The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-19
POSTAL coNvENTIoN WIrH yENEzuELA

v A.
Postal Convention between the United States of
America and Venezuela.
Article l. An exchange of mails shall hereaf-
ter take place between the United States of Amer
lea and Venezuela by the ordinary routes of sea
transportation, as well by private ships as by
American Venezuelan steam other mail
packets plying between the seaports of the two
countries.
Article II. Boston, New York, Philadelphia
and New Orleans shall be the exchange Offices ON
the side of the United States. and Cdad Bolivar
Laguaira, Porto Cabello, and Maraeaibo shall be
the offices of exchange the side of Venezuela
for all mails transmit ed between the two coun-
tries under this arrangement; and all mail matter
transmitted in either direction between the
speetive offices of exchange shall be forwarded in
closed bags or pouches, uader seal, addressed to
the corresponding exchange office.
Article III. Noaccounts shall be kept between
the Post-0fice Departments of the two countries
upon the correspondence, written printed x
changed between them but the country which
dispatches mails to the other shall levy COLLECT,
and retain, exclusively to its use, such rates
of inland postage now may hereafter be
established by its laws for domestic
together with the rates of postage hereinafter
prescribed; which inland and sea postage shall be
combined into one rate and collected by the de-
spatching country in advance the pEepaymcnt
thereof to be certified by the appropriate official
stamp of the dcspatching office.
There shall be charged for postage upon
letters, newsr apers, and prints of all kinds, in
sheets, in pamphlets, and in books. sheets of mu-
ings, maps and plans. conveyed by vessels of the
United States of Venezuela between the ports
of the two countries, the following rates, that is
to say
Upon letters or other communications in manu-
script which are subject by the laws of either
country tn letter rate of postage the rate of seren
cents United States currency, or Its equivalent in
the currency of Venezuela, for each weight of
half an American or fraction of half an
ounce.
I'd. Upon every newspaper, daily or other, the
rate of one cent United States currency, its
equivalent in United States currency, its equiv
alent in the currency of Venezuela.
Sd. Upon prints Of all kinds, in sheets, in PAM
phlets or in books, sheets of music. engravngs,
Autographs, photographs, drawings, maps and
plans the rate of cent United States currency,
or its equivalent in the currency of Venezuela,
for each ounce or fraction of ounce in weight
The said newspapers and other printed matter
shall be enclosed in narrow bands or covers open
at the sides ends, that they may be easily ex-
amned, subject to the laws and regulations of
each country respectively.
Article " Upon all letters and articles OF
printed matter enum Grated in Article Ill received
in the United States of America from Venezuela
by sea- there will be charged by the United States
such rates of inland postage IS are now or may
hereafter be established by the laws of the United
States, which shall be collected at the place OF
destination, and shall belong exclusively to the
United States of America; and rice rerso upon
all letters and like articles of printed matter re-
ceiyed in Venezuela from the United States of
America by sea, there will be charged by Venezu-
ella such rates of inland postage as are now or
NAV hereafter be established by the laws of Ven
ezuela, which shall be collected at the place OF
destination, and shall belong exclusively to desti
nation.
Each country shall defray the entire expersc OF
transportation of the mails which 1t shall de-
spatch to the other country.
Article V. 1t is distinctly agreed that all mail
able articles despatched from one country to the
other shall be exempt in the country OF destlna-
/ ton from any rate or fee whatever beyond the
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| be free from any detention or inspection, and
promptly delivered to the persons addressed, being
subject in their transmission to the laws and reg
ulations of each country respectively.
Article VI. Letters and other communication
| in manuscript, which, from any cause. shall not
be delivered to their address, after the expiration
of proper period to effect their delivery, shall bt
| reeiprocally returned without charge to the Post
Office Department of the despatehing country
but newspapers and all other articles of printed
matter which cannot be delivered shall not be re
turned butremain at the disposal of the receiving
country.
Article VII. The Post Departments of tn,
United States and of Venezuela reeiprocally en-
gage to grant each to the other the gratuitou
conveyance across their respective territories o
all correspondence which shall be exchanged il
closed mails with any countries to which the,
may respectively serve as intermediates, provides
always that such conveyance shall be effected b,
the ordinary means of mail conveyance in use
and that the countries taking the benefit of suel
gratuitous service shall reciproca1ly accord tn
i've territories. The privilege is also accorded t
each administration of sending agent, at it
own expense, in charge of the mails in transit
The further privilegeis is accorded of free transfe
of closed mails in the ports and harbors of tn
respective countries from vessei to another
/ in continuance of their conveyance to final desti
nation.
Article VIII. Correspondence of all kind
which either department shall despatch to th
other for the purpose of being thence forwarde,
in its mails to another country of destination t
which prepayment is optional, shall be subject t
the rates established by Article III. of this con
yention, added the interior rate in force beyon
the frontier of the forwarding country, tha
only interior rate shall be received by the for
warding department.
Article TX. The correspondence between eacl
} government and its legation near the other, ant
that of the latter with the other, shall be con
veyed to its destination free of postage, and wit
all the precautions which both governments ma
! lind necessary for its involabiity and security.
Article x. In case any change or amendmen
in the provisions OF this convention shall be de
sired by either party. the same may be propose
by such party and when the details thereof shal
: be agreed to and approved by both parties, thi
. convention shall be considered as changed 0
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