The Union and journal., 1870-12-09

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eientiy paid letters shall be computed In the money Of
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United States and two and half cent? OF the Neither
II 3. ai.a usdsrstood that the au,,t.siy. account,
shall be raid respectively IN gcd and In shs denomina
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. POSTAL CONVENTION
BEIwEKN
TIE UNITED STATES or AMERICA
THE EMPIRE OF BIiAZrL.
siga>d at Rio De JdnSire, BrdTI. oa he IVA day Q,
States; ss.,s. 90 "a; q: tx ssy y Nv, is'c. '
T,,- United States of America and his Majesty the
Emperor ot brazil. being de.iroas to promote the
eifirens and subjects by placing the communications
by post between the two countries IpSn an sdy.nsa.
for this purpose, and have named 40 their penipoten-
The President of the United States. Henry T. Blow,
citizen of the United States, their Envoy EItraordi.
nary and Minister Pienpoteniary near the court OF
nis Majesty he Emperor Of Brazil. the most Illus
trious and most excellent Joso Manrielo Wanderg,
nlre, msnses 81 his council commander Of his Order
% the Rose. Minister and Secretary of state for the
Se. Who. amer having communicsied to each other
their respective full powers. fOund In good and due
torn, have agreed upon and concluded the following
ARTICLE I.
An exchange of correspondence shall hereafter take
Empire Of Brazil by Of the line Of mail packets.
Subsidized by the respectse soyeInmenf. plying
OF 81 Thomas In the West Indies. and Psrs. Pernam.
buco, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, in Brax s well rs by
%r.. 1ss ~ ,s s-o countries shall ssresr he e.s
ished with the approval o. the respective Post De
psrtments Of the United states and Brazi' and this
Ist Letters and manuscripts subject by the laws Of
either country to letter rate OF postage.
pamphlets and In books. sheets Of music. engraylngs
autographs. photographs drawings, maps and plans
ating In either of said countries and destined for
the other, or originating In destined for foreign
countries 10 which they may respectively serve as In
ARTICLE II.
New York shall be the once of exchange the side
Of the United states, and Para Bahia, Pernambuco.
,hs slide Of nrs.I 20, az H.. mails Transmitted ed cs,reeS %
matter transmitted In either direction between the
respective offices of,exchange, shall be Forwarded IN
closed bags pouches under seal, addressed TO the
corresponding exchange once.
The two Post Departments may st any time dlscon-
tinae either OF said ofnces OF exshans. or establish
others.
The standard weight for the single rate Of postage
and rule of progression shall be ,,,.,
ter rate of poslare-iS grammes.
81. For all other correspondence mentioned In the
second paragraph of the first article that which each
department shah adopt the mails which dispatches
the other, adapted Ia the convenience aud habits Of
But each office shall give notice to the other OF the
standard weight u adop's, and of any subsequent
change thereof The weight stated by the dispatching
once shall always be accepted except In cases OF man
ARTICLE ".
No accounts shsii be kept between the Post Once
correspondence, written printed exchanged between
10 ,ss own use The folIaslns postage charges, viz,
ist. The postage to he charged and collected IN the
United states on es.h letter or msnaserpt subject Z"
dressed any place In the Empire of Brazil shall be
fifteen Qs) cents, United States currency, per each
rramnes and the postage TO charged and collected
In Brazil each letter manuscript. subject % letter
postage mailed I'm Brazil, and addressed 10 any place
In the United States shall be three hundred res Bra
rilian currency the Ca be In each In full Of
all charges whatever ~ tile place Of destination In
81. ON ali other correspondence mentioned In the
second paragraph Of the aIst article there :hal be
rates Of inland postage as now. or may hereafter
be- established by for domestic correspondence
of the class ami In addition thereto, sea-Iate
OF one cent United States currency or Its equivalent
In the currency of BraIJ each newspaper, and for
grammes of other printed natter sheets of music,
craving, liihogrsphing. photographs drawing maps
bne into one rzie and the prepayment thereof cerii
hed by the stamp Of the dlspatching once.
,ns n issr se aes: OF OF @ssB matter s,ssp
received n either country nom the otber thsre sh,
S snS s S
now, or may hereafter be, established for domes-
tic correspondence OF tho class by the laws OF
gIa fTxR atN
Eseept As above, NO charge whatever shall be levied
In the country In which International letters, news
Newspapers and other correspondence. mentioned
In the paragraph of the hrst article, shall be
ends that they may he easily examined, and shall
be subject 20 the laws and regulations of the dispatch
ing country IN regard their liability 30 be rated with
letter postage when containing written natter or for
any other cause specified In said laws and regulations
ARTIcLEv
Letters and other con munic atiOns In manuscript,
which sny cannot be delivered To their adj
their delivery. shall be recproesly returned every
month. unopened and without charge, To tie Post Once
.sd al % osr ins sasss f Sne matter Shall
not he returned but remain at the disposal OF the re-
Letters erroneously transmitted, or wrongly sd-
dressed shall be promptly returned to the dpatehing
once.
The governments OF the United States and Of Brazil
reciprocafiy grant Tn esch other the privilege OF
sn 2, eosea mum s 10 .na,sr
In continuance Of their convey ance To destination.
ARTICLE VII.
The rost DEPARTMENTS OF the United States and of
Brs, shall establish by agreement, and In conformity
which the two ofces may eSchsng. in orsn mails the
correspondence originating I'm or destined TO other
termedisries hat such correspondence shall only be
charged with the International postage established by
orse s sss%esn the SSunry and The country
OF destination. and other tss for exterior service
each other % With 'P lists stating the foreign * % coan.
tries to which the foreign POSTAGE and the amounts
snS 1: se .ns .. ss Sr N f
try Is o mail Ia the other correspondence for for
elsn countries beyond the country to which the mall
Correspondence OF this class must be accompanied
s M S TS ns 70
the receiving exchange once shall return ny next post
10 the dispsehlng esehsnge once an scknowiedgc-
and acknowledgements OF receipt shalt vouch-
ers In the settlement of the accounts The accounts
krpt the two upon this class
Of correspondence shall be stated quarterly. trsnsmit-
ted and yerised speedily Is prsctcable and the hall
once under such regulations the respective Post
Departments may nom timstc time prescribe.
ARTICLE VIII.
Letters and other correspondence originating In for
ein connrie.. ard .ddressed 70 the UNITED States or
national postage charges fly prepaid, shall, when
forwarded through the mails OF either country 10 the
other. be delivered In the country of destination nee
of charge.
ARucLn TX.
The onicial correspondence between each govern
ent it, legation the other and that Of the
latter near the iormer shall be conveyed 10 Its desti
nation nee o< postage. aud with all the precautions
which the two governments may nnd necessary for
is inviolabiiity and security. - 81,
4. h'. tR .a ARriciH x. 'HA'F - 1T
Neither Post Department shall he required to deliver
any article received n the mails the circulation Of
which shall be prohibited by the laws In force In the
country ot destination. gf.f,r.rI' vF.y
ARTICLE NI
The two Post Departu,ents may by mutusl agree
prov ide the ot registered articles
IN the mails exchanged between the two Countries.
The register fe for each article shall be tcn cens u
The United States, and two hundred (0 reis In BrasiL
ARTICLE XII.
The two Post Departusnts shall settle by agree