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

/ Confederation by means of their
respective post departments, and this
| correspondence shall embraces
I i. Letters. ordinary and registered.
2. Newspapers, book packets, prints
of all kinds comprising maps, plans,
engravIngs, drawings. photographs,
Autographs, and all other like pro-
ductions of mechanical processes,
sheets Of music, &c, and patterns or
samples of merchandise, including
grains aud seeds.
Such correspondence may be ex-
changed, whether originating 10 either
of said countries and destined for the
other or originating In or destined
for foreign countries, to which these
may respectively serve as intermedia-
ries.
ARTICLE II.
The offices for exchange of mails
shall be. on the part of the United
orsres, New York.
On the part ofthe Swiss Confedera-
ton
{al BasIe.
(b) Geneva (when the Swiss Con-
federation shall ind 1t expedient)
The two offices, By agreement, may.
at any time establish additional Of
fees Of exchange. f5
ARTICLE III.
The principle is agreed, that each
Office shall make its own arrangements
for the dispatch Of It's mails TO the
other Office by regular lines of com
munieatiOh, aud shall at its own cost,
pay the the expense Of such interme-
date ;ransportiOn 1t is also agreed
that the cost of international ocean
and territorial transit of the
closed mails between the frontiers of
the two countries shall be first de-
fFayed by that one Cf the two depart
ments which shall have obtained from
the Intermediates the most favorable
peeuBiary terms for such conveyance.
aud which shall effect such transport
in that case In both directions; and
any amount so advanced by one for
account Of the other shall be promptly
reimbursed.
ARTICLE ". l
The standard weight for the single
rate of International postage, and
rule of progression, shah be-:
l. For letters fifteen sgrammes.
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 il dispatches to the
other, adapted to the convenience
and habits OF the interior administra-
tion. But each Office shall give no
tice to the other Of the standard
weight it adopts, and Of any subse-
quent change thereof. The rule of
progression shall always be an addi-Tl
tional single rate for each additional
standard weight, or fraction thereof
The weight stated by the despatch
ing Office shall always be accepted ex-
eept In case of manifest mistake.
5a4I s., ARTICLE v.
The sin le rate Of postage on the
direct correspondence exchanged be-
tween the two administrations, sub
jeet to tn ereserve mentioned in Arti-
Gle VII, shall be as follows:
l. On letters from the United
States. Is cents. "a
2. On letters from the Swiss Con-
federation. so cendmes.
3. On all other correspondence
mentioned in the second paragraph of
the first article, the rate shall be, for
tic ndtAe uCS pdtGncQs hHat Wnteu thS
despatching Office shall adopt, adapt
ed to the convenience and habits of
its interior administration. But each
office shall give notice to the other of
the rate it adopts, aud of any subse-
quent change thereof.
ARTICLE VI.
The prepayment of postage on ordi-
nary letters shall be optional, subject
to the conditions in Article VII mem
toned. but on registered letters and
on all other correspondence mention
ed in paragraph second of the first
article, it'shall be obligatory.
ARTICLE VII.
IF, however, the postage of any cor
respondence shall be prepaid INSULT
eiently, it shall nevertheless be for
warded to its destination, charged
with the deficient postage, adding full
amounts, instead of fractions, of l
cent or 5centimes.
Upon the delivery of any unpaid,
or insufhciently paid letter, or OF any
other lnsufheiently paid cOrrespon-
dence, there shall be levied a fac not
exceeding i've cents, aud in Switzer-
land not exceeding p centimes. This
fine, and also the deficient postage on /
all other correspondence than lette rs,
shall not enter into accounts between
the two Offices. but shall be retained
to the use of the collecting office.
ARTICLE VIII.
Registered correspondence shall in
additI0U To the hostage be Subipet to