Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-21


ATticIes aoeea sP0n betrs<i. ne General Post.
C1tfee Gt ne United Std'es Of Amertea a,d N,
GeRerui Pcst-Cffce Of PrassIa, for t,s reei,-
ToeGt heeeiPt and D-liUery Of letters ana
fdeSas; IN e,osed Ao,ts, TO Be cOsc, yed tsroaya
EnStGHd tsder pt> sta Article al IN, posfrS
Ireay oet,ceen ne CHif>d States and GRO
BTttGin' q TIE l5th DeceE,CeT, lois ana tlrosyA
hsts,sn cs 'eeR IN rirt1e J a Consention be.
tHeeR Frvss,d and BeiciHrl as bstyeea L,~.nf
Britain and Belgt1m tAe Be.ef of tke Larsy
en'ptry N tkss Respect 70 0s Esitsd states
- EUtue ~ me atoresatd Postal Treaty Of I5tk
neesaosr, .sie, IA igrssaaes Of and und.r
ne Authorty ADORE cited, sAe fefIosfa5 D,t,iIs
tor saeA csssed kGtls betreea tie Tntfsd Stut1S
and PrusSa are hereby sgTeed upon, rix--
AETIoLs j. The post-ofnces Of New York
ana Boston shall be the United States ofises of
EXCHANGE and Aachei (Aix-la-C ChspeII-) shan
De the Prassian ONCE Of exchanee of all closed
mails between the two countries by meaEs OF
the American and Enslfsh, and the Eneiisa
and Belgian mail lines Additional OF dIffs--
ent Offices OF exchange may hereafter be Sc
lected N either or both countries by mutva
agreement 9f The two Po~ Administrations.
ARTICLE III. Tue International cDrrespOnd-
ence, as hereinafter stated. between the United
Ssaies, or 10 Terrirories, and Prussia tnciu-
ding All the states now belonging 10. OF which
may hereafter Iom the German Austrian Pos
TAI Y mon, will be subject to the following nos
tai charges, viZ--The United States postage on
each letter or packet not exceeding half an
ounce IN wesh! will be cents. The Charge
sion In closed mails between the TWO cosntrles,
including sea and British and BeIgisn transit
postage, VIII be 20 cents. The Prussian post
age cents, or what - practically equivalent
thereto In Prussfen coin. 30 cents.
Upon eil letters originating and posted in one
country and deliverable in the other. these
rates of postage shall be combined into one
rate, OF which payment IN advance shali be
opuonA IN either country. IL shall not how
ever De permitted TO pay less than the waole
combined rate. If the letter is of the weight of
half an ounce o. under. the combined rate will
be 30 cents Above half an ounce anc not over
one ounce, 60 cents. Above one ouace, but
not exceeding two ounces. Sl.20. And the Dos
tage Will increase IN this scale of progression
70 Wit An additional 90 cents for each addi-
tonal ounce or fraction Of an ounce
ARTICLE III. The United States offices of
exchange. In charging postage due to the post
offices Of Prussia, shall uniformly make use of
weights having the American ounce for unit,
with ITS divisions into halt and quarter ounces:
and the PrGssian ofiices OF exchange, in char
ging the postage due TO the United States, shall
uniformly make use of weights having the
Prussian LOtt for unit, two Lo1 being con-
sidered equal 70 one ounce American.)
ARTICLE Nv. On all letters orig na ating and
Posed In other countries beyond the Unired
States and mailed To and deliverable in Prussia,
or IN any other OF the states forming the German
Postal mono originating and posted In coun.
tines beyond the states forming said German
Postal U Mon. and mailed to and deliverable in
tne tniteo = ates or Its Territories, the foreign
postage lother than that OF tn states belonging
10 NE German Austrian Postal Union and
cf1er than that of the United States) IS 70 be
l..
