New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-07

governments, have agreed upon the follow
ing articles:
J ARTICLE I.
The single rate of letter postage on tn
direct correspondence exchanged betwee,
the two administrations, by closed mail, vi.
England, shall be as follows:
For letters from the United States. ter
cents.
For letters from Italy, fifty-tive centesimi
AND tor the sea conveyance of letters, il
closed mail, across the waters of the At
lantic Ocean, the United States Office shall
receive SIX cents per ounce or per thirty
grammes.
ARTICLE II
The conditions of articles FIVE and twelve
OF the convention agreed upon between the
Post Department of the United States OF
America and the Postal Administration OF
the Kingdom OF Italy, signed at Florence.
the eighth day OF November. A. d. eighteen
| n'nhed and slXty-seven, SO far rs they are
contrary to the preceding article, are re-
pealed.
ARTICLE III.
The present convention, which shall be
considered as additional to the convention
OF the eighth OF November, 1867 shall come
| INTO operation on the fifteenth day of Feb
ruary. one thousand eight hundred and
| seventy.
| Done in duplicate. and signed in Florence
the sixteenth day of January, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy. and in Wash
ington the eighth day of February, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy.
lsEAL.l JOHN A. J. CRESWELL.
| Postmaster General OF the United States.
BARBAVARA.
Director General
hereby approve the foregoing conven-
ton and in testimony thereof have caused
the seal OF the United States to be affixed.
SEAL L. S. GRANT
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.
Washington, February 8, 1870.
ADDITIONAL CONVENTION to the
convention for the regulation of the postal
intercourse between the United States OF
America and Belgium. 81 gned at Brussels
the twenty-tirst of August A. d. 1867.
An additional convention between the
General Post Office OF the United States of
America and the General Post Office of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land having established reduced charge of
SIX cents per ounce. or per thirty grammes,
for the sea conveyance across the Atlantic
OF letters sent in closed mails through the
lnlted Kingdom. the undersigned duly au-
thorized by their respective governments,
have agreed upon the following articles:
ARTICLE I.
The single rate of postage on the direct
correspondence exchanged between the
United States and Belgium shall be follows:
]. On prepaid letters from the United
States. ten cents.
=. On prepaid letters from Belgium. ffty
centimeS.
And. for the sea conveyance of letters, in
closed mails, across the waters of the At
lantic Ocean. the United States Office shall
receive SIX cents per ounce. or per thirty
grammes.
ARTICLE T..
The conditions of Articles and " of the
convention between the United States and
Belgium, signed in Brussels the twentv-frst
day OF August, IL the wear OF our Lord one |
thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven. So
f& as they are contrary TO the .eceding
article, are repealed.
ARTICLE IL.
The present convention. which shall he
cons:dered as additional to the convention |
OF the twenty-tirst of August. 1867 shall |
come INTO operation on the fifteenth day OF |
March, one thousand eight hundred and |
seventy.
Done in duplicate, and signed in Wash |
ington this first day of March one thousand |
eight hundred and seventy
tsEAL.l JOHN A. j. CRESWELL.
Postmaster General of the United States.
[sEAL. MAURICE DELFOSSE.
hereby approve the aforegoing conven-
ton. and. ii testimony thereof | have
caused the seal of the United States to be
affixed. L. S GRANT
[sEAL.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH. Secretary Of State.
Washington, March /, 1870.
Additional Convention to the Convention
GpDp~al ~, |
United States of America and the General
Post Office of the Netherlands, signed at
the Hague the twenty-siXth day of Sep
TENDER, in the year 1867.
An Additional Convention, between the
ieneral Post Office of the United States of
America and the General Post Office of the
nlted hlngdom of Greal Britain and Ire
ana, having established reduced charge
u SIX cents per ounce, or per thirty gram
mes, Tor the sea conveyance across the
Atlantic or letters sent i'll closed mails
Trough the United Kingdom the under
lgned, duly authorized by their respective
governments. have agreed upon the follow
ng articles:
ARTICLE 7,
The single rate of letter postage on the
!Irect correspondence exchanged between
he two administrations by closed mail. via
England, subject to the reserve mentioned
D Article Of the convention of the twenty
iXth day OF September 1867, shall be as
ollows: "'
l. On letters from the United States. ten
cnts, (U. s.
:. On letters from the Netherlands.
twenty-five cents, lDutch.)
And tor the sea conveyance of letters in
lOsed mails across the waters OF the A.
lntic Ocean. the United States Office shall
eceiTe SIX cents per ounce, or per thirty
ARTICLE II
The conditions of articles 5 and IA
tle convention between the genera! {
ostottice or the United States of America
nd the general postotfice of the Neither 6
nds, signed at the Hague the twentv-sixth :
'4y OF September. in the year 1867. so far as |
ley are contrary to the preceding article, S
re repealed. I
ARTICLE III.
The present convention which shall be T
,nstdtred as additional to the convention Il
tAe tWcnty-sixth of September, 1867. a
laA come into operation on the first day of 5
ebruaTy next. a
Done In duplicate. and signed at the >
ague the tenth day Of January, one thou
no eight hundred and seventy. and IN a
ashlngton the twenty-ninth day OF the p
me month. s
[SEMl JOHN A. j. CRESWELL. v
Postmaster General of the United States. | II
j. p. HOFSTEDE,
net Director of Posts of the Netherlands. | a
L hereby approve the aforegoinS conyen- Of
IN, and in testimony thereof | have | "
used the seal of the United States to be ! ii
liked. ii
SEAL. [. 5. GRANT, al
By the President: &c
HAMILTON FISH, OF
Secretary OF State. ii
" asLin otOn Japu ~, 1870.