The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-02-15

| Agreed upon between the General Post-Ofnce of
| the United States Of America and the General
| Post-Offce Of Prussia, providing for the regis
trafion of valuable Letters to be conveyed in
the closed Mails between the United States and
| Prussia
| Article I. Letters, alleged to be valuable.
posted at any post Office in the United States
| its Territories, and addressed to Prussia, any
part Of the German Austrian Postal Union, or
| p ,sted in Prussia the German Austrian Postal
Union, and addressed to the United States, and
deliy cradle at the respective exchange Offices of
| New York, Bostou, and Aachen, (Aix la Chap
elle,) to be thence conveyed by means Of the
| American and English and the English and Bel
gian mail lines, shall be registered at the Office
Of mailing. on the application of the person post
| ing the same Provided, That the full postage
| chargeable thereon TO destination, together with
q registration fee Of five cents on each letter, be
prepaid at such mailing ofhee: And provided,
as5, That such registration shall not be compul-
sorry. and shall not render the respective Post.
Office Departments OF the United states or Prus-
sia, their revenues, liable for the loss of such
letters or packets, or the contents thereof
ARTICLE II. All such letters packets mailed
in the interior Of the United States Prussia
and the German Austrian Postal Union, respec-
lively, shall be received registered, and re-
ceipted for, directed in the general regula-
tons issued in each country in regard TO the
regist, alton of valuable letters, and shall be sent
TO the exchange offices Of New York and Boston,
or Aachen, respectively. for the purpose of being
forwarded thence by the first outgoing mail
ARTICLE HI. The respective exchange Offices
of New York, Boston, and Aachen shall make u
separate letter bill for each registered letter,
parcel Of registered letters, originally mailed at
said exchange Offices, sent TO them to be for
waried, as prescribed by the regulations referred
to in Article H., and shall enter therein the
name of the person addressed, the post-office to
which il is to be mailed for delivery, and the
rate Of postage for each letter The postmaster of
said exchange Office will then mail each such
letter, parcel Of letters, in separate package
from the unregistered letters, and seal each
package after tying it in the usual manner. The
letter bills of such registered letters shall not be
enclosed in the packages containing them; but
shall be enclosed in separate wrapper
velope, sealed, and addressed to the postmaster
of the corresponding exchange of Aachen, Boston,
or New York.
Article ". On receipt of registered letters
for delivery distribution at either of the
specfive exchange offices Of Aachen, Boston,
New York, the postmaster OF such receiving Of
flee will compare the letters with the bill, and
endorse it correct" if it is found So or will note
the error. if there be one, in the manner pre-
scribed with regard to istersd letters received
from an inland post-offce. He will then fill up
the corresponding return bill, noting upon it
whether correct or otherwise and will see that it
is returned by the first mai thereafter to the Of
flee of mailing, tNew York, Boston, or Aachen as
the case may be.
ARTICLE v. Registered letters received at
New York or Boston from Aachen, or received at
Aachen from New York or Boston, and destined
for inland post-office, shall be forwarded in
the same manner as other registered letters orig
lnally mailed ut either Office.
In witness whereof, the heads Of the depart
ments have affixed their names and seals of office
to these presents, at the dates set opposite TO
each. respectfully.
L. 81 JAMES CAMPBELL,
Postmaster General.
y MAsa1se70'' August e. Toa asS Srs Hrynr
u His Prassian Majesty's Minister Of State for
Commerce and Public Works.