The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-30

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The foregoing Articles Of detailed Tseuia.
lions for carrying into execution the postal
convention Of 0lst August, 1857, bctwesn tho
United statss md Belgium, are hereby rati.
fsd and approved. r laP4.Hrs..L9. ..f
Witness my hand and the seal Of thu
Post once Department, this nftesnth day Of
January, A. d. 1868. lrr1r!l ar -.
TL.s.j ALEr. W. RANDALL,
Postmaster General.
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1d,,tsto,,oi lhra,i1, ao,ssf vpoe b,t,cs,r fAs
post. OS,es Dsprrtossrf AZ IN Unifed Stafss
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.aiss R.pssle p Bremen, r,eatiEing q.
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postn,sni W 10, Jor M rseiproeat heesip.
and Dsnssry 0 1sasn 70 o. eonseYsu " W.
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AsticLh =; Ine Pos. omco OF New Iork
snsh % tne unlted states once o. eicnange,
ana bremen tne omce OF eIenange OF tnst
nsPuonc 70, al nn"is ''an''n'''ep unu0r 'n mn
arrangemen.,
AnrIoLs II. The inteinational co5rsspon-
eence, conveyed etner " onIea otates OF
~ piemen s.eameS, - here,nhsscr stateo,
Des.Sen tne onh;co stAtes OF " Ier,,tonos,
Ana nremen, WI % s9olect 70 inc following
Postsgs cnarges, VA fostago on cAch iotter
OF pseket not exceeding DALI an ounce 10
NeiGnt, ~ csntsi above hait an ounce, and
not over one ounce, ~ cents; above one
ounce, but mot exceeding two ounces, 40
cents. And the postage VIII increase In THIS
scale OF progression, 70 wits ADDITIONAL 20
centA nor sach additional ounce, or traction
OF an ounce. ud - Won -, L'rr. 90 ~
Payment In advance shall be optional In
either country. IL shall moi, however, DO
permitted 70 pay less than the whole ratsi
and no account shall be taken OF the pre-
payment OF any traction OF that rate.
ARTICLE III. Al the States belonging TO
inc herman austrian Postal Union, respec-
lively, are 70 nave the advantage OF the rate
OF ten cents, established BY the preceding
article, (second,) whenever their postage to
And from Bremen, for letters 10 and from
the United states, shall Do reduced 70 the
uniform rste OF nye cents, or less On All
eorrespondense LOT or from. such q said
States = shall not 90 reduce their rates, the
charge oetween the United States and Bre-
men, BY either Of the two lines, will DO fifteen
cents the single rate. TN III
And optional prepayment, regular pro-
gressive scale, &C., upon the same principles
a. In Article ii shall be admitted and OBJ
served. H..
AHTfoLrlV. On all letters originating and
posted In other countries beyond tho United
States, and mailed to and deliverable In Bre-
msp, or originating and posted In countries
beyond Bremen, and mailed to ana deliyera-
bic In the United States, or is Territories,
the foreign postage (osher than that OF Bre-
men, and other than that Of the United
States) 10 TO Sc added 10 the postare stated
In Article III. or III, a. the case mar be.
Aud the two Post Office Departmental are
mutually 10 furnish each other with lists
stating the foreign countries, or places In
foreign countries, to which the foreign post
age, and the amount thereof, must be abso-
lutsly prepaid, or must be len unpaid. And
until such lists are duly furnished neither
country 70 mhii 70 tne otner any iostor
from foreign countries beyond 1t, or for for
eign countries beyond the country 10 which
the mall 10 sent.
ARTICLE " Newspaper not weighing
more than three ounces each may DO cent by
the United States and Bremen steamers
when the whole postage Of two cents Is pre-
paid thereon a. tne mailing onice. Tho
postage on pamphlets aud magazines, per
once, or fraction OF an ounce, shall DO one
cent, prepayment OF which shall likewise DO
required In both countries. Said newspa-
pers, pamphlets, aud magazines arc to be
subject 10 the laws and regulations OF each
country, respectively, In regard to their la
bllity to be rated with letter postage when
containing written matter, or for any other
cause specined In said laws and regulations.
Ihey must be sent 10 narrow bands, open at
the sides or ends.
ARTICLE vi. The postage for which the
United STATES and bremen post offices shall
reeiprocaliy account 70 each other upon let
tiers which shall DO exchanged between
them, shall DO established, letter by letter,
according TO the scales OF progression deter
mined BY the preceding second and third ar
ticles, as follows, viz The Bremen office
shall pay 70 the United states office for each
unpaid letter, weighing half an ounce or
less, originating In the United States and