Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-29

and the General Pest.Offic- Of the Meth.
erlands.
The undersigned, being ,nereuuto duly az
have agreed upon the following Article, for
the ameiioration OF the postal service bet we-a
the Unit States Of America and the h ing 10 a
OF the Netherlands:
ARTICLE l. There shall be an exchange OF
correspoIdenee between the United Stats Of
America and he Kingdom OF the Netherlands by
mems OF tnelr respeoti Se Post DspartNe nts, and
tbis correspondence shall EN- BRACE. Letters,
ordinary and registered. 2. Newspapers, JoS-
packets, prints OF all kinds comprising IN ip4,
plans, ensraSIngs. drawings, photograph.
luncRraphs, and all other ike produ ri Jns OF
mechanical processes, sheets OF music, et:..) }
aud patterns or samples OF merchandiSe. H.
elud.DG grams and seeds. Aad such CO. res DE-
dence may be ex hanged, wheihsr origIna o. 2
ia eI'her OF SAID counir aI destined for ne
ether, or originating IL or destined for fOr-igu
countries, 10 which Ghess may respectively
&C. rs mter nediarie<.
AgTICLE ii. Tue offices for tue sxch ,ngs of
mails shall he on the part Of he Uni.sG States:
!. New YORK. 2. Boston. On me part OF the
Netherlands: Tue travelling office :. Moeriyk.
Eacn Post u partment msy at any time. s.t.r
nCtcs 10 the other. discontinue si ler OF the
ofdces OF exchaDg- on its side, always leaving
Que office; aud we two Offices, by agrsemsat
may At any time establish additional Offices Of
exchange.
AkTiCLK Ill. Eaen oni.e shall make its o xn
arrah -sments Tor TIE despatch OF its mails u
ths other Office by re- mar lines OF eommuni "a
iiop, and shalt atitS wn cost pay the ex pen "a
o! such intermediate transportation. Il Is ais !,
agreed that the cost of intern ational oeeac aud
respective 1rontiers shall be first defrayed by
that one OF the two departments which shall
have obtained from tue IN termedi triss the N DIT
favorably pecunssry terms for such convey
aBc-: aud any amount so advanced by ons fIr
account of the ether shall he promptly N.
burssd.
ARTICLE ~. Tne standard weigh: for ths
single rate OF International post ige, and rule
of progression, shall bel. For letters, 10
grainmes. >. For ali other correspondence.
mentioned IN the second paragraph OF the ii =
artc Q, that wbicn the despa chiaG office shan
adept tor the mails whica it despatc hes to Ins
other. adapted TO tbs Con sentence an b habits of
lis interior administration. But each Oil ce
shall give notice 10 he other Of the sLaudtra
weight i, adopts. and of any subseQ usut change
thereof. The rnie OF prog ressiou snaii al wavs
Be an additional single rate for each addiuoaai
standard weight, or fraction thereof. Toe
weight stated oy the despa.ching ofi % sb al
always b. accepted except IN case OF manifest
mistake.
ARTICLE V. The single rate of postage ON
the direct correspondence exchanged bet wen
the TIVE administrations. su oject 10 the reserve
mentioned In Article VIII. snail be a. follows:
!. On letters from the United States, Is ceats.
(U. Sd =. TN letters from the Netherlands, ~
cents Dutch 3. On all other CORES pondenc CO
mentioned in the second paragraph of the first
article, the raIe shall be, for the mails de-
spatched, that which the despatch,ng Office
sh@ll atopt, adapted 10 the convenience aad
nahifs Of its interior administrchon. Bnt each
Cffice shall give notice 70 the Other OF the ra's
II adopts, And OF aay subsequent change tnece-
Of.
ARTICLE VI. Whenever n regular line of
steam comm n unicauon, acceptable 20 the two
ofiices, may BE- employed directly bet tween any
rort OF the Cuited States aRG any port Of tue
North Of Europe at such rates that the entire
cost OF transportation between the two from
tiers shall nos exceed for each single letter
cents (U. : and for each kilogram OF other
correspondence 10 cents (Jl. S.) IN that case IL
n sgrved Ihat the International single letter
rate OF postage by such liEe shall be reduced TO
10 cents a.. S. from the UnssBA sStases and s5
ceEts {Durch) from the Netherlands. And tn
two omces shall BY common accord nx the
time when this reoretion shall take effect.
