The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-07

cents. 10 that case the international
single rate of letter postage by such
line shall be reduced to ten cents.
18th. On all other correspondence
mentioned in paragraph two of the
first article, the rate shall be, for the
mails despatched, that which the des-
patching Office shall adopt, adapted to
the convenience and habits of its in
terror administration. But each Office
shall give notice to the other of the
rate it adopts, and Of any subsequent
change thereof.
r ARTICLE VI.
The prepayment of postage on or
binary letters shall be optional, sub
ject 20 the conditions in Article VII,
mentioned; but on registered letters.
and on all other correspondence men.
toned in paragraph two of the first
article, 1t shall be obligatory.
ARTICLE VII.
If, however, the postage on any
correspondence shall be prepaid iu-
sufficiently, it shall nevertheless be
forwarded to its destination, but
charged with the deficient postage.
Upon the delivery of any unpaid or
insuficiently paid letter, or of any
other insuhclently paid correspond
ence. there shall be levied in the
United States a fne not exceeding
FIVE cents, and in the North German
Union an additional charge not ex-
eeeding W SLIDER groschen. This
fine, or additional charge. as we'll as
the deficient postage on all other cor
re~spondence than letters, shall not
anfan into Nha aannwnku hnEwao. FIn
two Offices, but shall be retained TO
the use Of the collecting office.
ARTICLE VIII.
The correspondence mentioned in
paragraph two of the first article shall
be despatched under regulations to be
established by the despatching office,
but always including the following:
First. No packet shall contain any
thing which shall be closed against
inspection, o any written commune
cation whatever, except to state from
whom and to whom the packet is sent,
and the number and price placed upon
each pattern or sample of merchan-
disc.
Second. No package may exceed two
feet in length, or one foot In any
other dimension.
Third. 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
destination.
Fourth. So long as any customs
duty may be ~ehargeable on any ar
ticles exchanged in the mails, such
duty may be levied for the use Of the
Gust ms.
It is further agreed, that except a
small local carriers charge. $50 long
as ii shall exist in the rural districts
of North Germany1 no charge what
ever otherwise than is herein ex.
pressly provided, shall be levied OF
collected on the letters and other cor
TespOndenee exchanged.
. ARTICLE TX.
Any correspondence may be regis
tered, as well international CORE
sp0ndetce as that originating in or
destined for other countries to which
these two administrations may re-
spectively serve as Intermediates for
the TRANSMISSION Of such registered
articles. Each department shall no.
tify the ether Of the countries to
which it may thus serve as inter
mediary.
Each department shall use its best
exertiOns for the safe delivery, or,
when miscarried, for the recovery of
any registered correspondence, but is
not responsible ~pecuniarily for the
loss of any such correspondence.
.rffr -a4n- ARTICLE x.
Registered correspondence shall, In
addition to the postage. be subject to
a registration fee, not exceeding ten
cents in the United States, and not ex-
ceeding two SLIDER groschen in the
North German Union, and this fee
shall always be prepaid.
ARTICLE XXI.
Accounts between the two Offices
shall be regulated on the following
basis: From the total amount Of post
ages and register fees co lected by
each Office on letters, added 10 the
total amount Of prepaid hostages and
register fees on other correspondence
which it dispatches, the despatcking
office shall deduct the amount reduir-
ed, at the agreed rate, for the cost Of
the intermediate transit thereof be-
tween the two frontiers, and the
amount of the two net sums shall be
equally divided between the two
offices.
ARTICLE XII.
The two post Departments shall
e tablish by agreement, and In con-
formity with the arrangements In
force at the time. the conditions upon
which the two Offices may respectively
exchange in ODen mails the CORE