the two Post-O1ics Departments are mutually
TO furnish each other with lists, STATING the
foreign countries, or places in foreign countries
10 winch the foreign postage and the amount
thereof must be absolutely prepaid. or must be
left unpaid. And until such lists are duIy
iornlsned, neither country ls to mail 70 the
foreign countries beyond II, or foreign couu-
mail Is sent
ARTICLE V. Newspapers, not weighing more
N in sait ai< So1
mails, when the whole postage of SIX cents is
prepaid thereon at the mailing Office The
nearest practicable equivalent in Prussian
coin, per nevspaper,-the Prussian Office to
account TO Belgium for its transit postage
thereon. when the newspaper 4. sent in closed
mails from the United States; and the United
states charge Of postage Will be four cents per
newspaDer.-the United States 10 account with
traEslt postage Of two cents thereon, whether
the paper Is sent from or received IN the nited
States,) and for the belgian transit postage of
one cent each on all newspapers sent in said
closed mails from Prussia. The Prussian news
paper charge of two cents. and the American
charge OF four cents, is 70 be in all cases COL
lected Of the sender: and no newspaper shall
be admitted in such closed mails unless the
whole postage thereon shall have been pre-
paid. Two-rhirds of such newspaper postage
shah be credited TO the United States, and one
third TO Prussia, whether the same is collected
In Prussia or the United States. Said news
papers are TO be subject TO the laws and regu.
iations OF each country, respectively, in regard
10 tner liability 70 be rated with le ter postage
when containing written matter, or for any
other cause specified In said laws and regula.
hens They must De sent in narrow bands,
open al the sides or ends
ARTICLE vi. Tue Prussian Post Once is TO
account to the United STATES Post-Ofice IN re-
spect 10 all letter postages collected by Prussia
from the closed mails, as follows, VIZ On
mails sent from the United STATES. for each un-
paid letter weighing bali an ounce or less,
tweniy-three cents. And also on mails sent
Ounee or under twenty live cents. And, in ad.
GItlOn thereto, the PrussIan ONCE is 10 account
10 Belgium for It's transit rate on all letters
csived in said closed mails from the United
States. The UnHed States Poet.Ofhce, when IL
collects the postage on letters sent in said
closed mails, is To account TO the Prussian Post
United States, for each prepaid letter weighing
half an ounce or less, seven cents. And also on
mails sent from Prussia, for each unpaid letter
And % the n UU1,rd | States 0e Posii0t,cs ms cents !:
TO account 10 the British Post-Uf1ce for
British transit postage 81 the rate of nfty.
seven and one half cents per ounce when
the malls are conveyed by the British pac kets
across the Allan tie, and al the rate OF seventeen
and One-haf cents per ounce when conveyed
nv the United States packets across the Allan
TIC either direction; IN addition 70 which The
I nIed States Post Once is 10 account 10 the
British Post once for the Belgian transit post
age, AZ eight cents per ounce On all letters sent
in said closed mails frss. Prussia; thatis, when
ever, IN all the above cases, the BRUSH and
Belgian conyeyances are used.
ARTICLENlI. The United States engage that,
IN the event Of any future reduction by the
United States ana Great Britain OF the Atlantic
sea postage on closed mails, corresponding
reduction shall at the same time be made In
their charge against the PrussIan ONCE on ac-
count Of the Atlantic sea conveyance of letters
under this convention.
ARTICLE VIII. be rates OF postage, herein
agreed on, being based on the supposition that
four letters 10 the ounce will be ABOUT the aver
age number. IL 10 mutually stipulated and
sgreed, IN order 20 compensate 70 either parIy
the loss which mi ght be sustained in case the
average should be less than four TO the ounce,
that higher rates Of postages, sudicient 70 pre-
vent oes 70 either party, shall be established by
agreemen between the Post Departments Of the
TWO countries, as soon az practicable after the
accounts for q ingie year have been examined
and settled, and tnereupon such changes shall
Be made in the sixth article Of this convention
as shall be Just and equitable.
ARTICLE TX The closed mails will be made
mp AZ the once Of New York or Boston, IN the
United States respectively. - the conveyance
may be directed by the United states Post
Once from either Of said ports, TO Aix-la-
Cnapene, (Aachen, J IN Prussia, and AZ Aix.la-
Chapelle (Aachen) 70 New York or Boston, ac-
eorolng as the conveyance may De directed as
aforesaid.
ARrICLBX. Every mail between said otices
OF e1change IN the United States and In Prus.
sra shall be accompanied by letter ball spect.
fylng tne amount due 20 each once on each
class OF correspondence according 70 the mum.
Der OF letters. The receiving exchange ONCE
shall return oy next post 20 the mailing ex.
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