The national Republican., 1867-12-30

rates that the sntirs cost Of transportatien BE-
tween the two frontiers shall mot exceed for
each singis letter rate Eve coats, and for each
kilogramms Of other oorrsspoudsnes 10 cents,
In that case the international single rats OF
letter postage BY such line shall be reduced to
IN. On all other eousspondsaes msutionsd
In paragraph 2 Of the hrst article, the rates
shall be, for the mails despatched, that which
the dsspstehing once shall adopt adapted to
the oonvenispee and habits Of It's interior ad-
miniitration. But each once shall eiye notice
to the other Of the rate Il adopts, and Of any
subsequent change thereof
ARr. 0.
Ths prepayment Of postage on ordinary let
tsrs shall be optional, subject to the conditions
In Article mentioned; but on registersd let
tsrs, and on all other correspondsncs mentioned
In paragraph 2, Of the hrst article II shall bs
obligatory.
ARr. 7.
II, however, the postage on any correspoud.
ence shall be prepaid insufhciently, Il shall
nevertheless, be forwarded to its destination,
but charged with the deficient postage.
Upon the delivery Of any unpaid or insufi
ciently paid letter, or Of any other insufoisntly
paid oorrsspoudence, there shall be levied In the
United States . fns not exceeding Eve eents,
and In the North German Union an additional
charge not exceeding two silver grosehen- This
nns or additional charge, a. we'll 90 the deficient
postage on all other oorrcspondenos than letters
shall not enter into the accounts between the
two Offices. but shall bs retained to the use Of
the collecting Office.
Arr. s.
The correspondence mentioned In paragraph
Of the 1rst article shall be despatched under
regulations TO bs established BY the despatch.
ing Office, but always inciuding the following:
1tt No packet shall contain anything which
shall be closed against inspection nor any writ.
ten communication whatever, except 10 state
from whom and to whom the packet Is ssut,
and the number and price placed upon each pat.
tern or sample Of merchandise.
2nd. No packet may exceed two feet In
length, or ono foot In any other dimension.
Srd. Neither once shall BE- bound to deliver
any article the importation Of which may be
prohibited BY the laws or regulations Of the
country Of destination.
4th. So long as any customs duty may BE-
ohargeable on any articles exchanged In the
mails, such duty may be levied for the use o
the customs.
1t Is further agreed, that except small local
carriers charge, tso long as II shall exist In the
rural districts Of North Germany,) no charge
whatever otherwise than 10 herein expressly pro-
vided shall be levied or collected on the letters
and other correspondence exchanged.
Arr. Q.
Any eorrespondence may be registered, as
we'll international correspondence as that origi.
which these two administrations may respect.
lively serve as Intermediates for the transmits
sion Of such registered articles. Each Depart.
msnt shall notify the other Of the countries 10
which II may thus servo as intermediary.
Each Department shall use Its best ezsrtious
for the safe delivery, or, whom miscarried, for
the recovery Of any registered correspondence,
but 10 not responsible pscunarily for the loss Of
any such correspondence.
Registered correspondence shall, 10 addition
10 the postage, be subject to . registration fee,
not exceeding 10 cents In the United States, aud
not exceeding 2 silver groschen In the North
German Union, md this fec shall be always
prepaid.
Accounts between the two Offices shall b.
regulated on the following basis:
From the total amount Of postsges and regis
ter fees collected By each once on letter., added
to the total amount Of prepaid postsges and
register fees on other eorrsspondencs which I,
dispatches, the dsspatching ONCE shall deduct
the amount required, Al the agreed rate, for ths
cost Of the intermediate transit thereof between
the two frontiers and the amount Of the two nei
sums shall bs equally divided between the two
Offices.
The two Post Departments shall establish BY
agreement, and In conformity with the arrange.
ments In force at the time, the conditions upon
which the two Offices may respectively exchange
In apsn mails tho so,rsspendsr.. --ist--si-.
In or destined to other foreign countries "a
which they may rseiproealiy serve as iutsrms'
diaries.
It 10 always Understood, however, that such
correspondence shall only be charged with the
rate applicable 70 direct international CORE.
spondsnce, augmented BY the postage due "a
foreign countries and BY any other taz for sxts-
rior service.
But the North German once reserves the right
to az . time, II necessary, when this rule shal
only apply to corrsspondsnce despatched FROM
the United States for such other countries, un
less the latter shall have accepted the same
rule In behalf Of tho correspondence despatched
through them by the North German othoe.
Arr. Is.
Each Cfice grants TO the other the privileg,
/ Of transit Of the closed mails unchanged, Il
either direction, between the latter and an,
| country to which the other may serve As inter
| mediary, by Its usual means Of mail transports
tion, whether on sea OF land, and the terms o
transit shall bs agreed upon, when the sxercis'
Arr. IA
/ The postal accounts between the two oficei
shall be stated quarterly, and transmitted and
verified as speedily as praoticablei and tue bal
anes found due shall be paid TO the creditor Of
foe, either BY exchange on London, or at th,
debtor ONCE, Is the creditor otioe may desire.
The rate for the conversion Of the money Of
the two countries saail be 6Ied by common
agreement between the two offices.
Arr. Is.
When In any port OF either country closed
mail Is Transferred from ono vessel to anothsl
without any expense TO the offies Of the countr,
whore the transfer 10 made, such transfer shsl
not be subject to any postal charge BY one ONCE
| against the other.
0fieial communications addressed from ont
ONCE to the other shall not be the occasion o.
any aesounts between the two Offices
ART. IT,
Letters wrongly sent, or wrongly addressed
| or not deliverable for whatever cause, shall b
| returned to the originating ONCE at Its expense
II any expense Is Incurred. Registered core
| spondoues Of all kinds not deliverable for an,
| cause, shall also be returned In like manner
ALL other correspondeuoe which cannot be de
liversd shall remain at the disposition Of the re
| ceiving office. Any postage upon correspond
enee returned which shall have heen charged
against the Office Of destination shall be dis
charged from the account.
| ART IS
In view Of the possible desire Of other Ger
man States to avail themselves Of the advan
tages Of postal association with the States noV
| Q mbracod In the North German Union, IL 10 fur