage 10 be mutually paid for
the territorial transit (inclpding the passage
off ths En0lish chan neil ALI lat.orS cant from,