The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-05

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THREn WATERS and q good plain cool
, are wanted at Oyster Bay.
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Postal ConventiOn Between th,
UHited states and Hamburg.
The undersigned, being duly authorizes
for that purpose, have agreed upon tn,
following articles, providing for the feclpro
cal exchange Of malls between the Unltet
States and tho Hanseatlc Republic OF Ham
Article |. Tho post ofiec Of New YorL
shall be the United States ONCE OF exchange
and Hamburg the ofleo Of exchange OF thai
Republic for all mails transmitted under
this arrangement.
ARTIoLH II. Tho International correspon.
dence, conveyed either by the United States
or by Hamburg ateamers as hereinafter
stated, between the United States or lie Ter.
Iitories, and Hamburg, viii DO subject to the
following postage charges, Visit Postage on
each letter or package not exceeding half an
ounce In weight, 10 cents above half an
ounce, aud not over one ounce, ~ cents
above ono ounce, but not exceeding two
ounces, 40 cents. And the postage will In
crease In this scale Of progression, to wilt
Additional 20 cents for each additional
ounce, or fraction OF au ounce.
Payment In advance shall DO optional lu
NNANA ~ buhll HOAF uONNNtF1 W
| permitted to pay less than the whole rate 1
and no account shall be taken Of the prepay.
ment Of any fraction OF that rate.
ARTICLE III. All the States belonging 10
| the German Austrian Postal Union, respoc.
lively, are 10 have the advantage OF the rate
OF 10 cents, established by the preceding
article (Seeond), whenever their postage 70
and from Hamburg, for letters 10 and from
the United States, shall be reduced to the
n E0N "A FaHE NJ. Ill
rcspondence for, or from such of said States
as shall not 80 reduce their rate, the charge
between the United States aud Hamburg, by
either OF the two lines, win DO is cents the
single rate. ..
And optional prepayment, a regular pro.
gresaiYe scale, ETC., upon the same principles
as In Article II, shall DO admitted and OBJ
served. r.....
ARTICLE ". On all letters originating and
posted In other countries beyond the United
states, and mailed TO and deliverable In
Hamburg, or originating aud posted In
countries beyond Hamburg, and mailed 10
and deliverable In the United States or lie
Territories, the foreign postage (other than
that OF Hamburg, and other than that Of the
United States) lie 70 be added TO the postage
stated In Article II or III, as the case may
be. And tho two Post-Ofice Departments
arc mutually TO furnish each other with lists
| Nh@sAhk hAN ANANAAh s0AhkAlNaF VI HlhNNh III
| foreign countries, to which the foreign post
age, and the amount thereof, must DO abso-
lutely prepaid or must be LEFT unpaid. And
until such lists are duly furnished neither
country Is 10 mail TO tho other any letter
from foreign countries beyond Ii, or for for
elGu countries beyond tho country to which
tho mail Is sent.
II Is further understood and agreed that
no correspondence for or from countries be-
| unnA ITaFnhnF0 ahan ha
this arrangement, unless the rates Of postage
TO and from ssuch countries, via Hamburg,
arc identlcally the same as the rates charged
via Bremen, under the United States and
Bremen postal arrangement.
ARTICLE V. Newspapers, not weighing
more than three ounces each, mailed in the
Unlted States and destined to Hamburg, OF
mailed in Hamburg and destined for the
United States, may be sent by the United
States and Hamburg steamers, when the
whole postage Of two entsis prepaid thereon
at the mailing otiicei and newspapers OF like
weight, done up Bingly, may be sent to any
part Of the German Postal Union, via Ham
burg, on prepayment Of three cents each nt
the office of mailing In the United States,
which shall DO In full Of the postage to destl-
nation; the German postage beyond Ham
burg to be o1e cent each In addition to the
two cents chArgeable to Hamburg. The
postage on pamphlets and magazines, per
ounce, or fraction Of announce, shall he one
cent, prepayment Of which shall likewise be
required In both countries, Said newspapers,
pamphlets, and magazines are to be subject
to the laws and regulations OF each country,
respectively, In regard to their liability to be
rated with letter postage when containing
written matter, or for any other cause specl
| ned in said laws and regulations. They must
DO sent In narrow bands, open at the sides or
ends. I'D .... ....
ARTICLE vi. The postage for which the
United States and Hamburg post offices shall.
reeiprocally account 10 each other upon let
tens which shall be exchanged between them,
shall be established, letter by letter, accord
Ing to the scales Of progression determined
by the preceding second and third articles, as
follows, viz; Tho Hamburg office shall pay
TO the United States ONCE for each unpaid
letter, weighing halt an ounce, or less, origi-
mating In the United States and destined for
Hamburg, as well Us for each letter Of like
weight prepaid In Hamburg and destined for
the United States, when conveyed, under
Article H., by United States steamer, Q cents;
and when by Hamburg steamer, 8 centsi
when conveyed under Article III. by United
states steamer IA cents aud when by Ham
burg steamer, 5 cents.
The United States Office shall pay TO the
Hamburg Office for each unpaid letter,
weighing half an ounce, or less, originating
In Hamburg and destined for the United
States, Aa we'll as for each letter Of like
weight prepaid In the United States and des.
tined for Hamburg, when conveyed, under
Article H., by United States steamer, cent
and when by Hamburg steamer, cents
when conveyed, under Article ILL.,, by United
States steamer, cent and when by Ham
burg steamer, 10 eents.N
Respecting the postage for newspapers,
pamphlets, and magazines received 10 either
country, the whole il 10 be paid to the
United States office when the same are sent
BY United States steamers, aud ono half TO
the United States and the other half to the |
Hamburg ONCE when sent by Hamburg |
steamers,
Letter bills and Acknowledgements, as we'll |
a. forms OF account, shall be made TO con-
form to these articles.
ARTICLE VII. The aecounts between the |
two departments shall be closed at the eIpl- !
ration Of each quarter Of the calendar year, |
BY quarterly statements and accounts pre- |
pared by the General Post Once In wash
lngton and, having been examined, COM
pared, and settled BY the Post ONCE Of Ham
burg, the balance shall I've paid, without de-
lay, by that department " hloh shall be found |
indebted to the other. II the balance is In |
favor Of Hamburg, II shall be paid over by
the United States at Hamburg aud II In |
favor Of the United States, 1t shall be paid
over by Hamburg at Washington, or to the
General Post ONCE at London, to the credit
OF the United States, as the Postmaster len
eral OF the United States shall direct. Nell
ther ONCE Is 10 charge to the other any com.
missions upon any postRgoit may collect.
ARTICLE VIII. The steamers OF either
government plying between New York and
Hamburg shall be required to convey all
dead and returned letters, and the ofilclal
communications Of the respective Post De.
partments Of the United States aud Ham
burg, free Of charge.
ARTICLE TX. The sailing days of the
steamers carrying the mail between New
York and Hamburg under this arrangement
shall be so arranged as not to conflict with
tho schedule days Of sailing Of the United
States mall steamers plying between New
York and Bremen, and between New York
and HaVrei and also Of the Bremen mall
plying between New York and
Bremen and shall as near as practicable,
Alternate at regular intervals with the days
81 sailing Of the steamers conveying the
mall 10 and from Bremen aud HaYFe.
ARTICLE X, This arrangement IA TO 20