The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-06
For such transit BY sea, tho United States

For such transit BY sea, tho United States
Office shall receive as follows:
LIST. For transit across the waters Of the At
lsntic ocean.
a For letters, 8 cents por single letter rate.
B For other correspondence, IL cents per xii.
ogramme, net
End. For transit across the waters Of tho
a For letters, 10 cents per single letter rate.
For other correspondence, 20 cents per Kill
ogrammo, net.
For such transit BY sea the Swiss Office shall
receive as follows: For transit across the waters
Of the Atlantic ocean.
a For letters, 8 cents Per single letter rate.
D For other corrsspondsnos, IL cents per xii.
ogramme, net.
For in.erm.dist. territorial transit, each
ofhcs shall receive the amount It actually die.
burscs for such transit.
ART. IA.
The postal accounts between the two Offices
shall be stated quarterly, and transmitted and
verified as speedily as practicable; and the bal.
ance found due shall be paid to the creditor
office; either by exchange on London and Paris,
or at tho debtor office, as the creditor office
may desire.
The rate for the conversion Of the money Of
the two countries shall be fixed by common
agreement between the two Offices.
ART. 10.
Whom In any port Of either country closed
mail Is transferred from one vessel to another
without any expense to the Office Of the coun.
try where the transfer Is made, such transfer
shall not be subject to any postal charge by
one Office against the other.
ART. 10.
0ticial Communications between the two
Offices shall not be the occasion Of any 40.
counts, on either side.
ART. II.
Letters wrongly sent or wrongly addressed,
or not deliverable for whatever cause, shall DO
! returned to the originating Office, at Its ex
pense, If any expense Is incurred Registered
correspondence of all kinds, not deliverable
for any cause, shall also be returned In like
manner. All other correspondence which can
not bs delivered, shall remain at the disposi
tion of the receiving Office.
Any hostages upon correspondence returned
which shall have been charged against the
office of destination shall be discharged from
the account.
Arr. IS.
The two Offices shall, by mutual consent, es-
tablish detailed regulations for carrying these
articles into execution, and they may modify
| such regulations, in like manner, from time to
time, as the exigeucies Of the service may re-.
quire
Anr. 10.
| This convention shall take effect at time
to be fixed by common accord Of the two ad-
ministrations, and shall continue In force un.
til terminated by mutual agreement, or other.
wise, until one year from the date when one
| office shall have notified the other of its de.
sire to terminate it.
Executed in duplicate at Berne this eleventh
day of October, A. D 1867.
JONI A. KAssoS,
| |" 81 Spec. Conn, otc,, etc.
f. 81 On. J. DUBs.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WAsuIYGroS, Nov ~, 1857.
Having examined and considered the afore.
going articles Of Convention for the anchor.
alton Of the postal intercourse between the
United States of America and the Swiss Con.
federation, which were agreed upon and exc.
cuted In duplicate at Berne on the eleventh
day of October, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty seven, by Hon. John A Kasson.
Special Commissioner, 30, DC, on behalf Of
this Department, and by Dr.. Jacques Dubs,
Vice President of the Federal Council and
Chief Of the Post Department, on behalf Of
the Federal Council Of the Swiss Confedera.
ton, the same are by me hereby ratified and
approved, by and with the advice and consent
Of the President Of tho United States.
In witness whereof, have caused
tho seal of the Post Office Depart.
H.. 5. tnent to be hereto affixed with my
signature the day and year FRS,
above written.
ALEX. W. RANDALL,
Postmaster General.
I hereby approve the foregoing convention
and in testimony thereof I have
H.. S caused the seal of tho United State
~ ' ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President:
WILLIAM II, SEWARD,
Secretary Of State,
WAsnIsGroS, November IL, 1867.