Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-28
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coApsHitog sgtesd upon esfpssn ne Pofi oaes De:
pdrfnfhfi ne Untled Siafes Of dmsTted and Of
nc Noffh 0erfnan Union for the Amsliordfion
Qhs Podai Service bsfisssB ihs too CouHirtei,
ARTICLE L There ahall be an exchange Of
between the United States
OF America and the North German Union,
BY means Of their respective post depart
menta and this correspondence shall en-
brace lat. Lettera ordinary and registered.
"a. Newspapers, book packets, prints Of all
kinds, Comprising maps, plans, engraylngs,
drawingp, photographs, Autographs, aud all
other like productions n mechanical process
es, sheota ofmusle, &C., D and patterns or sam
plea OF merchandise, Including grains and
seed. And such correspondence may be ex-
changed, whether originating In either Of
said countries and destined for the other, or
originating in or destined for foreign ooun-
tries TO which these may respectively serve
a. Intermediates.
ARTICLE II. The Offices for the exchange
OF mall shall be, (a) on the part Of the Uni
3D.. Portland. 4th. Detroit. 9Th. Chicago.
(b) On the part Of the North German Unioni
lat. Aachen, (AiI Ia Ohapelle.) I'd. Bremen.
Sd. Hamburg. The two post departments may
at any time discontinue either Of said offices
OF exchange, or establish others by mutual
consent. .. ...
ARrfcLn III. Each ofIlcO shall make It's
own Arrangements for tho despatch Of lts
malls TO the other offico by regular lines Of
Communication, and should at Its own cost
pay tho expenses Of such intermediate
transportation. H.
Tho two Offices, however, mutually agree,
that, In making contracts for tho despatch
Of malls from American ports, or from Eu.
ropean ports, those steamers and lines should
alWays DO employed, so far as consistent
with the rates Of postage, BY which the
malls despatched shall earliest arrive at
their destinAtloni and when the speed IL
substantially the same, that the most favor
able pecunlarJ conditions should DO pre-
fsrred, It Ia also agreed that the cost Of
International ocean and territorial transit OF
the closed malls between the respective from.
tiers shall DO first betrayed by that ono OF
the two departments which shall have OBJ
talned from the Intermediates the most fa-
Vorable poeuniafy terms for such convey
ancei and any amount so advanced by one
for account Of tho other shall be promptly
reimbursed. -.. ID
ARTIcLn Nv. Tho standard weight for the
single rate Of International postage, and
rule OF progression, shall bci-lst. Fol-
letters, IS grammesi ID. For all other cor.
respondence mentioned In paragraph two oil
the nrst article, that which the despatohlng
once shall adopt for the malls which Il
Dispatches TO the other, adapted to the con,
ysnlence and habits OF its interior admins.
trstlon. But each office shall give notice tc
tho ether Of the standard weight It adopts,
and Of any subsequent change thereof
The rule OF progression shall always b
an additional single rate for each additional
standard weight or fraction thereof The
weight stated by the dcspatching office shall
slWays be accepted, except In case OF mani
fest mistake. -.
Il IL, however, understood that so long
as the GermAn ONCE employs the loth as its
standard for the single weight Of letters
which il dispatches, il shall also be accepted
by the United States ofloo as the equivalent
OF 10 grammes, In respect tothe malls II 70.
eelyes from the German Office.
ARTICLE v. The single rate Of postage on
the direct correspondence exchanged be-
tween the two administrations shall be al
follows
Ist. On letters from the United States via
direct line of steamers TO Hamburg and
Bremen, (condltloned that the sea rate ID
sueh case shall not exceed Ave cents FOL
slngle letter rate and ten cents per kllograu
for other correspondence ten cents.
Cd. On letters from the North German
Union via Gaid direct line (subIect to SAINT
condition four SLIDER groschen.
80. On letters from the United States vii
England, fliteen cents.
9Th. On letters from the North Germ III
Union via England, six Gilber groschen.
9th. OF tho international letter postage
via England, the ocean single letter rate
shall not exceed eight cents, nor shall TIT
English and Belgian single letter transit
rates exceed one cent each.
9Th. Il is further agreed, that wheneyel
any other regular line Of steam communica
ton, acceptable 10 the two Offices, may b,
employed directly between any port Of thu
United States and any port Of the north o
Europe at such rates that the entire coat o
transportation between tho two frontier
shall not exceed for each single letter rat
ave cents, and for each kllogram Of othe
correspondence ten cents In that cas-
the International single rate Of letter poet
age BY such line shall be reduced to tel
cents.
7th. On all other correspondence men
toned In paragraph two OF the frat article
the rate shall be, for the mails despatched
that which the despatchlng office shall
adopt, adapted TO the convenience ant
habits OF It's interior administration. Blu
each office shall give notice TO the other o
the rate 1t adopts, and Of any subsequen
change thereof.
ARTICLE vi. The prepayment Of postage
on ordinary letters shall be optional, subjec
10 the conditions In Article VII, men
toned; but on registered letters, aud on o.
other correspondence mentioned In para
graph two OF tho lrst article, Ii shall b
obligatory. -.
ARTICLE VII. II, however, the postage o
any correspondence shall be prepaid insuii
II. IA III k.la he al I
lts destination, but charged with the def
Client postage.
Upon the delivery Of any unpaid or Ia
Aufiiciently paid letter, or any other insui
nclently paid correspondence, there shall b
levied In the United States due not exceed
ing ave cents, and In the North Germa
Union an additional charge not exeeedln
two allber grosohen. This 1ne, or additions
charge, as well as the deficient postage o
all other correspondence than letter., sha
not enter into the accounts between the tw
Offices, but shall be retained 10 tho use {
the collecting Office.
toned In paragraph two Of the fret Rrtlcl
shall be dispatches under regulations To
established by the despatchlng office, bT
always including the following;
First. No packet shall contain anythln
which shall be closed against inspection, NJ
any written communication whatever, e.
| eept 10 state from whom and to whom th
packet Is sent, and the number and priC
placed upon each pattern and sample {
merchandise.
Second. No packet may exceed two feet |
length, or one foot In any other dimension
Third. Neither office shall DO bound
deliver any article the Importation Of whic
may be prohibited by the laws or regulation
| Of the country Of destination.
Fourth. 30 long as any customs duty ma
be chaTgeable on any articles exchanged !
the malls, such duty may be levied for th
use OF the customs.
II Is further agreed, that except q sma
local carriers charge, ESQ long as II sha
eXlSt In the rural districts OF North GEL
mAny,) no charge whatever, otherwise tina
Is herein expressly provided, shall DO leyle
or collected on the letters and other corr
spondence exchanged.
| ARTICLE TX. Any correspondence may
registered, as well International correspor
dence as that originating in or destined fC
other countries to which these two admin
tratlons may respectively serve as Inferno
diaries for the transmission Of such regi
tered articles. Each department shall notli
the other Of the countries TO which 1t ma
thus serve as intermediary.
Each department shall use Its best exc
tons for the safe delivery, or, when mis- ca
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