The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-11-04


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turn if any shall DO incurred Regis
tered articles 10 the second paragraph
Of the FIRST article mentioned shall also
be returned' other articles shall be left
to the disposition OF the receiving office.
Any postage not collected upon the cot.
respondenco returned, but which shall
have been charged against the recey-
ing Office, shall be deducted from the
account,
ARrcLr Xxx. In consideration Of the
concessions made by the United States
Post Department, It is agreed thorn re.
duclion Of 20 per cent shall DO made in
favor OF the United States Office from
the Cha;ga oS foxy ccatimes per kilo-
grammc cslablishcd ia article XIV Tor
the transit Of the articles mentioned in
the second paragraph OF the 6rst article
of this Convention, aud wbiIh shall be
despatched from The United States,
ARTICLE XXI From the lime this
Convention shall take effect, all former
Conventions between the two Offices
shall cease 10 be in forcC, except for the
purpose of closing the accounts Arising
hereunder.
This Convention shall take effect on
the e st day OF January next, 1t shall
continue 10 force unti cancelled by
agreement of the two Offices, or until one
year from the time when ciIher Office
shall have given notice to tho other of
its wish 10 torminao the same,
This Convention shall be subject to
the approval of the Postmaster General
of the United States and of the Minister
Of Public Works Of Belgium
Executed in duplicate at Brussels this
twcnty.frs, day Of August, in The year
of our Lord. one thousand eight hund
red and sixty seven.
[sEAll JOHN A, KAssoN,
Special Commissioner of tho
United States Post Office Department,
l. SEAL FASSIAUX,
Director General of Railroads Posts
and qclegrophs
PosT OFFECg DEPARTMENT
WAsnlNuroN. October !, 1867
Having examined and considered the
foregoing articles Of convention for tho
regulation Of the postal intercourse BIO.
tween the United States and Belgium,
which were agreed upon and signed in
duplicate at' Brussels on The Glsl day Of
August, 1867, by the Hon John A Kas.
son, Special Commissioner, &c, 90, on
behalf Of the Department, and Mr., Fas-
siaux, Director General Of Railroads,
Ppsls and Telegrpphs, on behalf Of the
Belgium Pest Departments, the same
are hereby ratified and approved, by
President Of tie U6i,od Ststes.'t ~
In witness whereof | have csused the
zeal Of tho Post Office Department 10 be
hereuuto affixed, with my signature the
day and yeOr first above written.
[seALl ALEX, W.. RANDALL,
Post Master General.
Il hereby approve tho foregoing con.
vonlior, and in testimony thereof, !
have caused the seal of the UniIed
States 10 be affixed,
sEAL1 ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President.
f. W. SEWARD, Acting Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
WASHINGTON, October 9th, 1867.
DETAILED REGULATIONS
Arranged between the Post Office Of the
Udiled States and the Post Office Of
Belgium. for the execution of the
Convention Of the twenty first day Of
August, one thousand eight hundred
and sixtynseveu. a.
Article /. The American exchange
Offices Of New York and Boston shall
each despatch mail for tho Belgium
exchange offices of Antwerp. Of 0slund
(lccel. aud of 0stend (rnvoling.)
The Belgium exchange Offices Of Ant
worp, Of 0slend (loOsl J and of osteud
(trayelIiug). sholl each despatch mail
10 the American exchange Offices of Now
York ard Boston.
Table A, hereto annexed, indicates
the correspondence to be distributed TO
each exchange office,
Arllcle IL. Each mail exchanged be
tween the respective Offices shall be ac-
ccmpauiod by letter bill showing the
hostages aud the charges of transit, the
fees, etc, accruing to each Office upon
the different kinds of correspondence.
The form OF this letter bill snail fol
low the models Bio aud Be, hereto
annexed, aud sbnll be consecutively
numbered by the dcspatching Office du-
ring each calendar year.
The receiving caice shall acknowledge |
its rcep, by the next despatch.
Article Ill, The exchange Offices shall
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