Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-22

sRr,cLr XIII. Each ONCE grants TO the
ether the privilege Of transit OF the closed mans
exchangeu, in either direction, between the
lst:er and any other country to which the other
NAV serve as infefmediary, ov Its usual means
and tne terms OF transit shall be az reed upoa
when the exercise of tue privilege is required
ARTICLE XIV: The postal accounts between
tne two of1ces shall ba stated quarterty, and
transmitted ana verified as speedily as prac
tcaeiei and the balance found due snail he
paid TO the creditor offics, either oy exchange
on Lone on or at the debtor office, the creditor
office may desire.
The rate for the conversion OF the money of
'h- two countries shall be fixed by common
agreement between the two offices.
ARTICLE XIV. When in any port Of either
country closed mall is transferred from one
vessel to another without any expense to the
mee Oh tne country where the transfer Is made,
snch transfer shall NOT be subject to any postal
charge by one office against the Other.
ARTICLE XVI. Official communications ad-
dressed from one Office 10 the otner shall not
be the occasion Of any accounts between the
TWO Offices. -rF Il ..t =.
ARTICLE XVII. Letters wrongly sent, or
wrongly addressed, or not deliverable for
mating Office, at its expense, if any expense is
Incurred. Registered correspondence of ali
kinds, not deliverable for any cause shali
also be returned in like manner. All other
correspondence which cannot be delivered
hall remain at the disposition of the receiving
ONCE ANY postage upon CORE respOndence re.
turned when shall have been charged against
the ofhce of destination, shall be discharged
from the account
ARTICLE XVIII. In view OF the possible de.
sire OF other German States 70 avail them.
selves of the advantages Of postal association
with The States now embraced in the North
German Union, az Is further agreed that the
provisions OF this conven ion shall be ex,end-
ed 10 and shall com prise them, w heneyer such
o her STATES shall declare their desire to ioin
for this purpose, and notice thereof shall have
been given 10 the United STATES Post Depart
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ARTICLK XIX. The two Offices SHALL by nm
tual consent, esta olish detailed regulations for
carrying these articles into execution: and thew
Inoy modify such regulations, In ike manner,
from time 10 time, as the exigenCIes OF the ser.
vice may require.
ARTICLE XX. From the time this convention
shall take effect, ali former conventions be-
tween the two offices and between the United
States office on the one part, and, on the otner
part, Of Bremen and also OF Hamburg snail
cease 10 be in force, except ior the settlement
crued Hereunder.
This convention, being nrst approved, shall
take effect not later than the lst day of jan
uary next, and snail continue in force nnfil
cancelled by mutual agreement or otherwise.
until one year from the date when one Office
shall have given notice to the otner OF its de.
sire 10 terminate II.
Executed IN duplicate at Berlin the twenty.
first day OF October, one thousand eight hun.
dred and sixty-seven.
IsEAL.J JOHN A. kAssON.
C.
SEAL RICHARD v. PHILIPsBoGH
D1Teet6T-Generdt Of the Post Department.
Posi- OFFICE DsPARrMsNrD
Washington, Nov. L. I-67 (
Having examined aud considered the atore
going articles OF Convention for the ameI,o
ration of tne postal service between the United
States of America and the North German
Union, agreed upon and executed in du plicare
n Berlin the TIVE snty first day Of October, one
tnonsand eight hundred and stxty.seysa 90
Hon. John A. Kasson, Special Commissi,nep
&e, &C., on behalf Of this department. and by
Richard v. Philips0orn, Director Genera Of
Ine fost department Of the North German
mon, on behalf OF his department., u same
are by me hsr~oy ratified and appro we'd ty ard
with the advice and consent Of the President a
In witness whereof have caused the seal of
ID" Post Omce Department TO be affixed hereto
win my signature, the day and year first above
written.
(sEAL.l ALEX. w. RANDALL,
Postmaster Geperal
1 hereby approve the aforegoing Conventon,
ans in testimony thereof have caused the seal
vi The UEI.d States " be affixed.
By The President:
WILLIAM II. SEWARD,
Secretary of STATE.
WASHINGTON, November ~, 1867.
Regula hons for the Execution Of the Postal Con-
rsRt'OH agreed upon bet,ceen Tie Post Depart.
me"s ef tae United states and Of ue North Ger
In AZ cordance with Article XIX of the con-
yentioD, concluded between the United States
of America and the North German UaIon. on
the 2lst OF October. 1867, the post-ofices Of the
two countries have established the following
reenlatlons.-
SECTION /. Professionally, ard until other.
wise arranged, the Offices for the exchange Of
mails shall be, cn the side Of the United
]. New York 2 Boston. }. PHILADELPHIA.
L. Chicago On the side of the North Ger
man UuIon,-l. The Travelling Post Ufice
No. IL, between Cologne and Verviers. Z.
Bremen. 3. Hamburg.
The mails shall De exchanged-d. Between
the Travelling Post-Ofhce No; 10, Co.ogne.
Eerviers, and the post ofice OF New York, via
England and Belgium. b. Between Bremen
ana New York, Boston, Phiiadelphia, Chicago,
via direct line, Bremen, New York. Be-
tween Hamburg and New York, Boston, Phil
adelphia, Chicago, via direct line, Ham burg,
New York.
sEcTIoN IL. The sender Of registered letter
Is authorized TO demand, by a notice on ths ad-
dress, that the receipt, undersigned by the
receiver, should be oelive- ed TO him. ln this
csse, the subs cri bed receipt shall BE- returned
without delay TO the exchange Office whence
tue letter was despatched. There shall be no
fee levied for the delivery OF q receipt. The
receipt shall be printed IN nGerman ana Englisn
language, and shall be annexed 10 The letters
by the despatching exchange offce.
SECTIoN III. Patterns or samples of mer-
chandIse exceeding the weight of fifteen loihs
(eignt and three fourihs ounces) cannot be sent
weighing three lotns Zone and three fourths
ounces) or more, II containing articles subject
70 customs duty, instead of writings, documents
or obliga are, in ike manner, excluded
from the mails sent 20 the North German
UnIop.
SECTION ". Zach mail exchanged between
the respective Offices snail be accom- panied by
letter bill, showing the postages, fees, &C.,
and the charges Of transit accruing to eicn Of
nce upon the different kinds OF correspondence
The form Of TINS letter ball shall follow the
models A and X, hereto annexed, and they
shall be consecunvely numbered by the de-
spatching office during each calendar year.
The receiving once snail acknowledge the
receipt oy the next following despatch.
SECTION V. The exchange offices shall
divide the correspondence which they des patch
into q suitable number OF separate packages
according to the letter bill.
SEcTloN VI. When more than a single rate
Is haIgeable upon any letter or other article,
the number of rates To which IL Is subject shall
be indicated by the despatchIng office by q
figure in the upper left corner Of the address.
SECTION VII. All letters exchanged between
the Two of1ces shall indicate BY stamp, or
writing thereon, the oflice OF origin.
Correspondence fully paid TO destination
shall be stamped in the United States .sPaid
ALL" and in the North German Union .Franco