The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-11-04

collecting the same,
ARTICLE TX, Registered articles shall
in addition to the postage, DO subject 10
a register tes Of ten ceuts in toe United
States, and of so cenIimas III Belgium,
and this fee she'll always be prepaid,
Each office is at liberty 10 reduce this
fee for the mails il dispatches
Article X, Any correspondence may
be registered, not Gully Tor international
correspondence but also for the cores.
poudence originating ia or destined for
other countries 10 which these lwo ad
ministruions may respectively serve as
Intermediates FOR the transmission Of
such registered articles.
Each Department shall notily the oth :
Of tho countries TO whieh it may thGs
serve SIS Intermediary.
ARTICLE XI. Accounts between the
two Offices shall be fixed on the follow.
ing basis; from The tOlDl amount of in
ternUtional postage, aud registered fees,
collected in each country on letters. ad'
ded 10 the total amount Of prepaid post
ages and register fees on other articles
sent, the despatching Office shall deduct
the amount required at the agreed rate,
for the intermediate transit thereof be-
tween the two frontiers, and the amount
Of the two net sums shall DO equally
divided between the Two Offices.
ARTICLE XII. The correspondence
mentioned 10 the second paragraph Of
the first article shall be despatched un.
der regulations to be established by the
despatching Office; but these shall en-
brace the following;
l No packet shall contain anything
which shall be closed against inspection;
nor auy written communication whatever
except to state from who orlo whom the
packet is sent, and the numbers placed
upon the patterns or samples o mcrchun-
disc.
2 No packet may exceed two feet in
length. or one loot in any other dmen-
sion.
8 Neither office shall be bound TO
deliver Ony article the Importation Of
which mOy be prohibited by the laws or
regulations Of the country Of destination.
/ 4.iSo long as any customs duty is
cbargeable on any article sent to the
United States it may be Levied for the
,nse Of the customs.
8, Except ,ss above. 10 aharg6 What
esegS half tScoleeioSapths mails exr
l,e6e ga, othe rSise than herein exPressS
! II rosided. q
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!. ot he UniletS Stetsa and Of Belgium
I'sltaIl establish by agreement, and 10 cons
formiiy with tho Arrangements 10 force
at the time, the conditions upon which
the two Offices may exchange 10 open
mails the correspondence originating 10
or destined 10 other foreign countries to
which they may respectively servo 10
Intermediates,
II is, however always understood that
such correspondence shall only be char,
ged with the rate applicable to direct
international correspondence. augmented
BY the postage due to foreign countries
aud any other tax for exterior service.
ARTICLE XIV. Each Office accords TO
the other the privilege of transit of tie
closed malta exchanged 10 either direct
lou between the latter and intermediary,
by it's usual means Of mail Transports,
ton, whether on sec or land
For such transit on its part, the Uni.
ted States office shall receive as follows.
/. For transit across ito territory; for
letters ] cents PEI single letter rate; for
other articles ~ cents per kilogramms,
net weight.
For transit across tho waters Of
the Atlantic OcOsn: for letters cents
per single letter rate; for other articles
2 cents per kjlogramme, mel weight.
For such transit on is part the Office
of Belgium shall receive as follows;
For transit across its territory and tho
English Chennel;
|. For letters cenlimes per pingle
letter rate.
2. For other articles 40 confines per
kilogramme net weight.
ARTICLE XIV. .Fhs pestal accounts be-
tween the two Offices shall be stated
quarterly, transmitted as speedily as
practicable; aud the balance found due
shsii-be psid 10 tue creditor Office either
by exchange on London, or at the debt
or office, as tho creditor office may de.
sire.
The rule for the conversion of the mo-
ney Of the two counties shall be eslab-
lisbod by common agreement between
the two offices.
Article XVI. When in any United
States or Belgium port closed mail is
Transferred from one vessel to smother
without any expense to the office Of the
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