The national Republican., 1869-02-03
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Pest OMse Of the Usitsa states Of
America and the General Post. once
OF the United Kfngdom OF Great
Britain and Ireland.
The General Post Office Of the United
: States Of America and the General Post
y Once Of the United Kingdom Of Great Brit
ain and Ireland, being desirous Of rcgulat-
ing, by means Of q new Convention, the
Communication by post between tho two
countries, the undersigned, duly authorized
for that purpose by their respective govern
ments, have agreed upon the following artl-
cles;
ARTICLE I. There shall be an exchange
Of correspondence between the United States
Of America and the United Kingdom Of
Great Britain and ireland, az we'll for let
ters, newspapers, book packets, and patterns
or samples Of merchandise, originating In
the United States or In the United Kingdom,
as for articles Of the same nature originating
In or destined for the countries or colonies,
the correspondence Of which is forwarded
through the United States or through the
United Kingdom.
ARTICLE II. Each Office shall mako its own
arrangements for the despatch OF malls TO
the other office by well-appolnted ships, sail
ing on stated days, and shall at its own cost
remuneratc the owners Of such ships for the
conveyance Of the malls.
ARTICLE III. Tho postage on single In
ternatlonal letter shall not exceed twelve
cents in the United States, or siIpenee In the
United Kingdom, and the authorized weight
Of single letter shall bo fftecn grammes
(by the metrical scale) In the United States
and half an ounce In the United Kingdom.
For other than single letters the. same
charge shall be made for every additional
flftecn grammes, or half IN ounce, or ffac-
tion thereof.
ARTICLE ". Every international letter In
tlty ,,ald t,,.1
In the United States from the United King
dom, shall, In addition to the deficient post
age, be subject to q fine Of ave cents, such
fine to be retained by the United States Post
Office; and every international letter INSULT
GENTLY paid, or wholly unpaid, received In
the United Kingdom from the United States
shall, In addition to the deficient postage, be
subject TO a fine, the amount Of which shall
be fixed and retained by the British Post
Office.
ARTICLE V. International newspapers,
book packets Qncluding printed papers Of all
kinds, maps, plans, prints, engrayings, draw
ings, photographs, lithographs, sheets Of
music, and so forth, )and patterns and samples
Of merchandise (including seeds and grain,)
shall be transmissible by either Office at such
charges (not less than three pence In the
United Kingdom or six cents In the United
States per four ounces on book packets and
patterns or samples Of merchandise and
under such regulations as the despatching
office may from time TO time lay down.
These regulations, however, shall include
the following:
1st. The postage shall be fully prepaid.
Cd. No book packet may contain anything
which Is scaled or otherwise closed against
inspection, nor must there be any letter, nor
any communication Of the nature OF letter,
whether separate or otherwise, unless the
whole Of such letter or communication he
printed. But entries merely stating FROM
whom, or to whom, the packet Is sent, shall
not be regarded US letter.
4 Sd. No book packet must exceed two feet
In length, or one foot In width or depth.
4th. Neither office shall be bound to de-
liver printed papers the importation Of which
may be prohibited by the laws or regulations
of the country to which they are transmitted.
chargeable In the United States on the i'm
portation from the United Kingdom Of any
Of the articles enumerated above, such Gus
toms duty shall be leviable In the United
States, and the proceeds shall accrue TO the
United States Treasury.
9th. Except as above, no charge whatever
shall be levied In the country In which inter.
national newspapers, book-packets, and pat
terms or samples Of merchandise are deliy'
cred.
ARTICLE vi. The postage collected in the
two countries on international letters, news
papers, book packets, and patterns or sam
ples OF merchandise, together with the fee,
for registration, (but exclusive Of fines fol
unpaid or insuficiently paid letters shal
be equally divided between the two offices.
That portion Of the postage Of transit let
tiers, transit newspapers, book-packets, and
patterns or samples Of merchandise which
represents the charge for the sea conveyance
between the United Kingdom and the United
States shall belong wholly to the despatchine
office.
For the purposes Of this article the charg,
for the sea conveyance Of letters across tn,
Atlantic shall be computed on the basis o.
four pence, or eight cents, per single lettel
rate, and the charge for the sea conveyauc,
across the Atlantic Of newspapers, book
packets, and patterns or samples Of mer
chandise shall be computed at three penc,
per pound or twelve cents per kilogramme.
ARTICLE VII. The United States Post
Office may deliver to the British Post-0fiic,
letters or other postal packets which hay,
been registered, addressed to the United
Kingdom. Reciprocally, the British Post
Office may deliver to the United States Post
Office registered letters or other postal pack
cts which have been registered, addressed Il
the United States.
The postage OF registered letters and 81
forth shall always be paid In advance.
In addition to this postage, there shall alst
be charged a registration fee, the amour
of which shall be fixed by the despatchinl
office.
p ARTICLE VIII. The United States Post
Office may further deliver to the Britisl
Post-Ofiice registered letters and SO forth
addressed to those countries or colonies I,
which registered letters can be sent from tn
United Kingdom.
The United States Post Office shall accoun
to the British Post-0fice Tin addition to tn
postage due to the British Post Ofice) 70
such sum as shall be chargeable to the In
habltants Of the United Kingdom for tn
registration from the United Kingdom O
every registered letter and so forth addresse
to the countries or colonies above mentioned
On It's side the British Post-Office may dc
liver to the United States Post Office regis
tered letters and so forth addressed to thos
n countries to which registered letters can b
sent from the United States.
The British Post-Office shall account I
the United States POST Office Tin addition I
the postage due to the United States Post
Onice) for such sum as shall be chargeabl
to the inhabitants of the United States 70
the registration from the United States c
every registered letter and so forth addresse
TO the countries above mentioned.
ARTICLE TX. The British Post-Office on
cages to grant the transit through the Unite
Kingdom, as we'll as the conveyance b
British mail packets, Of the closed mail
which the United States Post Office may e,
change, in either direction, with the pos
offices Of the United States Possessions, @
of foreign countries, and the United State
Post-0fice engages to grant the trans
through the United States, as well as the col
yeyance by United States mail packets, {
II the closed mails which the British Post -offiC
may exchange In either direction with III
post-ofiices Of British Possessions, or OF fo
eign countries.
The country which sends or receive
closed mails through the other shall rcndt
an account Of the letters, newspapers, bool
packets, and patterns contained In sue
closed malls.
- ARTICLE X. The rates Of postage to /
mutually paid for the territorial transit IN
Guiding Inc passage Of the English Channel
of ali lettogs sent from one country to II
other for transmission to places beyond,
closed mails, shall be one half the ordinar
inland rates new charged In the two coul
tries respectively, viz. for transit throug
the United States, one half Of three cen
ner single letter, and for ,transit throug
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