The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-02-12
fORFICIAL-l
LAWS OF TaE UNITED STATES
Posed At fxs First Session Of tie Fosty-
frat Congress.
fOPFICIALI

reapondence shall embrAte--
lst. Lstte ordinary and r -yisfered
ID Newspaper, k-psckets, prints of al
kind, tcomprisi maIe. plans engrsvinvs
drawings, ph tgraih>. iiTh graz hs and all ..thei
like producticns mechanical pr. sheet
If music, &c J and patterns samples Ut ,,ier
chandise, inclutinx grains md resds
And such correspondence may b exchanged;
whether ori- mating in either oil SAID countrie.
Had destined Tor the D her, originating in oI
destined for foreign countries To which these ma,
respectively serve Intermediates.
AEIICLE ii The office, Tor the excLace OF
mails -hsil ie-
(a) on the part Of the United States.
lst- New Yoik.
I'd. Boston
Sd. Porrl,nd.
4th. EeIrit-
5th. Chicago.
tb) On he part of the North German Union:
lss- Asciien, iAlx la Chapeilel
I'd. Bremen
3d. Hamburg.
The two post Departments may At any time dis
continue either Of said Offices of exchange. or
establish other, by mutual consent
ARTICLS Ill. Each office shall make its own
arrangements for the de>parch Of lis mails to the
ether office by regu Inns of communication !;
and sh'uli az it, ,wn cost pay tie expense of
such intermediate ira sportatiUn-
The two affices. however mutually agree, that,
in making contracts for the d. sp.tch of mails
American ports, firm Eur-,pean ports,
those sfein-r- ami lines shuuli always be
ployei 50 + Consistent vii the rates of post
age. By sii en- the mtiis de patched shall e rliesi
arrive at their Destination: ani whe.. th-- speed
Is substantially The s,me, that the favorable
pecuniary conditions should be preferred. 1t is
also agreed that the cost Of national ocean
and territ Tisi transit + the Chased mails between
The respective from III all he first def ed by
that # the two ,i-partnre Is wh'eh hal iave
obtained from the int I9eiIaries the favor
able pecuniary terms FIR such conveyance; nd
ans amount advanced by for account of the
Ear hall. he liz rrtr rS.ff
ARTICLE " The standard weight for the sin
gle rate If international postage and rule Of pro-
erosion. shali be-
LIST, For letters. Is grammes.
ID. F,r all other correspondence mentioned in
paragraph tw'' of the fir.t article that which the
ie>pstciiing Office shall adopt FIR the mails ~kich
IL despa ches III ;ise other, adopted To the con-
venience and habits III its interior ad.ninistra-
ton But each offic- shall give notice to the
other of the standard weight il adopts, and If
any subsequent change thereof
The rule Of progression shall always he an ad-
ditionsl sing lie rate Tor each a'idit nal standard
weight or fraction thereof. The weight stated
oy the despatching Office sh,ll always be accepted,
except in of manifest mistake
II il, b w-ver understood that 50 long the
6Sfman ONCE esp!oys the 10 It's standard for
the single weight Of letters which il dispatches,
il shall ale, be accept-; ~ the United States
once Is the equivalent Of Is gIammes, in respect
to the mails which it receives from the German
,6Rce. /
ARIIcIK V. The single rate Of postage on the
direct correspondence exchanged between tie two
shall be rs follows.
LIST On letters from the United States va |
direct line Of steamers to Hamburg and Bremen, |
conditioned that the in such cases shall |
not exceed i've cents FIR single letter rare and |
ten cents por kiiogram for other correspondence
zen cenrs. |
ID On letters from the North German Union |
via said direct line. subject to same condiiion)
four silber gr,,schen.
3D. On letters from the United States via
England, fifteen cents
lth- On letters from the North German Union
via England, Elk riber grtschen.
5th- Of the international letter postage via
England, the ocean single letter rste shall not
exceed eight cents. shall the English and
Belgian single letter transit rates exceed one
cent each.
9th. 1t Is further agreed. that whenever any
,ther regular line of steam mmunication. &C
-eptsbie to the two ofices, may be employed
iirsctiy between any IT Of the United States
and aAy port of the north Of Eurupe at such
rates that the entire cost of transportation be-
ween the two frontiers snail not exceed for
ZACH single letter rave i've cents. and for each
<ilcgrsm If other correspondence ten cents, in
hat case the international s'nsIe ra Of letter
postage by such line shall be Refused to ten
tents.
FIN On ali other CORRESPONDENCE mentioned
n paragraph ,wo of The first article, the rae
hall be, FIR the mails dispatched, TINT which
the despstching ffice shall adopt. adapted to the
aud hsiiis Of its Interior adminisra
ion But each Office shall give notice t. the
,ther of the rate il adopts and oil any subsequent
,hang- tiier-uf
Ar ICE VI. The prepayment of portage on
ordinary letters hall be cption,l, sutj-ct to
he conditions in AitiCie Va nieption-t: but
a re- stored letters. and q al other CORE
pondenre mentioned in paragraph two Of the
irst n ticle. il shall be obligatory
AE-Icis VII If however. the postage on any |
shall be epait insuiiici-ntiy, IL
hall nevertheless be ft-warded 10 its destIua-
i'm. but charged with the d ncienf postage
Upon the delivery of any unpaid or insuficiently
aid letter. Of any otilsr .n>uicieniiy paid cE
-sroudruce there shall he levied abe Unitei
rares a fne nut exceeding five ce,ts. and in the
ORTIZ German UniJ. additional oh uge not ex
eeciing 81 Der grosc;-en- This iue, or adj
yual charge we'll as the deficient postage on
II other respond, me- than letters. shall q !,
,:sr into the accounts between the txO ofticrs.
II -ha.i he retained 70 the use Of the collecting
be ara
ARTICLE VIII. The correspondence m~n'irned
paragraph t~o II The first az tIsl- shall be t.>-
s;che regulations To- he established 10y the Il
squeezing Office, tn. Always including the foi- A
wing - .- lu
F,r-i NJ packet shall contain anything which u
all be cssel ss.ia-t Inspection nor any u n ten
whatever. except to state from al
noru AMI - whom the packet is sent. and the 81
lDb-r snd pri placed Dpon each pattern or
Gnple Il nier hsndise
s.c..ud No ps. kes NAV exceed W, feet in length,
fuut n any o;lei ii iiviI-I n
TliId Neither offc.- shall be bound to deliver
= ar,irle te p-.rtati,Ai Of v lIicL Bsay Ice pro-
b ted b.. the laws regulations Of the country c.
e-tiIaIian.
Fourth so long az sny customs duty may be
srg-Abis on'any tisls- ,;.Ans-d the nIails
h dairy may be leyi>-i Tor the Use OF the Gus
rs &c.
IL IL further agreed that except . small local Y
Il Ter charge, $50 long il shall EXIT IN the