The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-05

thereof.
The weight stated by the despatehing office
shall always be accepted except IN case Oh mani
fest mistake.
Article V. The single rate of postage on the
direct correspondence exchanged between the two
Administrations, subject to the reserve mentioned
in Article VII, shall be as follows
/. On letters from the United States, 10 cents
2 On letters from the Swiss Confederation, gu
centimes.
& On all other correspondence mentioned in
the second paragraph of the first article, the rate
hall be- for the mails despatched, that which the
despatching office shall adopt adapted to the con-
venience and habits of its interior admlnistra~
ton. But each office shall give nouee 10 lne
other OF the rate it adopts ana OF any saoseqaeh'
change thereof.
Article VI. The prepayment of postage on or
dinary letters ehall be optional, subject to the
conditions in article VII. mentioned, but on reg
istered letters and ON all other correspondence
mentioned in paragraph second of the hrst arh-
ele, it shall be obligatory.
Article VII. If, however, the postage OF any
correspondence shall be prepaid insufficiently, II
shall nevertheless be forwarded to its destination,
charged with the deficient postage, adding fnli
Samounts, instead of fractions, OF cent or D cen
times.
Upon the delivery of any unpaid, or INSULT
ciently paid letter, or of any other insuthc1ehuy
paid correspondence, there shall he ieyied hne
IN the United States not exceeding hve cents anu
in Switzerland not exceeding Is eentmes ih's
fine, and also the deficient postage on all otner
correspondence than letters shall not enter INTO
accounts between the two offices, but shall pc re-
tanned to the of the collecting Office
Article VIII Registered correspondence shall
in addition the postage, be subject to register
fee not exceeding ten cents in the United States
and not exceeding fifty confines in Switzerland
and this fee shall always be prepaid.
Article IN. Any correspondence may be regis
tered, as well International correspondence as
that originating in destined for other countries
to which these two administrations may respect
lively Intern diaries in either direction for
department; shall notify the other of the two
countries u which it may serve intermediary
Article Y. Accounts between the two depart
ments shall be regulated on the following basis; Z;
From the total amount of postageS and register
fees collected by each office letters. added to
the total amount of prepaid possagcs and register
fees on other correspondence which it dispatches,
the despatching Office shall deGuet the amount re-
guired the agreed rate for the cost of uterine
diate transit thereof between the two frontiers,
and the amount of the two net sums shall b. dl-
vided betwecn the two offices in the proportion OF
thrce-fifths $50 to the United states Office and
two ffths (2-5l to the Swiss office
Article NJ. The correspondence mentioned IN
the second paragraph of the first article shall he
despatched under reGuatious t" be established by
the despatching office, but always including the
following:
First. No packet shall contain anything which
shall be closed against inspection any writ
| ten communication whatever, except to state to
whom and from whom the packet is sent and
the numbers and prices placed upon patterns or
samples of merchandise.
Second. No packet may exceed two feet IN
| length. or one foot in any other dimensions, or
the equivalent in Swiss measurement.
Third Neither Office shall he bound to deliver
any article the importation OF which may be pro-
hihi ed by the laws regulations Of the country
of destination.
Fourth. So long as any customs duty be
ehargeahle any article exchanged in the mails
such duty may be levied for the use Of the Gus
Fifth. Except as above. no charge whatever,
otherwise than Is herein expressly provided, shall
be levied or collected on the correspondence ex-
changed
Article XII. The two post departme nts shall
establish by agreement, and in conformity with
the arrangements in force at the time, the condl-
tions upon which the two Offices may respectively
exchange i'll open mails the correspondence orig
mating in destined to other foreign countries
to which they may reciprocaliy serve as interme-
diaries.
1t is understood, however that such CORES
pondence shall only be charged with the rate ap-
plicable to direct international correspondence.
augmented ty the postage due to foreign coun-
tries, and by any other tax for exterior service
Article XIII. Each office accords To the other
the privilege of transit of closed mails exchanged
in either direction. between the latter and any
country TO which the latter may serve an inter
mediary, by its usual means of mail transporta-
ton, whether or land Such transit across
its own territory shall be reciproeally free of ex
pense.
For such transit by sea The United States Office
]. For transit across the waters of the Atlantic
Ocean: a. For letters, cents per single letter
rate. b. For other correspondence, Il cents per
kilogramIne, net.
>. Fer transit across the Pacific Ocean a.
For letters. cents per single letter rate b. For
other correspondence, 20 cents per kilogramme,
net
For such transit by sea the Swiss Office shall re-
ceive follows For transit across the waters
of the Atlantic Ocean a. For letters, cents
per single letter rate b. For other correspond
encc, II cents per klocrsmme, net.
For intermediate territorial transit each Office
shall receive the amount it actually disburses for
such transit. =,
Article XIV. fhe postal accounts between the
two Offices shall he stated quarterly, and trans
mtted and verified spse eiily as practicable, and
the bala1 &C found due shall be paid to the cred
itor office either by ex hange on London Paris,
at The debtor office, as the creditor Office may
desire. The rate for the conversion of the money
of the two countries, shall lie fixed by common
agreement between the two Offices,
Article XIV. When, in any port of either coun-
try, closed mail is transferred from one vessel
to another without any expense to the Office of
the country where the transfer is made. such
transfer shall not be subject to any postal charge
by office against the other.
Article XVI. Official communications between
the two offices shall not be the occasion of any
accounts on either side.
Article XVII. Letters wrongly sent or wrongly
ADDRESSED, not deliverable for whatever cause,
shall be raturned to the originating office, Mt its
expense. if any expense is incurred. Registered
correspondence ef all kinds, not deliverable for
any cause, shall also be returned in like manner.
All other correspondence which cannot be deliy-
cred shall remain at the disposition of the receiv-
ing Office.
Any postages upon correspondence returned,
which shall have been charged against the Office of
destination. shall be discharged from the account.
Article XVIII The two offices shall, by
tua1 consent, establish detail ed regulations for
carrying these articles into execution, and they
may modify such regulations, in like manner,
from time to time the exigencies of the service
may require.
Article XIX. This convention shall take effect
at the time to be fixed by common accord of the
two administrations, and shall continue in force
until terminated by mutual agreement or other
wise until one year from the date when one Office
shall have notified the other of its desire to ter
inmate it.
Executed in duplicate at Berne, this eleventh
day of October, A. d. 1867.
fsEAL.1 JOHN A. KASSON.
Special Commissioner &C.
TsEAL7 DIR. j. DUBS.
PosT-OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Washington, November 49, 1867
Having examined and considered the aforego-