Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-22
OFFICIAL.


9 TTgfD DTrf-
s>Hts ef ne Epitsd States If Amsrica am r. fE.
NoTta 'lsTRdn I mon for tse As.eaorat,oa Of the
Postal S,Trlcs bett0sen he tpo C.Unfries.
ARTICLE L. There shall be an exchange of
AmerIca and the Norm German Un,o, h.
means OF tneir respective post departments: nd
tnfs correspondence snail embrace: Jst let,
.eis ORDINARY and registered. I'd. Newspapers,
oCOk-Paekets, prints OF all kinds. (comprisiug
maps, plans, eugrsvings, drawings photo
graphs, Autographs. and all other liz. nro
dueiions of mechanical processes, sheets of
music. &c.,) and patterns or sampIss q. mar
ehandIse, including erains ana se-ds And
sncn correspozdence may be ercaanyao
whether originating in either OF said couatI,p1
Has,inss , 10, me ether, or originating in
may re speetively srve as intermeailries .
ARTICLE III. The oficss Tor tae ex xchance of
states. Isf New York. sd Sostn, "a opo,sa por,i
land. 4th. Detroit jth. Ceicage (bl ON tn,
par OF the North German Union. IsS Asches
LAX La Cospelle,l I'd Bremen. Sd. Hamburg.
Tne t'Vo post departments may az any tir.e
dlseontinue either OF SAID Offices of exchange
or establish others by mutual consent
AkrlcLE III: zach Office shall make ITS own
ARRANGEMENTS for the despatch of lrs mstIs =,
the otner Office by regular lines of conmrni
cation; ana should At its own COST nav ,ha
-Ipenses OF sneh intermediate Transportation.
Tne TWO OTfces, however, mutuaiIy arras
tnat. IN makidg contracts for the dssnatrh nj
mails from American ports. or from Europsan
pOf's- nose steamers and lines should aly4ys
lN arsS
OF postage, by which the m ails despatched snail
earliest arrive at their destination: ami xheu
lne speed Is substantially the same, tRst the
most favorable pecuniary Conditions shonId
h. preferred. IL Is also agreed that the c,st ot
inter- ional ocean territorial TRANSIT Of the
closed mails between the respective lroutiers
snail be nrst betrayed by that one of tb- tUo
departments whiIh sosll have obtained from
tue Intermediates the most fayorahIa No
cuniary terms for such conveyancs: apd any
.,n ahouhs so sdvanced oy one for account OF the
VI " fr,hr
ARTICLE ~. The standard weigh. for the
n Angle rae OF international postage, aud rule
OF PROGRESSION. shall be:-lst For letters, Is
erammes. I'd. For all other CORRESPONDENCE
mentioned in paragraph two of the FIRST
nucIe, mat which the despatchng office shall
a1opt ior the mails which 1T dispatches to the
otner, adapted TO the convenience and Ia bits of
lis interior administration. But eacn offica
snall give notice 10 the other of the Standard
wrlgnl IL adopts, and OF any subseq uenr change
The rule OF progression shall always bs an
additional single rate for each additional stand
ard weight or traction thereof. The weight
ssated oy the oesp3tching ONCE shslI ALWAYS
oe accepted, except IN case of m anItest mistake
Ii Us, however, understood that so lcny as the
herman once employs the 10 h as its standard
lOr tne single weight of letters which IL dss
patches, 1t shall also be accepted by the limited
States ONCE as the equivalent OF Is grammrs
IN spect TO the mails winch IL receives from
the German Office.
ARTICLE v. The siugIe rate of postsvs On
the direct correspondence exchanged between
Inc TWO ADMINISTRATORS shall ne Is follows:
IL. ~, un k letters from the United S,ates via di-
CONDITIONED that ire rate in ; uc d case sha
Not exceed rve cerIs for single letter rate ana
Ten cents per kICgram for oiher correspond
cnce. ten cents.
