Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-14

by agreement, may nt any lime eatnblllh
additional offices OF exchange, r,.'.r
AhTIcLH III. The principle Is agreed that
each Office shall make Its own Arrangements
fol the despatch or lis malls 10 me other
ONCE by regular lines OF communication,
and shall at Its own cost pay the expense Of
such intermediate transportation. Il 10 also
> f6ed that the cost OF international ocean
.nd territorial transit Of tho closed malls be-
tween the frontiers Of the two counties shall
be hrst betrayed by that one OF tho two de-
partmonts which shall have obtained from
the Intermediates the most favorable pecu.
MARY terms for such conveyance, and which
shall effect such transport In that case In
both directions; aud any amount 80 advanced
BY one for account Of the other shall be
reimbursed. -
ARTICLE ". The standard weight for The
single rate Of international postage ard rule
OF progression shall be l. For lettars, ar
teen gramnies, 2, For all other correspond
onoo mentioned In the second paragraph Of
tho Grst article, that which the deapatchlng
offlce shall adopt for the malta which II dos-
patches TO the other, adapted 70 the conyo-
nlsncc and habits OF the interior. admlnlstra-
ton. But each once shall give notice TO
the other Of the standard weight IL adopts,
and Of any subsequent change thereof. The
rule OF progression shall always be an addl-
tional single rate for each additional stand
ard weight, or fraction thereof. The weight
stated by the despatchlng ONCE shall always
be accepted except In case OF manifest mis-
take.
ARTICLE V. The single rate Of postage on
tho direct correspondence exchanged boz
tween tho two administrations, subject to
tho reserve mentioned In Article VII, shall
DO as follows 1. On letters from the United
States, is csnts. .. On letters from the
ArHta Na1A H.
all other correspondence mentioned In the
second paragraph Of the 1rst article, the
rate shall be, for the malls despatched, that
which the despatchlng ofice shall adopt,
adapted TO the convenience aud habits OF Its
interior naturalization. But each Office
shall give notice 10 the other OF the rate II
adopts, aud OF any subsequent change
ARTICLE vi. The prepayment Of postage
on ordinary letters shall DO optional, subject
TO the conditions In Article VII. mentioned,
but on registered letters, and on all other
correspondence mentioned In paragraph
second Of tho frst article, IL shall be obllga-
tory. .-. ~. ... f..
ARTICLE VII. II, however, tho postage Of
any correspondence shall be prepaid Insult
clently, II shall nevertheless be forwarded to
lie destination, charged with the deficient
postage, adding full amounts, instead OF
fractions, OF 1 cent or centimes. Upon
the delivery Of any unpaid, or iusuniclentlY
paid letter, or Of any othor insutnclently paid
correspondence, there shall DO levied ano
Ia the United States not exceeding 8 cents,
aud Ia swltEerlRnd not exceeding 25 CEN
times. This fine, and also the deficient post.
age on all other correspondence than letters,
shall not enter Into accounts between the
two offices, but shall be retained to the use
of the collecting office.
ARTICLE VIII. Registered correspondence
shall, IN addition TO tho postage, be subject
TO q register fee not exceeding 10 cents In the
United States, and not exceeding so centlmes
In Switzerland, and this fec shall always be
prepaid.
Article TX. Any correspondence may be
registered, as we'll international correspon d
ence as that originating In or destined for
other countries to which these two admins
tra.lons may respectfully serve as inferno
diaries In either direction for the trans
mission Of such registered articles. Each
department shall notify the other or thu
countries TO which Il may thus serve az In
termodisry.
ARTICLE X. Accounts between the tive
offices shall DO regulated on the following
basis From the total amount OF posLagel
and Teglster-fees collected BY each office OF
letter., added to the total amount OF prepaid
spondence which IL dispatches. the despatch
ing Office shall deduct the amount required
as the agreed rate for the cost OF inferno
diate transit thereof between the two from
tiers, and tho amount OF tho two net sum
shall 10 divided between the two offlces II
the proportion Of three-nfths $50 to the
United States office aud two.hfihs (2.5) 4
the Swlss office.
ARTICLE XII. The correspondence men
TONED In the second paragraph Of the frs
article shall be despatched under regula
Office, but always including the following
First. No packet shall eontaia anything
which shall DO closed against inspection
nor any written communication whatever
except TO state to whom aud from whom tn,
packet 10 sent; and the numbers and price
placed upon patterns or samples Of mer
| chandiss. Second. No packet may exceeC
| two feet In length, or one foot In any othe
dimension, or the equivalent In Swiss meas
urement. Third. Neither ofice shall b
wRehd nay s1S ss 'A g. mi
regulations Of the country Of destination
Fourth. 30 long as any customs-duty ma.
be charReable on any article exchanged Il
tho mails, such duty may DO levied for tn,
use OF the customs. Fitb. Except a. above
no charge whatever, otherwise than q
herein expressly provided, shall DO levied o
collected on the correspondence exchanged
ARTICLE XII. The two post department
shall establish, BY agreement, and In con
formlty with the arrangement In force
the time, the conditions upon which the tW
ofices may respectively exchange, In ope
mails, the correspondence originating 10, Q
destined TO, the other foreign countries
which they may reciprocRlly serve as Inter
medlarles. II is always understood, how
ever, that such correspondence shall only b
charged with the rate applicable 10 direc
international correspondence, augmented b
the postage due to foreign countries, and b
any other tax for exterior service. I %
ARTICLE XIII. Zach once acoOrda 10 u
other the privilege Of transit Of closed mai
exchanged, In either direction, between u
latter aud any country to which the othI
may serve as an intermediary, BY its usut
means Of mail transportation, whether Q
sea or land. Such transit across Its ON
territory shall be reciprocally free ofexpens'
For such transit by sea the United Stat
ofiico shall receive as follows 1. For tral
sit across the waters Of tho Atlantic 0ceai
q. For Letters, 8 cents per single letter rat
B. For other correspondence, - cents p
kllogramme, net. .. For transit across u
waters OF the Pacific Oceans a. For letter
10 cents por AlnRle letter rate. b. For 9TH
l ~ Nehho ~
net. For such transit by sea the swlss o
Zee shall receive Rs follows For trans
across the waters OF the Atlantic ocean,
For letters, 8 cents per single letter rat
b. For other correspondence, IL cents p,
kilogramme, net. For intermediate teri
torial transit each oflce shall receive u
amount Ii actually dlsburses for such tranSl
ARTICLE XIV. The postal accounts b
tween the two of1ices shall be stated qua
tsrly, and transmitted and verified
speedily a. practicable, and tho balan'
found due shall be paid to the creditor OH
either by exchange on London or Paris,
at the debtor ONCE, ~ the creditor ON
may desire -. 80
The rate for the conversion OF the mont
OF the two countries shall be fixed by cor
mon agreement between the two Offices.
ARTICLE XIV. When, In any port Of eth
country, q closed mall is transferred fro
one vessel to another without any expen
to the office Of the country where the tran
for is made, such transfer shall not DO su
ject to any postal charge BY one OH
against the other.
ARTICLE XVI. Of1olal communicable
between the two Offices shall not be the Q
! caslon Of any accounts on either side.
. ARTICLE XVII. Letters wrongly sent
wrongly addressed, or not deliverable I
whatever cause, shall DO returned 10 \
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