The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-04

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Postal Csnvsasiea between she
Unissa states a.a France.
Aytlelss agreed upon between M General Post
011es Of AS Unitsd States Of America, by
Jamn Csmpbei, Postmasfsr General, N
Vtrfss Of his constitutional Popsrs, and ne
General Post 0cIcs Of Franes, BY Count de
Sartigss, Xinisfsr Of NE Imperial Meissty
special Popsrs 10 tis Effect, 10 pii.--
ARTICLE I. There shall be an exchange Of
correspondence between the French Post
Once and the United States Post Once BY
the means Of communication and OF trans
portatlon hereinafter designated, TO witt
1st. By packets and other steam-vessels
performing regular service between the ports
Of France and the ports Of the United States.
ID. By United States mail packets plying
the ports Of Great Britain.
Sd. And, finally, BY British packets and
other British steam.vessels performing regu-
lar service between the ports Of Great Britain
and the ports Of the United States.
ARTICLE II. Tho French Post once shall
pay the expenses resulting from the trans.
portation between the United States and
FrAuco OF all mhub WHICH buhl DO trhns-
ported by packets and other steam-vessels
departing from or bound for France, except
those which shall DO brought TO Franco or
sent from France BY the United States mall
packets.
Tho French Post once shall pay, besides,
% follows:
LIST. The expenses resulting from the trans.
portatiou between France and England Of
all malls which shall be exchanged between
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way Of England.
"a. The transit charges duo to the British
Post Once for tho said mailss
Sd. And, finally, the expenses OF sea trans
portatlon duo 10 the Same ONCE for malls ex-
changed between the French Post Once and
the United States Post Once BY means Of
British packets and other British vessels
bound for or departing from tho ports Of
Great Britain.
On it's side the United States Post oflco
shall pay as follows:
1st. The expenses resulting from tho trans
portation between the United States and
France Of mails which shall be dispatched
from one Of the two countries TO the other
by the United States mail packets plying
between France and the United States.
"a. The expenses resulting from the trans.
portation between the United States and
Great Britain OF malls which shall DO eX-
changed between the French and United
States Post Offices BY means Of United
States mail packets plying between the ports
Of tho United States and the ports Of Great
Britain.
AaTIoLs III. The exchange Of correspond.
succ between the French and United States
Post Once Departments shall take place
through the following post Offices
On the side of France-l. Havrej Q. The
travelling office from Paris to Calais.
On the eide OF the United statos-l. New
York; .. Boston, 8. Philadelphia; 4. Ban
francisco.
independently OF the above designated
Offices OF exchange, others may DO established
by mutual understanding between the re-
spective Post Once Departments at any
other points In the territories OF the two
countries at which direct relations may here.
after be deemed necessary.
ARTICLE ". Tho relations between the
French and tho United States exchange
post Offices designated In tho preceding arti-
Gle shall DO established In the following man
nor;
with the New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
and Ban Francisco Offices, as well by the
packets and other steam-vessels plying be-
tween Hayre and New York as BY the Uni
ted States packets and the British packets
and other British steam-vessels plying be-
tween Southampton and New York, between
Liverpool and New York. and between Liv'
erpool and Boston.
2d. The travelling office from Paris to
Calais shall correspond with the New York,
Boston, Philadelphia and San Francisco
ofIices by the United States mall packets and
the British packets and other British steam.
vessels plying between Southampton aud
New York, and between Liverpool and Bos'
ARrroLs Correspondence Of all kinds
gedDbetween the French Post Ofice
and United States Post o flee shall be directed
conformably to Table A, annexed to the
present articles.
send ordinary letters, that Ia 10 say, unregis'
tered letters, either from France and Algeria
TO the United States and their territories, OF
from the United States and their territories
to France and Algeria, may, at their choice
leave the postage to DO paid by the person
addressed, or pay In advance the postage te
the place Of destination.
The postage to be levied 10 Franco and In
Algeria on letters for the United States and
their Territories, paid to destination, as wei
as on unpaid letters coming from the United
States and their Territories, shall DO estab
lIshed according to the weight Of each letter
at tho rate Of eighty centimes per sever
grammes and half, or fraction OF sever
grammes and half.
Reciprocally, the postage to DO levied II
the United States and In the Territories o
the United States on letters for France ant
ALGERIA paid to destination, as well as oil
unpaid letters coming from France and Al
geria, shall be established according to tn,
weight of each letter, at the rate Of ffteeI
cent? per American quarter ounce, or frac
tiou OF American quarter ounce.
ARTICLE VII. The rates OF postage to b
paid by the French Post Once to the Unite,
States Post Ohice, as well on prepaid letter
sent from France and Algeria for the Unite'
States as on unpaid letters sent to Franc
and Algeria from the United States, ar
nIsd as follows, Wis 49,
1. At the sum OF three cents per seve
grammes and half, or fraction OF seye
grammes and half, on each letter trans
ported between the French frontier and IN
American frontier at the expense or on &C
count OF tho French Post Office.
Q. At the sum Of nine cents per seye
Rrammes aud q half, or fraction OF seve
grammes and half, for each letter tram
ported between the American frontier an
the British frontier for or from France 0
the expense Of the United States Post 0fhc'
Q. And at the sum Of twelve cents pt
seven grammes and half, or fraction {
seyeu erammes aud half, for each lettt
transported between the American frontit
and the French frontier direct, or whe
touching only at ono intermediate Englis
mort without passing through England, {
Inc expense Of the United States.
As to the rates Of postage TO DO paid ?
the United States Post-Office to the Frenc
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