Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-31


have agreed upon the following Articles for
the amelioration Of the postal service between
the United States OF America and the Kings
dom of the Netherlands: .2ii5
zst-. ARTICLE 1.
There SHAH be an exchange Of correspond.
ence between the United States OF America aud
the Kingdom Of the Netherlands by means Of
their respective Post Departments, and this
CORES pondence shall embrace: :. q Z
/. Letters, ordinary and registered. s~f m
2 Newspapers, Book .psckets, prints of all
kinds comprising maps. planss sngrayings,
other like product ctions of mechanical processes,
sheets Of music, etc. and patterns or samples
Of merchandise, including grains and seeds.
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 serve as Intermediates.
ARTIoLE2.
The off ces for the exchange of mails shall be
on the part of the United States:
i. New York.
:. Boston.
On the part Of the Netherlands:
The travelling office Moerdijk.
Each Post Department may at any time,
after notice 10 the oher, discontinue either Of
ing one office; and the two offices by agree
ment may at any time establish additional
offices OF exchange. ..a s...
Each Off CO shall make it's own ARRANGEMENTS
for the despatch OF its mails to the other office
by regular lines Of Communication; and shall
al Its own cost pay the expense Of such inter-
mediate transportation. 1t is also agreed tha
the cost of International ocean and territorial
transit Of the closed mails between the respec-
tive frontiers shall be first betrayed by that one
OF the two Departments which shall have OBJ
tanned from the Intermediates the most favor.
able pecuniary terms for snch conveyance:
and any amount so advanced by one tor ac-
count Of the other shall be promptly reim.
bursed.
The standard weight for the single rate Of
international postage and rule Of progression
shall be:
1. For letters, is z -ammes;
2. For all other correspondence, mentioned
in the second paragraph Of the first article
that which the despatching Office shall adopt
for the mails which it dispatches to the other
interior administration. But each Office shall
give notice to the other Of the standard weight
1t adopts, and Of any subsequent change
thereof. The rule OF progression shall always
be an additional single rate for each additional
standard weight or fraction thereof. The
weight stated by the despatching Office shall
always be accepted, except in case OF manifest
mistake.
The single tate of postage on the direct cor
respondence e4 changed between the two ad-
ministrations, subject to the reserve mentioned
in article s, shall be as follows:
l. On letters from the United States, Is cents,
~. 81. .--s-sr Z.T.lr -. ~ ~ -,
>. On letters from the Netherlands, 40 cents,
3. On all other correspondence mentioned in
the second paragraph of the first article, the
rate shall be, fer the mails despatched, that
which the despatching office shall adopt,
adapted TO the convenience and habits OF its
interior administration. But each Office shall
give notice TO the other Of the rate it adopts,
and Of any subsequent change thereof.
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cation. acceptable to the two Offices. NAV be
employed directly between any port Of the
United States and any port of the North OF
transportation between the two frontiers shall
pot exceed for e1ch single letter rate cents
u. s. and for each kilo5ram Of other corre-
agreed that theinternatsonal single letter rate
OF postage ~ such line shall be reduced to 10
cents (U. s. from the United States AND 25
cents (Duteh) from the Netherlands. And the
two Offices shall by common accord fix the
time when this reduction shall take effect
ARTICLE7. .9- r.. .
The prepayment of postage on ordinary let
ters shall be optionai. subject to the conditions
In article mention: d: but on registered let
ters, and on all other correspondence men,
toned in paragraph the second of the first ar.
ticle, it shall be obligatory.
ARTICLE 8. ....-
IT, however, tine postage on anV correspond.
ence shall be prepaid insufficfently, it shall
nevertheless be forwarded to Its destination,
charged with the deficient postage adding full
amounts instead stead, Of fractions Of cent (u.s.l
unpaid or insult ciently paid letter. or OF any
other ins uffi ciently paid correspondence, there
shall be levied a fine in the United States not
not exceeding Is cents (Dutch.) This fine and
also the deficient postage on all other CORES
pondence than letters, shall not enter into the
accounts between the two offices. but shall be
retained to the use of the collecting office.
ARTICLE
Registered correspondence shall, in addition
TO the postage, be SUBJECT to a register fee, not
exceeding 10 cents (U. s. in the United States,
Netherlands; and this tee shall be always
prepaid.
ARTICLE 10.
Any correspondence may be registered, as
we'll International correspondence as that
originating in or destined for other countries to
W whch these two administrations may respec-
lively serve as intermediates in either direc-
ton for the transmission of such registered ar
ticles. Each department shall notify the other
of the countries to which it may thus serve as
intermediary.
ARTICLE IL.
Accounts between the two offices shall be
regulated on the following basis: From the
total amount OF postages and register fees col.
lecred by each Office on letters, addeG 70 the to-
tai amount OF PREPAID postages and register
tees on other correspondence which it despatch
es, the despatching office shall deduct the
amount required, at the agreed rate, for the
cost OF the lntefHeulato trdDSlt tQereO1 OetWoen
the two frontiers; and the amount Of the two
net sums shall be dixidet between the two
Offices. in the proportion OF three -htths TO the
United States Office, and two fifths to the Office
of the Netherlands. #f A.- art5 Eli.
q. ARTICLE H. -t ...-a
The correspondence mentioned in the second
paragraph of tue nrst article shall be de.
spatched under regulations TO be established
by the despatching Office; but always includ-
ing the following .-
/ No packet shall contain anything which
shall be closed against inspection, nor any
written communication whatever, except to
state from whom and to whom the packet is
sent, the numbers and the prices placed upon
patterns or samples OF merchandise. 90 ~
9. No packet may exceed two feet in length
or one foot in any other dimension, or the
equivalent in Dutch measurement
g. 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 destin alton. 1 .-H ,.s-.. ..,.
4 So long as any customs or stamp duty
may oe cbargeable on any articles exchanged
in the mails such duty may be levied for the
use OF the customs or stamp revenue.
S. Except as above no charge whatever
otherwise than is herein expressly provided,
shall be levied or collec ted on the correspond.
ence exchanged. 80 u ra sd
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 OK
ipafing In or destined TO other for.
eign countries to which they may re-
ciprocaly serve as Intermediates. 1t is
always understood. however, tnat such
correspondence shall only be charged with the
rate applicable TO direct International cores.