The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-02-20

Each departmeot shall use M hest exertions
the ssfs delivery. q. when niscaEried. for the !
} covery Of any registered correspondents, but Il
BOT sspoeaible pscuniariy Tor the loas a any "a
/. correspondence
Article y. Registered correspondents shall
in addition to the postage be subject to q i
ates. and MT exceeding two eilver gr0schen
the North German Union, aud this fee shall
7 Away prepaid
ARR, Ii XI Accounts between the two ON :,
shall be regulated on the following basis: Frol
the total amount Il hostages and register fees CO
iect-d by each office Letters, added to the tot,
amount Of prep sid postage and register fees -.
other correspo. d. nee which it dispatches. tn de
Il sparching Office shsll deduct the unit required
at the agreed rate, for the cost If the intermedat
transit fhe' -of between the two frontiers and tn
am, unr Of the two net sums shall be equally
vided between the two Offices.
ARTIcLE XII. The two post departments shal
| establish by agreement, a d in conf unity witt
| the angements in force at the time, the con
ditions upon which the tw" offices may respective
| exchange in open mails the correspondence orig
| mating in destined to other foreign countrie
| to which they may reciprocally serve As inter
| medaries.
| Ii IS always underst cd. however, that such COR
respondence shall only be charged with the rat,
applicable t. direct international correspondence
augmented by thu postage due to foreign countries
| and by any other tax for exterior Sc vice
But the North German office reserves the RICH,
10 HN 4 Time. II necessary, Nnen TINS fEle
only Apply TO c,rre-pund nee de-p. ched from the
United States Or -uch other Countries, unless the
latter shall have accepted the same rule in behalf
OF the currespln enee despatched through them
by the North Herman Office
ARTICLE XII. Each office grants to the other
the privilege oftransit Of the closed mails exchang.
Ell. in either direcri H. between the latter and any
country TO which the other may serve as inter
medlary by its usual means Of mail transp, rtarion,
whether or land. and the terms of tr,nsit
ball Ia. hen fhA lao
privilege is required.
ARTICLE XIV. The postal accounts between
the two Offices shall be stated quarterly. and
transmitted and verified a speedily a. practica
bic; add the balance found due shall be paid 10
the creditor ofiice, either 10y exchange on Lon
don or at the debtors Office, the creditor Of
nee may desire
The rate for the conversion of the money Of the
two countries shall be fxei by common agree
ment between the two Offices
ARTICLE Nv. When in any port Of either
country a closed mail is transferred from
vessel to another without any expense to the OF
flee of thea country where the transfer is made.
such transfer shall net be subject to any postal
charge by one Office against the 'ther.
ARTICLE XVI official communications ad-
dressed from one office TO the other shall not be
the occasion Of any accounts between the two
Offices.
ARrIrIE XyII Letters wrongly sent. or
wrongly addressed, or no. deliverable for what
fee. at its expense, if any expense Is incurred.
Registered correspondence If all kinds, not de-
liverable for any cause. shall also be returned in
like manner All other correspondence which
cannot be delivered shall remain at the dispsi
zion Of the receiving office ANY POSTAGE upon
returned which shall have been
charged against the Office of -stination shall be
ON the account
ARTICLE XVIII In view Of the possible desire
If other German States to avail themselve- If
the advantages of postal association with tie
States now embraced in the North German Union,
il is further agreed that the provisions If this
venrion shall be EXTENDED and shall comprise
them, whenever sIch ether States shall declare
their desire to join for this purpose, and notice
thereof shall have been given to the United
States Post Department.
ARTICLE KIN. The two Offices shall. by mutual
consent. establish Detailed regulations FIR carry
ne these articles into execution. and they may
modify such regulations. in like manner, from
line to time, the exigencIes Of the service |
nav require. !
ARTICLE XX. From the time this convention |
hail take effect. all former conventions le'ween
lie two Offices and between the United States Of |
ice on the one part, and on the other part. OF
Bremen and ALEC Of Hamburg. shall cea-e To he |
n force. except for the settlement Of accounts
which shall have previously accrued Hereunder.
This convention, being first approved, shall /
axe effect not later than the 1st day of January
ext, and shall ntinue in force until cancelled
y mutual agreement, or otherwise, until one
ear from the date when Office shall have
wen notice to the other Of its desire to terminate
Executed in duplicate at Berlin the twenty
rst day of October, one thousand eight hundred
tsEAL- JHON A. kASSON.
Special Commissioner. &c. &c.
lsE.L-J RICHARDv PHILIPSBoRN,
Director-General Of the Post Department.
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