The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-11-25

in favor OF Prussia. il shall be psid by the
United States at Berlin; and If in fN.
vor Of the Uni ed States. it shall be paid
over hy PrusSia at Washing on. or to
the General Pos, Office at London, to
the credit Of the United States, as ths
Postmaster General Of the United States
Sh'll direct.
Article XIV. Dead letters shall be
returned alter the expiration Of n proper
period to effect heir delivery. according
TO the regulations OF each county, and
Ior the ama amounI Of postage orig,n'l
q charged bS.lhe sending office, which
shall be allowed 10 dischsrg, of the ac-
count Of the Office to which they were
sent. These returns OF postage ara to
be claimed ina bill made up aGrecahlv
to forms annexed, marked Il and F,
which is to accompany such dead let
ters Newsp pew which IRE refused or
which become dead 10 the post Offices OF
either country. aro not to ba returned.
ARnoE XIV Letters misdireolol or
mis'eOr, or which may require The pre-
payment Of postage shall be returned
without delay and credit taken in the
latter bill for the amOuut Of postage or.
iginally chArgrd upon them, Red rect
ed lcters shall be mutually returned by
the irst post, charged with the adli-
tional postage for such return and cred
is shall DO taken in the letter bill for
such postage as the receiving ofiiio has
been chafg-d with, with its share Of the
Od iitonal chlrge,
ARrlcLp XVI On all prepaid letters
the payment of tho postage shall be-
distinctly marked by stamping the word
Paid and the amounl of pos'a!e in
red ink on the upoerright hAni corner
Of the letter, and the stamp Of rhe ex,
change office sending the letter shalt in
every instance, be impressed on the fNcn
of the letter; and the stamp Of the cI
change clfice receiving tho letter shall
in every instance, be impressed on The
back of The same. 'Tne n,me Of the
ship by which the letters are received or
sent, or the words, "Am. Packet or
"Br Packet" as they are carried by the
one OF tho other, ShoI also be stamped
on the back of each letter so that the
amount Of credit 10 be allowed in tho
British Post Ofiics ijr dead letters re-
turne can he shown.
ARTICLE XVII, The UniteG Srutesex
change Off 'e !hsll upon each despatch
Of closed mail to Prussin. insert IN the
letter bill to the London Posi- Office by
the same ship, under The tenth article
Of the postal convention betweco the
United States and Gr,al Britain Of 10Th
December, 1913, tho weight of 'oters
sod number Of newspapers so Senr and
on receipt of each closed mail from
Prussia, shall insert in he acknowledge
ment Of the receipt Of the Brush mails
the weight of lelres and numboB Of
newspapers SO received 10 tho closed
mails from Prussia.
ARTTcLE XVIII. The United Slaiss
Post Office ia to take credit from the
British Post Office for all British transit
and sea postage charged on such letters
Transmitted in the United States anil
Pru sian closed mail, as have hscom"
dead, OF we're miSsent or misdrec ed 10
we'll as for The BeIglo transit postage
on such letters sent 10 said closed malls
from PRUSSIA; aud the Pru,sian off 0 ia
to lake credit Of the Bslpilu office for
the Belgian transit poStlg on'such letters
sent in said closed mails from the United
States.
Article XIX In case any change or
amendment in the provisions or This con-
Veniou shall BE- desired ny either party.
the same may he proposed By such par.
"; and when the de1ils thereof shall BE-
agreed to and approved by both pa'ties.
this convection shall b. considered as
changed or amended accordingly And
1t is sgreed that meGures shall he taken
to make such arrangements with Great
Britain and Belgium and such change |
in the provisions oflhis convention. IS
shall SuthoriE- tho sending u tho closed
mails before mentinned OIL hred rate |
per ounce, of perioi,a and other priu
ted mater (olher lban newspapers The
weight Of ths packages OF such prinoi
mater to b. limited 10 sixteen ounces.
ARTICLE Xxx Thi, agreement is to g, |
into eject in esch country at the aXp.
ration OF a month from lbe Iin that no
lics is received Of il. beng concluded.
ProOided The Bri'i.h transit postage or
charge on the closed mails sentuod-r It's
provision. shall have bsen reduced to ol7l
GEMS PER ounce by agreement b4IWun
Great Britain and Prussia; and it is to be
continued in force until annullsd by
mu'uil consent. or by either Post De
pTtment after Il Q expiration Of ono years
previous notice 70 tie other.
Ia testimony whereof, lhe heads of the
departments have anixeI Their names