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

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sent in closed mails from Prussia, The
Prussiau newspaper chsrnge Of two cents
and the American charge Of four cents,
is 10 be in all cases collected OF the sen
der; snd no newspaper shall be admitted
! in such closed mails unless the whole
postage thereon shall have been pre-.
paid. Two thirds Of such newspaper
postage shall be credited TO the United
and one third to Prussia whether the
same is collected in Prussia or the Uni
ted States. Said newspapers are to be
sutj'ct to the laws and regulations Of
each country, respectively. in regard TO
their liability 10 he rated with latter pos ,
tsgr when containing written matter, or
for sDy other cause specified in said
laws and regulations They must be
sen, in narrow bands. open at the sides
or ends.
ARrEcLE VI. The Pru'sisa Post or
6cs i. to account to the UOi'ed States
Post Ofiicr in respect 10 all postNges
collected BY Prussia from tho closed
mars, "A IOllOWS, VIZ;
On mails sent from The United States,
for each unpaid letter weighing half an
ounce nr less, twNnty.three cents.
And also on mails @nr from Prussia,
for each prepaid letter of half an ounce
or under. twenty-five cents
And 10 add ton thereto, the PrusSiSn
oilire is to account to Belgium lof lis
tr,O'it rn,e on all letters received in
sail closed mails from he Uoitpd States.
The United States Post Office, when
it collects the posrag- on letters sent in
sid closed mails. it is to account to the
Ptussisn Pos Office @ follows VIZ;
On mails sent IRON the United States.
for each prepaid letter weighing half 40
ounce or less. seven cents
And also on mails sent from PRUSSIA.
Tor each unpaid letter Of half an ounce
or under. five cents.
And the United States Post OF is
to account to the British Post Office for
British transit postage at the rnre Of Ct.
iy.seven and Que half cents per ounce
wnen the mails are .Convpved BY the
British packets across The Atlantic, and
At the rate of seventeen and one half
cents per ounce when conveyed by the
United States packets across The Allan
tic in either direction; in al i'ion TO
which the United States Post OF q is 10
account 10 he British Post .Ofira for tho
BELGIAN transit po'tage. at eight cents
per ounce, on ell letters sent in said
closed mails from Erussi,; ina, is. when
ever. in all The above cases, the British
and Belgian conveyanCas are ussd.
ARTICLE VII The United States en-.
gage that. in the event ofaDy future re
duclion by the United Stsrss and Great
Britain Of the Atlantic sea postage. on
closed mails, corresponding reduction
shall dt the same TINA be made in their
chSrge against the Pfussian Office on
ACT ounl Of lhS Atlantic sea conveyance
Of letters under this convention.
ARTICLE VIII. The rates of postage,
herein 'greed on being based on the sup
position that four letters 10 the ounce
wi be about the avepge number, II is
mutually stipulated AMI agreed, in order
To compensate to either pnrly the los'
which might be sustained in case The
average should be less than four to the
ounce, that higher rates of poarageS. sui.
Gcient to prevent los' to either party,
shall be established by agreement he.
tween lhe Posl Departments OF the Two
countries, as soon rs practicable after
the accounts for single year hsvs heen
examined and settled, and thereupon
such changes shall be made 10 the sixth
article Of this convention as shall be
just and equi'FbIa.
ARTICLE TX The closed mails will b.
made up at the oific,s Of New York,
or Boston. in the United States, respect
lively. as III" conveyance may he direct.
ed nv The Uni'rd STATES Post 0firs from
either Of sni ports. To AK Ia Chapello,
{Aachen) in Prussi- and at Ax.a Chap
prlle (Aachen) to New York or BoSroo,
according as the conveyance may be di-
rect d as aforesaid.
AaricLs X Every mail brtweAn the
said Off IS Of exch 'ugs in tho United
States end in Pru',ia shall be accompa.
nierI by letter bill specifying 10 the
nnmher of letters, The receiving ex-
change Office shall return bV next post
TO the mailing exchange off an 40.
knowIedgement Of II, receipt Of said
mil Letter bills and acknowledge
ments shall be according to tho forms
anncxet, marked A and B
ARTICLE XI. If there should be NJ
letters or other corrSp Spondonce to send
at he usual period ior making up said
mail. from either Of he Offices Of ex.
change, blank lerler bill, showins that
lac, shall nevertheless DO sent to the
corresponding office.
A,.,,c,p XII Thu laitsr hiIIs ,p1