Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-21

Addut0ndt Articles agreed upon between the General
POst-Ctfce Department Of the United States Of
America and the General Post. Office Of Prussia,
pToriding for the Registration If raIudble Letters
10 De conveyed IN the closed Mails Gettoeen the
United states and Prussia.
ARTICLE /. Letters, alleged to be valuable,
posted al any poet-ofice in the United States
or It's Territories, and addressed TO Prussia, or
any part or the German Austrian Postal
Union, or posted in Prussia or the German
Austrian Postal Union, and addressed to the
United States, and deliverable a. the respec.
tive exchange Offices OF New York, Boston,
and Aachen. (Aix-la-Chapelle,l 70 oe thence
conveyed by means OF the American and
English and the Engiish and Belgian mail
lines. shall be registered At the once OF mail
Ing, on the appllcation Of the person posting
chargeable thereon 10 destination, together with
q registration tee OF i've cents on each letter. be
prepaid al such mailing ONCE And preceded,
also, That such registration shall not be COM
pulsory, and shall not render the respective
Post-O1ic Departm ents Of the United States
or Prussia. or their revenues. liable for the
loss OF such letters or packets, or the contents
thereof.
ARTICLE IL. All such letters or packets
mailed In the interior of the United States or
Prussia, and the German Austrian Postal
Union, respectively, shall be received, regis
tered, and receipted for, as directed In the
general regulations issued in each country In
regard TO the registration Of valuable letters,
and shall be sent to the exchange Offices OF
New York and Boston, or Aachen, res pee.
lively, for the purpose OF being forwarded
thence by the nrst outgoing mail
ARTICLEIlI. The res pecti We change Off ces
of New York, Boston and Aachen all make
a separate letter bill for each registered letter,
or parcel of registered letters, originally mailed
At said exchange offices, or sent To them 10 be
forwarded, as prescribed by the regu lations
referred 10 in Article IL. ana shall enter therein
the name of the person addressed, the post
Office TO winch IL is TO be mailed for delivery,
and the rate Of postage for each letter. The
postmaster of said exchange Office will then
mail each such letter, or parcel Of letters, in a
separate package from the unregistered letters,
and seal each package after tying IL in the
usual manner. The letter bills of such regis.
tired letters shak not be enclosed in the pack
ages containing them; but shall be enclosed IN
addressed to the post tmas.er n Of he CORRESPOND. md
ing exchange Of Aachen, Boston, OF New York.
ARrIcLB lV. On receipt OF registered letters
for delivery or Distribution at either OF the re-.
New Yerk, the postmaster Of such receiving
once Will compare the letters with the BILL
aud endorse II "correct," II Il Is found 90. or
win note the error. If there be one, in the man
ner prescribed with regard to registered lettefs
received from an inland post-ofice. He
will then I'LL up the corresponding return bill,
noting upon It whether correct or Otherwise.
thereafter 70 the once Of mailing, New YORK,
Boston, or Aachen. as the case may be.)
ARTICLE ". Rsgistsrsd letters received At
u Aachan from New York or Doston, and
destined for an inland post once, shall be for.
WAroed in the sane manner - othof registered
orisn;lZ n11,sS a S,ssss Sss
Post Oaces shAll rsciprocally account 70 eaoA
othsr upsn each rsgisssred leebers - shall b
exchangeA between them. in the same manner
q pre11o>1 In tho postal con veunc1 signed
at Washingtn on the 17th Of July, and st Ber.
lin on the 2oh day Of August 1859; bat u
registration fee % We csnts shall ascrus 10 the
United Ssatss fat.Onice Dspaftment npon ail
Prussia, and TO IL Prussian Post-Omcs De.
partment upon all Sseissered lOtsers sent from
prussia 20 the United States
In witness whsreoG ths heads Of the dspart.
ments have adhxed thsir names and ssais o,
once to sneee presents, q the dstes set opposite
TO each, respectively. fIs5. .,ClF
lL.s] 1ANns CAMPBILL, ,
PostAaster. GeaereL
WAsurNefou, August 20. is6s
Isl Vou Dan HBYDr,
Ms Prussiaa xajesty's kiaister Of SsaSe
for Conneree and Pat4lc Works.
BnIN, october IA, 1862.