The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-09
CONVENTION

Congress.
CONVENTION
AGREED UPON.
Between the post departments of the Init,
States OF America and of the North Geyn.,,
Union for the amelioration Of the postal 50,
vice between the two Countries.
ARTICLE VII.
If, HOW ever the postage on any corresnona
ence shall be prepaid insufficiently it shall new
ertheless be forwarded to its destination hnt
charged with the deficient postage. WI
Upon the delivery of any unpaid or inSner
GENTLY paid correspondence, there shall be l,i
ed in the United States fire not exceeding frn
cents, and in the North German Union an adSi
tonal charge not exceeding two SLIDER groschen
This fine, or additional charge, well as the do
fcient postage on all other Correspondence than
letters, shall not enter into the accounts betwasn
the two offices, but shall lie retained to the uon
OF the collecting Office.
ARTICLE VIII.
The correspondence mentioned in paragranh
two OF the first article shall be despatched und.
regulation to be established by the despatrh;n
office, but always including the following:
First. No packet shall contain anything which
shall be closed against inspection, nor any writ
ten communication whatever, except to state
from whom ind to whom the packet is sent and
the number and price placed upon each pattern
| or sample of merchandise.
Second. No packet 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 he
prohibited by the laws or regulations of the
country of destination.
Fourth. 80 long as any customs duty may he
chargeable on any articles exchanged in tbe
mails, such duty may be levied for the use of tIe
customs.
It is further agreed, that except small rooo,
carriers charge, 20 long as it shall exist in tI
rural districts of North Germany no char,e
whatever, otherwise than is herein expressfv
provided, shall be levied or collected On the Isi
| tiers and other correspondence exchanged
ARTICLE TX
Amy correspondence may be registered, as well
| international correspondence that orginatinr
in destined for other countries to which tbrse
two administrations may respectively serve as in
| termediaries for the transmission of such regis
tered articles. Each department shall notify The
other of the countries to which it may thus serve
as Intermediary.
Each department shall. use its best exertin,,
for the safe delivery, Or when miscarried for the
recovery of any Registered corr espondence hut
is not reponsible pecuniarly for the loss of any
such correspondence.
ARTICLE x
Registered correspondence SHALL in addition TO
the postage, he subject to registration fee not
| exceeding ten cents in the United States and NOT
| exceeding two SLIDER groschen in the North Ger
| man Union, and this fee shall be always PREPAID
ARTICLE XII.
| Accounts between the two offices shall be req
ulated on the following basis: From the II Il
amount of hostages and register fees collected by
| each Office on letters added to the total amount
of prepaid hostages and register fees on other
CORES pondence which it depatches the Dies
| patching Office shall deduct the amount required
at the agreed rate for the cost of the intermed.
ate transit thereof between 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 establish by
! agreement, and in conformity with the arranpt-
ments in force at the time, the conditions upon
which the two Offices may respectively exchange
| i'll open mails the correspondence originating in
| or destined TO other foreign countries to- which
| they may reciprocally serve as Intermediates
1t Is always understood, however that such
| correspondence shall only be charged with the
| rate applicable to direct international cores
| pondence, augmented by the postage due to for
eign countries, and by any other tax for exterior
| service.
But the North German Office reserves the right
! to fix time, if necessary, when this rule shall
only apply to correspondence despatched from
the United States for such other countries unless
| the latter shall have accepted the same rule in
behalf of the correspondence despatched through
them by the North German office
ARTICLE XIII
Each Office grants to the other the privilege of
transit of the closed mails exchanged, in either
direction, between the latter and any country to
which the other may serve mediary, by its
usual means of mail transportation, whether on
sea or land, and the terms OF transit shall he
agreed upon when the exercise OF the privilege
is required.
ARTICLE XIV.
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 or at the 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.
ARTICLE XIV.
When, in any port of either country, closed
mail is transferred from one vessel 10 another
without any expense to the Office of the country
where the transfer is made, such transfer shall
not be subject to any postal charge by one office
against the other.
ARTICLE XVI
Official communications addressed from one
office to the other shall not be the occasion OF
any accounts between the two offices.
ARTICLE XVII
Letters wrongly sent or wrongly addressed, or
not deliverable for whatever cause, shall be re-
turned rs promptly as practicable to the origna'
ting office, at its expense, if any expeese Is IN
Cured. Registered correspondence of all kinds,
not deliverable for any cause, shall also be IT.
turned in like manner.
All other correspondence which cannot be de-
ivcred shall remain at the disposition Of the re-
ceiving office. Amy hostages uIon correspond,
ence returned which shall have been charged
against the office OF destination, shall DC us
charged from the account.
..-- ARTICLE XVIII.
In view of the possible desire of other German
states to avail themselves Of the advantage Of
postal association with the States now embraced
in the North German Union, it is further agreed
that the provisions OF this convention shall Dc
extended to and shall comprise them, whenever
such other States shall declare their desire to JON
for this purpose, and notice thereof shall have
been given to the United States Post Department
ARTICLE XIX.
The two offices shall, by mutual consent, es
tablish detailed regulations for carrying these ar
ticles into execution; and they may modify sueH
regulations in like manner, from time to time, a'
the eXigences OF the service may require.
ARTICLE Xxx.
From the time this convention shall take effect
all former conventions between the two offices
and between the United states Office the one
part, and on the other part, of Bremen AMI also
OF Hamburg, shall cease to be in force, except
for the settlement of accounts which shall have
previously accrued Hereunder.
This convention, being first approved, shall
take effect not later than the LIST day of january
next, and shall continue in force until cancelled
by mutual agreement, or otherwise, until one
year from the date when one Office shall have
given notice to the other of its desire to termln'
ate it.
Executed in duplicate at Berlin the twenty-frst
day of October, one thousand eight hundred ana
siXty-seven.
lsEAL.l JOHN A. KASSON,
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