New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-26


Monroe Virginia, to rebuild the military stoTehouse
recently destroyed by fire at that post, upon such
tsry of War shall deem compatible with the interests
OF the government.
Approved March l6, 1868.
CONVENTION FOR TIE AMELIoRATION OF
THE POSTAL INTERCOURSE BETWEEN
TIE SWISS CONFEDERATION.
The post department Of the United States, by it's
special commissioner John A. Kasson. esq, and
the federal council nf the swiss Confederation
by DR. Jaques Dubs, vice president Of the ted.
eral council and chief Of ths federal post depart.
subject 70 ratification by the respective author,
tiles Of tine two countries;
ARTrcIFL
There shall be an exchange of correspondence be.
tween the United States OF America and the Swiss
Confederation by means Of their respective post de.
partments, and this correspondence shall en-
j. Letters, ordinary and registered.
2. Newspapers, book packets, prints Of all kinds
Comprising maps, pans engravings. drawings pho.
tographs, autographs, and al other ike productions
OF mechanical processes, sheets Of music, etc. aud
patterns or samples Of merchandise, including
Such oorrespor dence may be EXCHANGED. whether
originating in either of said countries aud destined
for the other or originating in destined for for
eign countries 20 which these may respectively
serve as INT ermediaries.
The offices for exchange OF mails shall be, on the
part Of the United States, New York.
On the part Of the Swiss Confederation
d. Geneva when the Swiss Confederation shall
ind 1t expedientl
tablish additional offices Of exchange.
TIKI ,i,,,;i, 1. . Adsaio ,iit ~ -, -,
its own arrangements for the dispatch of its mails
to the other office by regular lines Of communication
termediate transportation II IS also agreed that
the cost of international and territorial tran
two countries shall be first betrayed by that one Of
the two departments which shall have obtained from
the Intermediates the most favorable pecuniary
terms for such conveyance, and which shall effect
s1Su ~ l5 1e c19e ~ pom ereetons AND
otSer sbs bs ~ gT sSr account Oh 1e
rss s,.,s.,., A .,I s ~: u,..,..,,-.-
ths stahaatI W8shJ ioE tne sngie rate Of inter
hau2nai postage ana rue Of progresaion shall be:
4. Eor ie,14ter5 n lSaen gramnlea.
soeopS ~ s rst ea9 9t N tne
tne 9nlee Saal aaopt i2r the mails which
ebe n IN 13 Sn9 eonYRs1
S p'S I'M u9,Ss " Ine otner o. me s.ana-
tc s is ~ ne ol NY S enanes
m sstS lot eaon AaaitonAl standard
The weight stated by the dispatohHg office shall
tais.s " 0A'0P' =" 0'Se Vi "'niie'' mig
ARTICLE Y
re s:sste S$ts q FSSsssss p t.is aizsct. ser-c-
lions subject to the reserve mentioned in Article
/, On letters from the United States Ia cents.
On letters IRON the sWiss Confederation 20 CEN
q r. all ot,a. oo,raso,,a.,.. ,,,o,,,,.a :, Al, .
seoond naragrsh of Inc irst srticis th Ssts sbsii
he for the shak u,,i,,, ~
~, r IN ~ s All sgant kn ~ tns us
sacb asiics ~ ies notics ~ AZ & ~ n Due
Y, 80 ~ 80 ~ - ~ w Eoeo
- $50 u ~ .T 1gSS S VI mango Vnefeoi
The nrenayment of nostags an ordinarv Ia.+a..
WI ~ ~ ~ " w IN Artiole
other MISREPRESENTATION nenfionaS N ,ssras ~ *
second OF the rst article It shnli be obiiRstory
ARTICLE VII.
If, however, the postage Of any correspondence
shall be prapAd insuiicien Il 81 al ne
forwarded to its destination, charged with the def
Gent postage adding full amounts instead OF frac-
Upon the delivery Of ny unpaid or insuiaciently
paidletter Of any other nsufciently paid CORE
sDondence. there s1all be levied fine In the United
not exceeding twenty five centimss. This fins, and
also the denqient postage on ali other correspond
tween the two oces but shall Be retained q DC nse
of the collecting Office
ARTICLE VIM.
postage be subject to register Zee not e8eesdins
ten cents in the United States, and not exossdins
fifty confines IN Switzerland and this fee shall 81
always prepaid. Nf l7F7fT
ARTICLE X.
ANY eorrespondence NAV he ravisfared as ,v.lI IN,
ternationa correspondence as that oTiTnStins in or
ministraons NAV sar ~ siS1s n
RES in either dreation an th ~ ss,h
raasflred artices I1sch dsnsrt1ssnt elali ,,[sf5s
ne other Of the countres 70 nieh III Seav AIMS
~ infer,nedierV, = 49, = - 1 -H'V
= APr1oLE X.
I'd n the folloVine bass. FROM ~ fotsi
~ and raaisf- lsas Collected ~ a. ~ t "
On Ietiera added to NE total s1neani ~ s.iS
hostages aud register fees on other eorrospondenoe