The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-23


The question OF the further reduction Of
the letter rates Of postage shall be copsld-
cred at the expiration Of twelve months
from tho commencement Of this convention.
!, AHTfcLn Nv. Every International letter
insuniciantly paid, or wholly unpaid, re-
oelvcd In the United States from the United
Kingdom, shall. In addition 10 the deficient
postage, be subject 10 hne OF 1--WE cents,
such fne 10 DO retained by the United States
Post Office; and every International letter In.
sufficiently paid, or wholly unpaid, received
In the United Kingdom from the United
States. shall, In addition TO the deficient
postage, BE- subject TO flno OF two pence, 70
30 retained by tho British Post ONCE.
ABrIcLs V. International newspapers,
book packets, (inoluding printed papers Of
all kinds, maps, plans, prints, engraylugs,
drawings, photographs, Autographs, sheets
OF music, and so forth,) aud patterns and
samplcs Of merchandise, (includlng seeds
and grain shall be transmissible by either
office, under such regulations as the de-
spatching Office may from time to time lay
down, and at tho following charges, viz!
For every newspaper, not exceeding four
ounces In weight, one penny 10 the Uni
ted Kingdom, and two cents 10 the United
States.
FOR BOOK PACKETS AND PATTERNS.
. FNhSh NV tANocunk hu OuuCc III Wtikuts
one penny In the United Kingdom and two
cents In the United States.
Dig When exceeding ono ounce and not ex-
cecdlng two ounces In weight, two pence In
the United Kingdom and four cents In the
United States.
When exceeding two ounces aud not ex-
ceeding four ounces In weight, three pence
In the United Kingdom and six cents In the
United States.
For packets exceeding four ounces In
weight, an additional rate Of three pence,
or six cents, for every four ounces or fraction
Of four ounces.
These regulations, however, shall include
the following,
LIST. Tho postage shall be fully prepaid.
I'd. No book packet may contain anything
which Is sealed or otherwise closed against
inspection, nor must there DO any letter, nor
any communication Of the nature Of let
ter, whether separate or otherwise, unless
the whole OF such letter or communication
be printed. But eptries merely stating from
whom or to whomthe packet is sent shall
not be regarded as letter.
Sd. No book packet must exceed two feet
In length, or one foot In width or depth.
4tb. Neither Office shall DO bound to de-
liver printed papers the Importation Of which
may be prohibited by the laws or regula-
lions OF the countryto which they are trans
mitted.
9Th. So long as any customs duty Is charge
able in the United States on the importa-
ton from the United Kingdom of any Of the
articles enumerated above, such customs
duty shall be leviable In the United States,
and the proceeds shall accrue TO the United
etates Treasury.
9th. Except as above, no charge whatever
shall be levied In the country In which inter-
national newspapers, book packets, and
patterns or samples OF merchandise arc de-
iivered.
ARTICLE vi. The postage collected In the
two countries on International letters, news
papers, book packets, and patterns or sam
pies Of merchandise, together with the fees
for registration, (but exclusive Of fines for
unpaid or insufiiclently paid letters,) shall
be equally divided between the two Offices.
And In making said division the two offices
shall account to each other for the following
rates per ounce or per pound, according TO
the weight In bulk Of each class OF interua-
tlonal correspondence.
1. The British Post Olice shall account to
the United States Post Office for twenty
eents an ounce on all paid intern tlonal letters
sent 10 tue United States, for twenty cents an
ounce on all unpaid international letters re-
ceived from the United States; for seven and
quarter cents per pound on international
newspapers sent to the United States; and
for sixteen cents per pound on International
book packets aud patterns sent to the Uni.
ted States.
.. The United States Post Office shall &c.
count to the British Post Office for twenty
cents an ounce on all paid international let
tiers sent to the United Kingdom; for twenty
cents an ounce on all unpaid international
letters received from the United Kingdom;
for eight and three quarter cents per pound
on International newspapers sent to the
United Kingdom; for sixteen cents per pound
on International book packets sent to the
United Kingdom; and for nineteen cents pei
pound on patterns sent to the United King.
dom.
ARTICLE VII. That portion of the postage
Of transit letters, transit newspapers, book
packets, and patterns or samples OF merchan.
disc which represents the charge for the sea
conveyance between the United Kingdom
and the United States, shall belong wholly
to the dcspatehlng Office.
For tho purposes of this article the charge
for the sea conveyance of letters in closed
mails across tho Atlantic shall be computed
attwenty cents per ounce for thirty grammes,
aud the charge for the sea conveyance across
the Atlantic Of newspapers, book packets,
and patterns or samples OF merchandise shall
be computed at three pence per pound OF
twelve cents per kllogramme.
ARTICLE VIII. The United States Post
Office may deliver to the British Post OflicC
letters % other postal packets, which have
been registered, addressed to the United
Kingdom. Reclprocally, the British Post
ONCE may deliver to the United States Post
Office registered letters, or other postal pack.
cts which have been registered, addressed to
the United States.
The postage of registered letters aud SC
forth shall always DO paid In advance.
In addition to this postage, there shall also
DO charged a registration fee, the amount
Of which shall be fixed by the despatching
office.
ARTIcLEI TX. The United States Post Office
may further deliver to the British Post Office
registered letters and so forth, addressed to
those countries or colonies to which regis
tered letters can be sent from the United
Kingdom.
The United States Post Office shall ac
count to the British Post Office, Tin addition
to the postage due to the British Post ONCE
for such sum as shall be chargeable to the
Inhabitants of the United Kingdom for the
registration from the United Kingdom Of
every registered letter and so forth addressed
othe countries or colonies above-me ntloned
On Its side, the British Post Office may de
liver to the United States Post Office regis
tered letters and so forth addressed to those
countries to which registered letters eau be
sent from the United States.
The British Post Office shall account tc
tho United States Post Onice Tin addition tc
the postage due to the United States Post
Ofce) for such sum as shall be chargeablt
to the Inhabitants of the United States fol
tho registration from the United States oil
every registered letter, and SO forth, ad'
dressed TO the countries aforementioned.
Article X. The British Post Office en-
cages to grant the transit through the United
Kingdom, as we'll as the conveyance by
British mail packets, OF the cloSed mail:
which the United States Post Office may ex
change, In either direction, with the posi-
offices Of the United States possessions or Of
foreign countriesj and the United States Post
Office engages to grant tho transit through
the United States, as we'll as the conveyance
by United States mail packets, of the closed
mails which the British Post Office may ex
change, In either direction, with the post
offices Of British possessions or Of foreign
countries.
The country which sends or receives closed
mails through the other shall render an &C,
count Of the letters, newspapers, boob
packets, and patterns contained In such
closed malls.
ARTICLE XT. The rates of postage to be
mutually paid for the territorial transit Tin,
GLIDING the passage Of the English Channel)
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