Evening star., 1869-10-19
OFFICIAL.
Cenventisn fer the Reyelatisn Of the Postal
!nteressrse between the United States Of
America and BelRium.

Convention fer the ReyeIatisn Of the Ps.ta,
Interesarse betveea the United States Of
America and Beisi.m.
The Poet-Ofhce Departments Of the Uaited
States OF America and of Belgium. bstng de.
sirous TO regulate by Q new Conyentien the
postal intercourse between the two countries
the undersigned. being duly authorized by
ua one,s III, sesPscnve Noyernnents, have veagreed up
ARTICLE i. There shall Be an exchange of
eorIespon oenoe. by means Of their respective
foet departments, between the United States
OF America and Belgium. and this correspond /.
enee snail embrace. !. Letters, ordinary and
registered. 2. Newspapers, boob. packets.
prints OF all kinds, comprising maps, plans,
graphs, and all other like prod1 ctions Of me.
chanical processes. shee t. Of musio, etc. and
pate rms or samples Of merchandise, including
grains and seeds. And such correspondence
may be exchanged, whetAer originating in
either OF said countries and destined for the
other, or originating IN or destined for foreign
eouatries to which they may respectively
ARTICLE III. The offices for the exchange of
mails shall Be (a) on the part of the United
States l. New York. 2. Boston. 10y On the
lTravellinG Onice.l J. Ostead, flocal) The
two Post Departments nav at any time dis
continue either Of said Offices of exchange or
ARTICLE Ill. Each Office shall make Its own
arrangements for the despatch of its mails to
the other ONCE by regular lines OF comm unica.
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pense Of such intermediate transportation. 1t
IL also agreed that the cost Of internationa al
ocean and territorial transit OF the closed mails
between the ne fsSspes.vs fr0.s,srs shall be rst
which shah have obtained from the interme-
diaries the most favorable pecuniary terms for
such conveyance; and any amount 50 ad vanced
promptly reimbursed.
ARTICLB ". The standard weight for the
single rate OF postage and rate Of progression
ha tor
all other correspondence mentioned in the sec.
ond paragraph Of the first article, that which
each department shall adopt for the mails
the convenience and habits of its interior adj.
ministration. But each ONCE shall give no.
uce - the other Of the standard weight IL
adopts. and Of any subseq uent changes thereof
The rule Of progression snail always be an
additional single rate for each addltional
single weight or fraction thereof. The weight
stated BY the deepatching office shall always
De accepted, saving the case Of manifest mis-
take.
ARrIcLsV. The single rate Of postage on the
direct correspondence exchanged between the
United STATES and Belgium shall be as follows
!. On prepaid letters from the United States
IS cents. ?. On pre- paid letters from Belgium.
10 centimes. ) On all correspondence men.
Gle, the rate shall be, for the mails sent that
which the despatching officer shall adopt in
conformity with the convenience and habits
OF II: Interior administration. But each once
shall give notice to the other OF the rate II
ADOPTS, and OF any subsequent change thereof
ARTICLE VI. Whenever there shall be es.
tablished direct line OF steam communication
between the ports OF the United States and
OF Belgium, adapted 70 the regular transporta-
ton OF the mails between the two Countries
and acceptable to the two Departments, it is
applicable TO this route shall be reduced 10 no
cents In the United States and so centimes in
Belgium, Of which six cents 90 centimes shan
represent the maritime rate and for the other
m = m ,oA In 4 fhas
graph Of the first article the maritime rate IN
suen case shall be 10 cents $50 centimes) per
kilogramme. "a p
But this article shall not be carried into
effect until a time upon which the two Post
Departments shall hereafter agree.
ARTICLE VII. The prepayment Of postage
the condition in Article VIII. mentioned, but
on registered letters, and on all other CORES
popdence mentioned In the second paragraph
OF the hrst article. IL shall be compulsory
ARTICLE VIII. IT, however, the postage on
any article shall be prepaid insuficientiy II
shall nevertnele:s be forwarded to its destina-
ticn charged with the deficient postage. Upon
the delivery of any unpaid or insumciently
paid letter, or OF any other insuficiently paid
correspondence, there shall be levied a fine in
the United States Of five cents, IN Belgium of
30 eentimes. This fine, as well as the deficienl
postage on other articles than letters, shall no
enter into the accounts bet ween the two ofices
collecting the same.
ARTICLE TX. Registered articles shall, in ad.
ditIon TO the postage. be subject to register fee
Of ten Gems in the United States, and OF SO cen.
times in Belgium, and this fee shall always be
prepaid. Each ONCE is at liberty TO reduce this
Zee Tor the mails IL dispatches.
AsIIcL. x: Any cor.espondence may be re-
ence, but also for correspondence originating
In Or destined Tor other countries to which
these two administrations nay respectively
serve a. intermediates for the Transmission OF
such registered articles. Each Department
shall NOTIFY the other Of the countries 70 whish
II may thus serve as intermediary.
ARTICLE XII. Accounts between the o6ices
shall be fixed on the following basis from the
total amount Of international postages and
register fees, collected in each country on
letters, added TO the total amount of prepaid
postases and register fees on other articies
sent, the despatching once shall deduct the
amount required at the agreed rate, tor the
sn ne ,ss % sns nwo
shall be equally divided between the two
Offices
toned IN the second paragraph OF the first
article shall be despatched under regulations to
be established by the despatcning office; but
these shall embrace the following:
I No packet shall contain anything which
shall be closed against inspection; nor any
written communication whatever, except 10
state trem whom or TO whom the packet is sent,
snd me numbers placed upon The patterns or
2. No packet may exceed two fee: in length
or one foot in any other dimension.
article the importation OF which NAV be pro-
hibIted by the laws or regulations of the coun-
Try OF destination
4. So long as any customs duty is chargeabIe
on any article sent 10 the United States il may
be levied for the use Of the customs.
). Except a. above, no charge whatever shall
be collected on the mails exchanged, other wise
than herein expressly provided.
ARTICLE XIII. The Post Departments Of the
United States and OF Belgium shall establish
by agreement, and In conformity with the ar
rapgements in force at the time the conditions
upon which the two offices may exchange in
open mails the correspondence originating In
or destined TO other foreign countries to which
they may respectively serve as Intermediates.
IL 10, however, always understood that such
correspondence shall only b charged with ths
rate applicable TO direct international CORES.
pondence. augmented by the postage due TO
foreign countries and any other tax for exterior
service. r,arr ,.rr,..
ARTICLE XIV. Each once accords to the
other the privilege of transit Of the closed mails
exchanged in either direction between the latter
and any country 70 which tne former may
serve as intermediary. By its usual means OF
mail transportation, whether o. sea or land.
For such transit on its part, the United States
once shall receive as follows:
I. For transit across its territory: for letters
cents per single letter rate; for other articles
IL cents per kilogramme, net weight.
.. For 1ansH across the waters Of the AT.
laAtic Ociep: for leeters cents Per single letser
rate; for other articlesia cents per kalosramms.
ns H. ~ n.fs across tna -a.ars ~ IN. ap..tec