I'd. On letters from the North German Union
VIA sald direct line, (subJeet 10 same condition
four sIlber groschen-
3D. On letters from the United Statas via
England, fifteen cents.
itn. On letters from the N orth German Union
via England, six sIlher groschen.
SIN. Of the International letter postage via
England. the ocean single letter rate shall NOT
exceed eight cents, ner shall the English and
Belgian single letter transit rares exceed one
cent each.
9Th. Ii is further agreed, that whenever any
other regular line of steam Communication,
acceptable 10 the two Ofices. may be employed
directly between any port Of tns United States
and any port Of the north of Europe a. such
rates that The entire cost OF transportation
between the two frontiers shall not exceed for
Fach single letter rate nye cents, and tor each
kIlogram OF o. her correspondence ten cents
IN tnat case the International single rate of
letter postage by such line shall be reduced 10
ten cents.
7th On all Other correspondence mentioned
in paragraph two of he first article, the rar.
snail BE-, for the mails despatched, that which
the despatcniPg Office shall adopt, adapted to
the con venIence and habits of its interior adj.
ministratiop- But each office snail give notice
10 the other OF the late IL adopts, and of any
subseQ uent change thereof.
ARTICLE VI Inc prepayment OF postage on
ordlnsry letters shall be optional, subject tue
conditions In Article VII, mentioned; but ON
registered letters, and on all other cerrespon-
enee mentioned in paragraph two OF the first
article, II shall be obligatory.
ARTICLE VII. II, however, the postage on
any correspondence shall be prepaid insult
hciently, ~ shall nevertheless De for warded TO
lie destination, but charged with the deficient
postage
Upon the delivery of any unpaid or nsuf-
hciently paid letter, OF OF any other Insult.
hciently paid correspondence, there shall be
leyIed in the United States fine not exceeding
nye cents, and in the North German Union an
additional charge not exceeding two silb.r
groschen. This fine, or additional charge. as
well ss the deficient postage on all other cor
rrspCndence than letters, shall not enter into
ne accounts between the two Offices, but shall
De- retained 10 the use of the collecting once.
ARTICLE VIII The correspondence men,
toned IN paragraph two OF the first article
established by the despatching once, but al
ways including the following
First No packet shall Contain anything
which shall be closed against ms ectio0, nor
any written communication whatever, except
TO state from whom and 10 whom the packrl 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 o her dimension.
Third Neither office SHALL b- bound 20 de-
liver any article the importation OF which
may be prohibited by the laws or regulations
of ths country Of destination
Fourth 30 long as any customs duty may
hr CnarKsaDle on any articles exchanged IN
the mails, such duty may be levied for the
of the customs
Ii l. further egreed. that except q small To-
cal carriers charge, $50 long as II shall exist
IN the rural districts Of North Germany no
charge whatever. otherwise than Is herein
expressly provided, shall be levied col
lec'ed on the letters and other correspondence
exchanged.
ARTICLE TX. AIRY correspondence may b.
registered, as well International correspon-
dence that originating in or destined for
other countries TO which these two admins
uations may respectively serve a. interme-
diaries for the lransmissi OF such registered
other OF the countries TO which II may thus
serve as Intermediary.
Each department snail use its best exertions
for the safe delivery, OF, when miscarried, for
me recovery Of any registered correspondence.
but - not responsible pecuniarily for the loss
OF any such correspondence
ARTICLE Y. REGISTERED correspondence shall.
IN additioa to the postage, be subject 70 re-
gIsration tee, not exceeding ten cents in the
United Ststes, and not exceeding two silber
gro<ehen In the North German Union, and
this fee shall be always prepaid.
A1rIcL. Xl. Accounts between the two OF.
hees shall be regulated on the following basis:
From the total amount Of postages and regis.
ter ices collected by each ONCE on letters, added
10 the the total amount Of prepaid postAgss
and register fees on other correspondence
which ~ dispatches the despafching once
shalt deduct the amount required, O. the
agreed rate, Tor the cost OF the intermediate
uansit thereof between the two frontiers, and
ArnOuut OF tUh uaf ANNA shalI