The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-27
OFFICIAL
Lars Of the United State, passed at the Sec
oad Session Of he Forty-Nrsi Congress.


ApprrIoSAk CONVENTION TO TIE CoSvEzrios III
tween the General Post once &c the lniteu st.,Sso
America andt Postal Administration o. ,he Nh, m
yemlsr, A. ID. eighteen hundred and shty-se'en'
N Ald.i.eaat ce-ssa,.Oa, se,sss, az Gs.e,s, ~.
once 90 the United sises 90 Ansres ~, W. M, ~
snd IrrIand having established q reduced charge o
soasssanss asr.Ss he Mantle y sti.r. sent in Close,
daly shoriSe nv their respective governments, ha''
asT.ed upon thu fOiiO~ing articles
ARTICLE l.
me single rate of letter postage on the direct cor
ts sss p, se. man via E%sls shall ioio~s
: or letters frOm The Unlissl states, ten cents.
aes ,S N. ga convey Snce OF letters In closed mail
.ereSs The waters of the Atlantic Ocean. the Units
STATES once shall receive six cents per ounce OF pc
N'" AKrcLE2
The conditions Of Articles and " ofthe convention
ssIcsi upon between The Sst .. ne n1
the Kingdom % Italy, signed N fioreuce the eight da
Of November. A. ID. ls. 81 Oar a. they areeontrary
the preceding article, are repealed.
ARrIcLka
The present convention which shall be considered
additional ~ the conventional the eight dayof No
yeuber, Isl, shall come into operation On the hneent
day Of February, one thousand eight hundred ana sew
Done IN duplicate, and signed In florence the SIX
tenth day efJsnssry one lh.usand slEht bundled AN
VI.
one thansand eight hundred and seventy.
IsEAI.l JNO A. J. CREsWELI,
Posinaser Geaeral0f Ia Caiied States.
f nA''"N' Am, p,r,cto, Ge.eral
hereby approve the sfOregoIng convention, and !
testimony thereof have caused the seal of'he Un'e'
'issaIDI U. $. GRANT.
i,y tile President;
HAHIros IisH. ssersta,,s q Sssis. lr rrrr
WASHINGTON, Fs4rsasy lss0. Pr. .|
ApprrtoSNI CONVENTION TO TIE CONVENTION M
AmsT,es and The General Pnst once % the neither
lands, signed nj the Hague the twcnty-siNth day
September, In the year ISL.
A. sdd,tienai cesso.iiOn ectsse' tss G,sersI Fo'
once of the United states Of America and The enera
Post Oniee 20 the United kngdom % Great Britain am
ireland. having established rednced charge Of sIi
er . erns Ss ssne % ss sent in
malls through the United Kingdom the undersigned
duly authorized by their respective governments nav
agreed upon the following articles;
ARrICLEi.
The single rate ofletter postage the direct CORE
sponsence exchanged between tlr two ADMINISTRATION
ge1,,s1S IN hieie o. the convention % the twenty
sixth day of September. ls7, shall be as follows:
l. ON letters IRON the United States, ten cents, ~
ON letters nom the Netherlands, twenty-five cents
CDutehJ
seross the waters OF the Atlantic Ocean. the UneS
States once shall receive six cents per ounce, or PEI
hir'' srani'ne' AurrcLra
The conditions Of Articles and IL OF the convention
between the General Post Once of the Netherlands
the Hague the twVnty-siNth day Of septein
ber In the year is7 Gar they contrary 10 tn
preceding article, are repealed.
ARTtCLE3.
The preSent convention which shall he considered a
additional 10 the cow entOn of the twenty sixth q
September. 81 shall come into operation on the mrs
bone IN duplicate, and sgped at the Hague the tent
day OF January Thousand eight hundred and seven
", and In Washington the twenty day OF TN
isKALI JNO. A. J. CRESwELL,
pOstadsfsr General of hs Uaiied Stdtes.
Up. HOFSrEDE,
cAisr Director cf Ioifs y ne NeiASrlaads,
Iher,by approve the aforegoing convention, and d
testimony thereor have caused the tseal Of the Unes
States To be afnNei. -.
tsEAL-l U.s. GRANT.
fly the President:
HANmroS FISH, Secretary q State.
wAsIIiNGToS, yaRasary -. lS5O.