ARTICLE VII. The prepayment OF postage
on ordinary letters shall be optional, subIsct to
the conditions In Articis Viii. mentioned, bu,
ponc eDce mentioned in paragraph the second
Of the first article. IL shall be obligatory.
3 ARTICLE VIII. If. however, the postage on
any correspondence snall be prepaid insufi:i-
enlIy, 10 shall nevertheless be for warded 10 is
destination, charged with the DE- dcient pos :age.
adding full amounts instead OF fractions OF
cent (U. 81 or cents (Dutca) Upon tae de-
livery OF any unpaid or sufficiently pad let
Ter, or of any other In sufficiently pad cores
yondence, there shall ne levied \ nne In the
Chied States not exceeding cents (U. }, in
the Netherlands not exceeding 10 cents (Dut N J
This fine and also the deficient postage on All
ether correspondence than letters, shall not
enter into the accounts bet Veen the two Offices,
but shall be retained 10 the use Of the collect
AETICLE TX. Registered correspondence
shall, in addition & the POSTAGE be subject 10 u
regisser.iee. not exceeding 10 cents ~. y; in
the United States, aud not exceeding IS cents
tDutch) In the Netherlands; and this fes shall
be always prepaid. -
ARTICLE X. Any correspondence may BE-
registered, as well int ernartonal correspon-
cence a. that originating in or destiEea for
oth er countries to which these two administra-
tions may respectively serve as Intermediates
in either direction tor the transmission OF such
registered articles. Each department shall
notify the othsr of the countries to which it
may u us serve as Intermediary -H.a.
ARrICLB Xl. Accounts between the two ON
ees shall be regulated on the following basis
Prom the total amount Of postases and register
ices collected by each Office on letters, added to
| ieter-fees on otnsr CORES pondsncs which it
| despatches. the deepatching office shall deduct
| the amount required At the agreed rate for the
/ two iron tiers; and the amount OF the two Net
| sums shall be divided between the two Offices
\ N the proportion OF three-nfths 70 the United
! States once and two-fifths 70 the office Of the
ARrIcLH XII. The correspondence men.
| toned In the second paragraph Of the first art-
! be established BY the despatching Office, bas
4 always including .tne following Fret. N o
! packet sbsu contain anything which shall b.
muntca,,on wnsieyer. escept 70 STATE from
VI hem or TO whom the packets sent the num-
bers and the prices placed upon patterns or sam.
Il mefCnau01se.
4 exceed two feet in length, or one foot in any
other dimen or the equivalent in Dutcn
mes surement. Third Neither office shall b
1 bound to deliver any article the importation o!
l which may be prohibited by the laws or regu-
/ lauons Of the country Of destination. Fourth.
l SO long as any customs or stamp duty may be
4 chaygesbls ON any ARTICLES exchanged in the
mails such duty may Be levied for tho use oi
| the customs or STAMP revenue. Fun. Excep'
/ a. above NO charge whatever, otherwise than
10 herein expressly provided, shall 60 levied ol
1 collected ON the correspondence exchanged.
1 ARTlCLs XIII. TAe two post Department.
shall establish, BY agreement. ana IN con.
! foImify with the arrangements IN force at the
4 time, the conditions upon which the two
| ofices may respectively exchange, In open
4 mails, the csrrespondenee originating in. OF
| destined 20, the other fcreign countries &
\ which tAey may irecIpfocsliy serve As inter.
| mediarfee. 1t IL always understood, however
| that such correspondence shall only b'
| charged with the rate applicable TO dfrec
| International correspondence, augmented By
the postage dus to foreign countries. and BY
any other tax for exterior service. s-..- Z
AxIlcLE XIV. Zach once sccords TO tn
I other the privilege Of transit Of closed mails
| exchanged, in either airec ton, between the
latter and any country 20 which the other may
\ s<rys a. an intermediary, by its usual means o
mail TRANSPORTATION. whether on sea or land
| SucA territorial transit ahall be reciprocaily
| free q expense. For such Tausit by sea tn
| United states once shall receive as follows
! ]. For ususit across the waters OF the Atlantic
| Ocea n, On between rhe two frontiers BY sea; "a
Eor lettefs 9 cents (U. S.) per single lette