Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-14

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1867, relative To same convention by the fol-
lowing arrangements
soils ARTICLE. It ls agreed that the &C.
counts between the two Offices shall be re-
spectiVely established upon the letter bills
IN the money Of the despatching ofilee, eK.
cepting, however, the International rates on
unpaid or insuiiclently paid letters, which
must be calculated In tho money Of the coun-
try where such letters arc delivered.
Az far as concerns the international rates,
the reduction Of the money shall take place,
in the general accounts, on the basis Of i've
francs fftoen confines FOR one dollar Of the
United States. o..
10 marking the foreign hostages upon the
letter billa In the money OF the deepatchinG
ONCE, the cent OF tho United States shall be
considered as the equivalent Of Ave confines
Of Switzerland.
Il ls also understood that the quaterly ac-
counts shall be liquldated respectively lnigold,
OF the denomination Of the creditor ofice.
Signed at Washington, the 10Th OF March,
1909. joins A. J. CREswEIL,
J. DuBs, -.
ChisfoT Department Of PoH,, ETC., ETC., sfc.
Signed at Berne, 9th March, 1859!
oonpsniion bsitrssn ne General Pot o6es Of ne
Unhed SfaisI Of Amsricd and ne GsnersT PoH
0Hies Of The Nefhsriands.
The undersigned, being thereunto duly au-
thoriSed by their respective Governments,
have agreed upon the following articles for
the amelloration OF tho postal service be-
tween the United States Of America and tho
Kingdom OF the Netherlands .... .....#. ..
ARTICLE l. Thore shall be an exchange Of
correspondence between the United States Of
America and the Kingdom OF tho Neither
lands BY means Of their respective Post Do
partments, and this correspondence shall
embracei l. Letters, ordinary and registered.
2. Newspapers, book-packets, prints Of all
kinds, Comprising maps, plans, engraving,
drawings, photographs, lthographs, and all
other Ike productions Of mechanical pro-
ecsses, sheets Of music, etc., and patterns
or samples Of merchandise, Including grains
and seeds. And such correspondents may
be exchanged, whether originating In either
Of said countries and destined for tho other,
or originating In or destined for foreign
countries TO which these may respectfully
serve a. Intermediates. gl r.
ARTICLE II. The Offices for the exchange
Of malls shall be on the part OF the United
States l, New York. .. Boston. On the
part OF the Netherlands The travelling ONCE
Moerdyk. zach Post Department may at any
time, after notice to the other, discontinue
either Of the ofices Of exchange on lie aide,
always leaving one ofiice, aud the two Offices
by agreement may at any time establish adj
dltlonal ofIlces OF exchange. r. ,...Is. r.
ARTIcLB III. Each ofhce shall mako ils
own arrangements for the despatch Of lts
malls TO the other ofneaby regular lines Of
communications and shall at its own cost
pay the expense Of such intermediate trans
Portatlon. II Ia also agreed that the cost Of
International ocean and territorial transit OF
the closed malls between tho respective
frontiers shall be first betrayed by that one
Of the two Departments which shall have
obtained from the Intermediates the most
favorable pecuuiary terms for such convey.
ance; and any amount so advanced by one
for account Of the other shall DO promptly
reimbursed. -
ARTICLE ". The standard weight for
the single rate Of International postage and
rule ofprogresslon shall boz 1. For letters,
10 grammes. 2. For all other correspond
ence, mentioned In the second paragraph
Of the first article, that which tho despatch
Ing oilco shall adopt for the malls uhlah u
| dispatches to the other, adapted TO the con
| yenlence and hRblts Of itA interior admins
tratiou. But each office shall give notice u
the other Of tho standard weight II adopts,
and Of any subsequent change thereof. Th,
rule Of progression shall always DO an Ad
dlLlonal single rate for each additions
standard weight or fraction thereof. Thu
weight stated by the deSpatchlng ofico shall
always be accepted, except In case Of mani
fest mistake. 49,.
ARTICLEV. The single rate Of postage
on the direct correspondence exchanged be-
tween the two administrations, subject Il
the reserve mentioned In Article VIII. shall
be as follows; /. On letters from the United
States, is cents (U.S.) 2, On letters from
the Netherlands, 40 cents (Duteh.l Q. Or
all other correspondence mentioned In thu
second paragraph OF the frat article, the rat
shall be, for the malls despatched, that Whiel
the despatchlnE office shall adopt, adapts,
to the convenience and habits NJ Its interio
administration. But each office shall Civ
notice to tho other OF the rate II adopts
and OF any subsequent change thereof.
ARTICLE vi. Whenever a regular line o
steam Communication, acceptable 10 the twi
Offices, may DO employed directly bctHeel
any port OF the United States and any por
OF the North OF Europe at such rates tina
the entire cost Of transportation between tb
two frontiers shall not exceed for each slngl
letter rate cents (U. 81 and for each kIlo
gram OF other correspondence 10 cents (U
| Oil tu tb.t ss--s IL is anraAd that the inter
national single letter rate Of postage BY sue
line shall be reduced TO 10 cents GUS. fror
the United States and 25 cents Dutch fror
the Netherlands. And the two Offices shAl
by common accord fx the time when TIL
reduction shall take effect.
on ordinary letters shall be optional, subJst
to the conditions In Article VIII. mentlonst
but on reglstered letters, and on all othG
correspondence mentioned In paragraph ID
second OF the first article, II shall DO obllEi
tory.
Article VIII. IT., however, the postaE
on any correspondence shAn ba prepaid II
sufficiently IL shall nevertheless be FOL
wRrded TO Its destination, charged with th
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stead OF fractions OF cent 70. 81 or cent
(Dutch.) Upon the delivery OF any uppai
or insuficiently paid letter, or Of any othc
insuficlently paid correspondence, theI
shall be levied hne in tho United States nj
exceeding cents ", 81, In the Nethe
lands not exceeding IS centA (Dutch.) Tn
nns and also, the deficient postage on q
other correspondence than letters, shall n
enter into the accounts between the "
offices, but shall be retained TO the use OF u
collecting ONCE.
ARTICLE TX. Registered correspondent
shall, In addition TO the postage, be al
ject to q register fee, not exceeding 10 cen
(U, a. In the United States, and not q
ceeding 25 cents (Dutch) In the Nethe
lands; aud this fec shall be always prepaIt
ARTICLE X. Any correspondence may
registered, as well International correspo nj
ence as that originating In or destined 4
other countries 70 Wnlcn tneso Two huInlnh
tratlons may respectively serve as Intern
diaries In either direction for the tran
mission Of such registered articles. EaS
Department shall notify the other Of u
countries to which Il may thus serve Al I
tennedlary. ,-... 5I.....,'... 49,
ARTICLE XI. AceountA between tho tv
! offices shall be regulated on tho folloWiI
basis From the total amount OF postAg
: and register fees collected by each ONCE Q
, letters, added 10 the total amount of pr
paid postages and register fees on 9th
correspondence which II Dispatches, u
despatehlng office shall deduct the Amou
required, at the agreed rate, for the cost
, the intermediate transit thereof between Il
: two frontiers, and the amount OF tho "
= net sums shall DO divided between the tS
! offices, In tho proportion OF three .afths
: the United States office andtwo-nfths to Il
office OF the Netherlands.
ARTICLE XII, The correspondence me
toned In the second paragraph Of the d.
: article shall DO despatched under regul
; lions to be established by the despatchlr
ONCE; but always including the following
/. No packet shall contain anything whit
shall DO closed against inspection, nor al
e written communication whatever, except
: state from whom or TO whom the packet
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