The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-02-05

Article v. Deadletters, newspapers, DC. which
cannot be delivered from whatever cause shall be
mutually returned, without charge, monthly, or as
frequently the regulations of the respective of
fees will permit.
Article VI. The two Offices may, by mutual
consent, make such detailed regulations shall
be found necessary to carry out the objects of
this arrangement such regulations to terminate
at any time a reasonable notice by either Office.
Article VII. This convention shall come into
operation on the first day of November, one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty-eight, and shall be
terminable at any time a notice by either Office
of six months.
Done in duplicate add signed in Washington ON
the twenty eighth day Of July, A. D. one thousand
eight hundred and sixty eight, and in London on
the fourteenth day of August, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-eight. M
IsEAL.] ALEX. W. RANDALL,
Postmaster G. General.
[sEAL.l MONTROSE,
Postmaster General Of the United Kingdom.
I hereby approve the foregoing convention, and
in testimony thereof have caused the seal of the
[sEAL.l ANDREW JOHNSON.
wILLIAx II. sEwAnD, Secretary Of State
WAsHiNarox, July %. 1868.
Gonvention 5es,cee. the General Post-O Office of the
United States of America andthe General Post
and Ireland.
The General POST Office of the United States of
America and the General Post-Ofice of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
being desirous of regulating, by means of .
new Convention, the Communications by Post
between the two Countries, the undersigned,
duly authorized for that Purpose by their res
pective Governments, have agreed upon the
following Articles:
Article I. There shall be exchange of COR
respondence between the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland and the United States
of America, as well for letters, newspapers, book
packets and patterns or samples of merchandise,
originating in the United Kingdom in the
United States, rs for articles of the same nature
originating in or destined for the countries or
colonies the correspondence of which is forwarded
through the United Kingdom or through the
United States.
Article II. Each Office shall make its own ar
rangements for the dispatch of mails to the other
Office by well appointed ships. sailing on stated
days, and shall, at its own cost, remunerate the
owners of such ships for the conveyance of the
mails.
Article Ill The postage a single interna-
tionel letter shall be six pence in the United
States; and the authorized weight of a single let
ter shall be half an ounce in the United King
dom or fifteen grammes (by the metrical scale) in
the United States.
| shall be made for every additional half-ounce or
fifteen grammes, or fraction thereof.
The question of the further reduction of the
letter rates of postage shall be considered at the
expiration of twelve months from the commence
ment of this convention.
Article ". Every international letter insult
ciently paid, wholly unpaid received in the
United States from the United Kingdom, shall in
addition to the deficient postage, be subject to
fine of five cents, such fine to be retained at the
United States Post-0fice and every interna-
tional letter insuficiently paid, wholly unpaid
| received in the United Kingdom from the United
States, shall, in addition to the deficient postage
be subject to fine of two pence, to be retained a
| the British Post Office.
| Article v. International newspapers, booi
packets, (including printed papers Of all kinds
maps, plans, prints, engravings, drawings, pho
| tographs Autographs, sheets of music, and .,
forth, } and patterns and samples of merchandise
incuding seeds and grain), shall be transmissibls
by either Office, under such regulations as the dis
patching office may from time to time lay down
and at the following charges, viz -
| For every newspaper, not exceeding fou
ounces in weight, one penny in the United King
dom, and two cents in the United States.
For Book Packets and Patferns.
| When not exceeding ounce in weight, ON
| penny in the United Kingdom and two cents il
| the United States.
When exceeding one ounce and not exceedin,
/ two ounces in weight, two pence in the Unite
Kingdcm and four cents in the United States.
When exceeding two ounces and not exceeding
four ounces in weight, three pence in the Unite'
Kingdom and six cents in the United States.
For packets exceeding four ounces in weight
an additional rate of three pence, or six cents
/ for every four ounces or fraction of four ounces
! These regulations, however, shall include tn
! following -
| LIST. The postage shall be fully prepaid.
/ I'd. No book packet may contain anythin
| which is sealed otherwise closed against in
/ spection, nor must there be any letter, nor an
| communication of the nature of letter, whethe
| separate otherwise, unless the whole of sue
letter communication be printed. But entire
merely stating from whom or to whom the packs
/ is sent shall not be regarded as a letter.
Sd. No book packet must exceed two feet j
length, one foot in width or depth.
4th. Neither ONCE shnll be bound to delivs
printed papers the importation Of which may /
prohibited by the laws or reulations of the ceul
try to which they are transmitted.
5th. So long as any customs duty is chargab
in the United States on the importation from IL
United Kingdom of any of the articles enume
ated above, such customs duty shall be leviab
in the United States, and the proceeds shall y
crue to the Unitsd States Treasury.
9Th. Except as above, no charge whatev,
shall be levied in the country in which interni
tional newspapers, book packets, and patterl
or samples of merchandise are delivered.
Article VI. The postage collected In the tv
countries on international letters, newspaper
book packets, and patterns or samples Of mercl
andise, together with the fees foE registration
(but exclusive of fines for unpaid or insufficient
paid letters, shail be equally divided between Il
two Offices. And in making said division Il
two offices shall account to each other for the fl
lowing rates per ounce or per pound, according
the weight in bulk Of each class Of information
correspondence.
/ /. The British Post Office shall account to Il
United States Post-0fice for twenty cents .
ounce on all paid International letters sent to u
United States for twenty cents ounce on
unpaid international letters received from Il
United States; for seven and quarter cents p
pound on International newspapers sent to 1
United States Snd for sixteen cents Per poul
ON international book packets and patterns Sc
to the United States.
2. The United States Post-ofics shall 4
count to the British Post Office for twenty cen
an ounce on all paid international letters sent
the United Kingdom; for twenty cents oun
on all unpaid international letters received fro
the United Kingdom |; for eight and three gus
ter cents per pound on International newspape
sent to the United Kingdom; for sixteen cents p
pound on International book packets sent to Il
!. United Kingdoms and for nineteen cents p
pound on patterns sent to the United Kingdom.
Article VII. That portion Of the postage
transit letters, transit newspapers, book packet
and patterns or samples of merchandise whi
represents the charge for the soa conveyance
tween the United Kingdom and the United Stat