New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-23

of January, 1870.
Done in duplicate, and signed in Wash
ington the third day Of December, one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty-nine, and In
isl JNO. A. j. CRESwELL,
Postmaster General Of the United States.
| (Ls.1 HARRINGTON,
Postmaster General of the United Kingdom.
hereby approve the aforegoing conven,,
| ton, and in testimony thereof have caused
the seal of the United States to be affixed M%
By the President:
! HAMILTON FISH, Secretary OF State.
| Washington, December 3, 1869.
ADDITIONAL CONVENTION to the con-
| vention agreed upon between the Post De-
| partment of the United States of America
and the Postal Administration of the king
dom of Italy, signd at Florence the eighth
| day of November, A. D. eighteen hun
| dred and siXty-seven.
| 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
Ireland having established reduced charge
| of six cents per ounce, or per thirty gram
mes, for the sea conveyance across the
| Atlantic of letters sent in closed mails
through the United Kingdom, the under
| signed duly authorized by their respective
| governments, have agreed upon the follow
ing articles:
| ARTICLE 1.
The single rate of letter postage on the
direct correspondence exchanged between
the two administrations, by closed mail, via
England, shall be as follows:
For letters from the United States, ten
| cents.
For letters from Italy, fifty-five centesimi.
| And for the sea conveyance Of letters in
| 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 ct 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
| hundred and sixty-seven, SO far as 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.
[sEAL.] 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.1 U. 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, signed at Brussels
the twenty-first of August, A. ID. 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 a reduced charge OF
six cents per ounce, OF per thirty gralmmes,
for the sea- conveyance across the Atlantic
of letters sent in closed mails through the
United 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 he follows:
l. On prepaid letters from the United
States, ten cents.
2. On prepaid letters from Belgium, fifty
| 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
The conditions of Articles 5 and II of the
convention between the United States and
Belgium, signed in Brussels the twenty-frst
day of August, il the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven. so
far as they are contrary to the preceding
article, are repealed.
| ARTICLE III.
The present convention, which shall be
considered as additional to the convention
of the twenty-first 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.1 JOHN A. J. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General of the United States.
| [sEAL.] MAURICE DELFOSSE.
hereby approve the aforegOing cOnven-
ton, and, in testimony thereof, l have
caused the seal of the United States to be
affixed. u. S. GRANT.
(sEAL]
By the President:
| HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.
Washington, March l, 1870.
| Additional Convention to the Convention