New Orleans Republican., 1868-04-05

and by them approved, viz The estates lying on De
vonshire street. and between Water street and Milk
street. in the city OF Boston, containing about thirty
usand square feet and that they be authorized
purchase the same for not exceeding five
hundred thousand dollars; and the Secretary Of the
Treasury is hereby authorized 10 pay such sum OF
money as may be necessary to carry the foregoing
resolutions into effect from any money in the treas
ury hereafter TO be appropriated Provided That
money shall BE- paid OF the treasury in pursuance
of this resolution, until the title to the aforesaid
estates shall be properly certined by the United
States district attorney for the district of Massa
Approved March u. 1868.
A RESOLUTION to authorize the erection of mil.
itary storehouse at Fort Monroe, Virginia
Resolved by the senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States OF America in Congress
assembled. That the Secretary OF War be and he is
hereby authorized to grant permission to William
H. Kimberly. army and navy contractor at Fort
Monroe Virginia, to rebuild the military storehouse
recently destroyed by fire at that post upon such
conditions and under restrictions as the Secre-
ary of War shall deem compatible with the interests
Of the government
Approved March l6, 1863
CONVENTION FOR THE AMELIORATION OF
THE UNITED iATES OF AMERICA AND
THE SWISS CONFEDERATION
The post department of the United States by its
special commissioner, John A. Kasson, esq, and
the federal council nf the swiss Confederation,
by DR.. Jaqqes Dubs,. vice president of the ted
eral council and chief of the federal post depart
ment, have agreed upon the following iicles,
subject 20 ratification by tine respective author
tiles of the two countries:
ARTICLE L
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-
brace:
2. Newspapers. book packets, prints of all kinds
Comprising maps p aus engravings, drawings, pho.
of mechanical processes, sheets Of music, ete) and
patterns or samples of merchandise, including
Such oorrespor dence may be exchanged, whether
originating in either of said countries and destined
eign countries, to which these may respectively
serve as Intermediates.
ARTICLE IT.
The offices for exchange OF mails shall be, on the
part Of the United States, New York.
On the part OF the Swiss Confederation
| (bl Geneva (when the Swiss Confederation shall
The two offices, by agreement, may at any time es
tablsh additional offices OF exchange
ARTICLE III.
The principle is agreed that each office shall make
its arrangements for the dispatch of its mails
to the other office by regular lines of communication
and shall at its cost pay the expense of such in
| termediate transportation. IL is also agreed that
the cost of international ocean and territorial tran
sit OF the closed mails between the frontiers of the
two countries shall be first betrayed by that Of
| the two departments which shall have obtained from
the Intermediates the most favorable pecuniarl
terms for such conveyance, and which shall effect
such transport in that case in both directions; anC
| any amount advanced by one for account OF the
| other shall be promptly reimbursed.
| ARTICLE ".
The standard weight for the single rate Of inter
national postage and rule of progression shall be:
| /. For letters, ntteen grAmmeS.
| 2. For all other correspondence, mentioned in tht
second paragraph of the first article, that wnicl
the dispatohing office shall adopt for the mails whol
ience and habits OF the interior administration. Blu
each office shall give notice to the other OF the stand
ard weIght II adopts and of any subsequent ohangS
tharsof Tha rnle OF nrnRresson shall always be al
additional single rate for each additional STANDARD
The weight stated by the dispatohing Office shal
always be accepted except in case OF manifest mis-
take.
The single rate Of postage on the direct CORE
| spondence exchanged between the two administra
tons, subject to the reserve mentioned in Articl
/, on letters from the United States Is cents
On letters from the swiss Confederation 80 cen
8. On all other correspondence mentioned in tn
second paragraph Of the first article. the rate sha
be, for the ma Is dispatched. that which the di:
iencs and habits Of its interior administration. Bu
each office shall give NOTICE to the other of the rat
1t adopts, and of any subseq lent change thereof.
ARTICLE W.
The prepayment of postage on ordinary letter
shall be optional subject to the conditions in Artcl
VII men ,ioned, but On registered letters and on
other correspondence mentioned in paragrap
second of the first article, 1t shall be obligatory
r ARTICLE VII
IT., however. the postage of any correspondent
shall be Drapad Insuicienty, it shall nevertheless
forwarded to its destination charged with the def
cent postage, adding full amounts instead of fraI
Upon the delivery Of ny unpaid or insufficient
paid letter or OF any other nsuoiently paid CORE
spondence, there all be levied fne in the Unite
States not exceeding five oeRts, and in Switzerlan
not e1eeeding twenty five centimes This ins, an
ence than letters Shall not enter into accounts b
tween the two offices, but shall be retained to the
OF the collecting office
ARTICLE VIZ.
Registered correspondence shall in addition to tn
ten cents in the United States, and not exeeedin
htv oentimes IN Switzerland, and this fee shall b
always prepaid. .......... .......
Any eorrespondence may be registered as we'll II
tern6tonal correspondence as that originating in
destined Tor other utFles 10 which A.
manifestations may respectively serve as intermedii
rses y either direction ioE ths trsnsmisson Of sue
the other Of the countries to which it mas thus
as intermediary.
Aooonnts between the two Offices shall be regull
tsd on the following basis From the total amoun
OF postAges and register fees collected by each efc
on letters, added to the total amount of prepai
ppstsgss and register fees on other correspondence
wnich il dispatches the dispatohing officer shall d,
duct she amount required the agreed rate for IN
cost efintsrmedAte transit thereof between the tW
be divided between the two offices in the proportio
q thrse hishs 50 to the United states office, an
tUonikh1 "a 10 the Swiss Office.
"A ARrIOLE II. -..
The correspondents mentioned in the second par
agfAph Of the hr { article shall be dispatched uHde
regulation 10 be established 81 the dispAtehini
otaee. but always including the following -,
shan be closed against inspection nor any writer
seHGnnication EhAteyer except e state 10 e Tnoa ,
5sEs Ana prices placed upon patterns OF samples
Sscond-No packet may exceed two feet in length
or one foot IN any other dimsHsi0n, or the eq1iVa
lent m Swiss measure emenI ..t. d.
tIhiFd-Neither office shall be bound 70 deliver an
Article the Importation Of which may be pr0hibte'
b. thu laWS o. regulations Of the country Of dsst
nation. fI
I Fourth--So long as any cqstoms-duty may
chaRReaho on any article exchanged In the mail
such duties NAY be levied for the use OF the custom
: Eifth-Azospt as aboFe no charge Whetever othe
wise than IL hersiu expressly provided shall be LEI
led or collected on the correspondence exchanged
ARTICLE N.
1 The two post. departments shall establish b
I aEreenaent and 10 conformity with the arrsnRl
! menls "a forcs At the fme, the conditions upo
/ yshtcb the two oinoe8 may rnspectivgY exchnnnn 1
I opsa mails. she correspondence originating II.
das.i1sd to- the othsE foreign countries 70 Whie
hney aaA4 Ptuo4iAf a9Hfe - lnttrl14qafto@ AZ
2 alWaYa undaraaood, hoWevar that such corraspgnt
4 anos shall only be charged with the Eato applcl
/ bic to direct international CORE -pondenee kul
mentsd BY the postage due 70 iorsgn countries, an