The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-03-12
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES

Agreed upon between the General Post Once Of
| the United States Of America and the General
| Post-Ofhce of Prussia, providing for the regis-
tration of valuable Letters to be conveyed in
the closed Mails between the United States and
Prussia
ARTICLE 1. Letters, alleged to be valuable,
posted at any post Office in the United States or
its Territories, and addressed to Prussia, or any
part of the German Austrian Postal Union, or
D. sted in Prussia or the German Austrian Postal
Union, and addressed to the United States. and
deliverable at the respective exchange off'ces OF
New York, Boston, 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
# mailing, the application of the person post
ing the same: Provided. That the full postage
chargeshle thereon to destination, together with
a registration fee OF five cents on each letter. be
prepaid at such mailing office: And provided,
as1, That such registration sh I'll not be compul-
sory and shall not render the respective POST
Office Departments OF the United states or Prus-
,ia, their Ievenues, liable for the loss OF such
letters or packets, or the contents thereof
ARTICLE ii. All such letters or packets mailed
in the interior of the United States or Prussia,
and the German Austrian Postal Union, respec-
lively shall he received, registered, and re- |
ceipied for, as directed in the general regula- |
tions 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 Aaehen respectively, for the purpose Of being
AsTicLE Hi. The respective exchange offices
Of New York, Roston, and Aachen shall make a
separate letter bill for each registered letter, or
parcel registered letters, originally mailed at
said exchange Offices or sent to them to be for
xartled as prescribed by the regulations referred
10 in Article H.. and shall enter therein the
name of the person addressed, tine post TO
which it is t. be mailed for delivery, and the
ate OF postage for each letter The postmaster OF
aid exchange oft ce will then mail each such
cite lpfip a
rom the unregistered letters, and seal each
package after tying it in the usual manner. The
etter bills of such registered letters shall not be
nclosed in the packages containing them' but
hall be enclosed in a separate wrapper or en-
elope, sealed, and addressed TO the postmaster
4 the corresponding exchange of Aacber. Boston,
r New York.
ARTICLE ". On receipt Of register "A letters
Or delivery distribution at either of the re-
pective exchange offices of Aachen, Boston, or
lew York the postma, ter of such receiving Of
ce will compare the letters with the bill, and
ndor,e il correct if il is found so, or Will note
he error. if there be one, in the manner pre-
ribbed with regard TO re istersd letters received
-om an inland post-office He will then fill up l
he corresponding return bill, noting upon it |
h. ther correct otherwise, and will see that it
returned by the first mail thereafter to the Of
&c of mailng New York, Boston, or Aacben as I
IL may be.
ARTIcLEy Registered letters received at
ew York or Boston from Aachen, or received at
achen from New York or Boston, and destined
IT an inland post-ofice, shall be forwarded in
he same manner as other registered letters orig
ally mailed al either office. Ii
In witness whereof. the heads Of the depart 7
ents have affixed their names and seals of office
these presents, at the dates set opposite to 7
ch. respectfully. I
L. 5. JAMES CAMPBELL. 4
Postmaster General. 7
WASHINGTON, August 90. 1855. T
H.. $. Won DIES HEfDF, 7
His Prussian Majesty's Minister of State for I
Commerce and Public Works.
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