The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-12-02

/ aud tor each kliOsrhm OF OtneI CuITes-
dondence ten cents, ia that case the in
lerna,ional single rate of letter postage
By such line shall be reduced TO ten
cents.
7th. On all other correspondence
mentioned 10 paragraph Two Of the frBt
aIlicls, the rate shall be. for mails dos.
patched. that which the jespatching Of
Gee shall Odopl in conformity with tho
convenience and habits Of its inleri,r
administration. But each office shall
give notice to the other Of the rate it
il.adopts, and of any subsequent change
thFreof
ARrlcLR vi, The prepayment Of pos
tAA on ordinary letters shall be optional,
subsct to the oopliticn in article VIII
mentioned. but on registered lelIorS. and
on all other correspondence mentioned
in paragraph two Of the 6tst article 1t
shall be obligatory.
ARTICLE VII. If, however, the post.
age on anV correspondence shall be pre-
paid insuficienrly, it shall nevertheless
be forwarded 10 is destination, but
charged with the deficient postage.
Upon the delivery OF any unpaid or
insufIiceuty paid correspondence, there
shall be levied in the United States fine
not exceeding five cents, aud in the
North Germ N Uniou an additional
charge not exceeding Two siber grosch'
en-. This 6ne or additional charge, as
we'll as tho deficient postage on oil other
correspondence than letters, shall not
enler into tho accounts bstween the two
offices, bu, shall be retained 10 tue use
Of the collecting oGiice.
ARTICLE VIII, The correspondence
mentioned in p,ragraph two Of the first
article shall be despatched under regula>
tons to be established by the despatch
ing office. but always including the fol.
lOWng:-
First. No packst shall contain any.
thiog which shall bo closed against iu'
Spection, nor any written communica
tiOn whstever. except to state from
whom and 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 10 any other
dimension.
Third Neither Office shall bo bound
TO deliver any article the importation of
which may be prohibited by the laws OF
Of tie country Of destination
.ls.srEcurth.. Soslong as.e ans oeslalas dnlYN
maybe cbsrgsabie. oq any article eK-,
changed in the mails. such duty may be
levied for he use Of lbe customs.
lis further agreed, that except q mall
local carriers charge, ESQ long as itshal
exist 10 the rural distrcs Of North Ger
mOuy,) no charge whatever, orherFiss
than is iber,iu expressly provided. shall
he levied or collected on the letters and
other correspondence exchanged.
ARTICLE *, Any correspondence may
be registered, as web International cor
respoudeuce as that originating in or
destined for foreign countries to which
these two Administrations may respective
ly serve as Intermediates for the trans
mission Of such registered articles. Each
department shall notify the other OF the
countries to which it may thus serve as
inlermediary.
Each department shall use lis best ex
erlions for the sale delivery. or, when
miscarred, for the recovery Of any reg
iGeled correspondence, but is not rs-
spon.ible pscunioriIy Tor The loss Of any
such correspondence.
ARTICLE X. Registered correspond.
ence shall, in addition 10 the postage,
be subject TO register lee, not exceed
ing ten cents in the United States, and
DOT exceeding two silber groschen in the
North German Union, aud this fee
shall always be prepaid.
ARTICLE XII. Accounts between the
two Offices sha be regulated on The fol-
lowing basis From the total amount Of
postages. and register fees collected by
each office on letters, added 10 the total
amount ofzprepaid postages and'reUiSter
lees on other correspondence. which IL
dssp patches, the despaiching Office shall
dedua.the amount required, at. the ag
reed rate, for tho cost oil the iptermtdi-
ale transit thereof between the two from.
tiers, and the Omount Of The two net
sums shall be equally divided between
the Two offices
ARTICLE XII Pie two post depart
msnts shall establish by agreement, and
in conformity with with the arrange
ments n force at the time, the Condi.
lions upon which the two Offices may
respectively exchange 10 open mails the
correspondence originating in or destined
to other foreign countries to which they
may roCiprocaIly serve as intermOdiO
ries.
1t isalways UNDERSTOOD, however that