The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-03-20
[0RFIUAL-l
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the First Session of the Forty
FIRST Congress.

Convention between the General Postofice of til
United States of America and the General Post
Office Of the Netherlands.
Tne,Undersigned, being thereunto duly author
lied by their respective Governments, hav
sgreed upon the following Articles for the anel
ioration Of the postal service between the Unite
States of America and the Kingdom of the Meth
erlands-
ARIlcLEI. There shall be exchange Of CORE
spondence between the United States of Americs
and the Kingdom Of the Netherlands by means o
their respective post Departments, and this col
respondence shall embrace:
1. Letters ordinary and registered
I'd Newspapers. book packets, prints of al
kinds, Comprising maps, plans, engravinss,
drawings, photographs, Autographs, and all other
like production, OF mechanical processes, sheets
Of music, &c } and patterns or samples Of mer-
ehandise, including grains and seeds.
And such correspondence may be exchanged.
whether originating in either of said countries
and destined for the other, Or originating in or
destined for foreign countries to which these may
respectively serve Intermediates.
ARTICLE II. The Offices for exchange of mails
shall be, on the part Of the United States:
l. New York.
On the part Of the Netherlands:
The travelling Office Mcerdyk.
Each Post Department may at any time, after
notice to the other, discontinue either of the off,
ces Of exchange its side, always leaving one
office and the two Offices by agreement may at
aoy time establish additional Offices of exchange
Article III The principle is agreed, that each
Dispatch Of its mails to the other Office by regular
lines of communication, and shall at its own cost
pay the expense of such intermediate transporta-
ton Ii is also agreed that the cost Of interna-
tional and territorial transit Of the closet
maiis between the frontiers of the two Countries
shall be first betrayed by that Of the two de-
partments which shall have obtained from the
lntermediaries the most favorable iary
and any amount so advanced by one for account Of
ths other shall be promptly reimbursed.
ARTICLE Nv. The standard weight for the sin
gle rate Of international postage, and rule of pro-
gression. shall be-
1st, For letters. Is grammes-
81 For all other correspondence mentioned in
paragraph two Of the first article. that which the
despatching office shall adopt for the mails which
il dispatches to the other, adapted to the con-
venience and habits of the interior administra-
ton. But each Office shall give notice to the
other of the standard weight il adopts, and Of
any subsequent change thereof.
The rule If progression shall always be an adj |
d.tionai single rate for each aiditi nal standard
weight or fraction thereof. The weight stated |
BY the de.patching Office shall always be accepted,
except in case Of manifest mistake |
AHIICLE " The single rate of postage on the |
direct correspondence exchanged between the two
administrations, subject to the reserve men,
tsoned in Article vii j., shall be as follows:
On letters from the United st ties, 15cen-s, US. /
2. On Letters from the Netherlands, 40 cents
fDufch.)
3D. On all other correspondents mentioned
in paragraph two of the first article, the rate
shall be, for the mails despatched, that which
the despafching office shall adopt, adapted to the
convenience and habits Of its interior alministra-
tion. But each Office shall give notice to the
other Of the rate it adopts, and OF any subsequent
change thereof
ARTICLE vi Whenever q regular line Of steam
communication acceptable 10 the two Offices may
be employed directly between any port Of the
rope at suca rates that the entire cost of trans
portation between the two frontiers shall not ex-
coed for each single letter rate cents 10. 8.
and for each kilogram ef other CORRESPONDENTS 10
cents o. y in that it is agreed that the in
tefnatonal single letter rate Of postage by such
line sh Ill BE- reduced to 10 cents % from the
United States and IS cents Dutch from the ,
Netheslsnds And the two Offices shall by COM !
mon accsFd fl the time when this reduction shall
take effect |.
AR'lcLR VII. Ths prepayment Of postage on ,
ordinary letters shall be optional. subject to ,
The conditions in Article VIII, mentioned; but
N re .istered letters. and On all other CORE
spondence mentioned in paragraph two Of the
ant article, il shall be obligatory. i
Article VIII. If however, the postage en- any | q
shall be prepaid insuficiently, i.
hall nevertheless be forwarded to its desfina- B
lien, charged with the deficient postage adding
fall amounts. instead Of fractions. Of one cent
10. 81 or i've cents Dutch
Upon the delivery of any unpaid or insuffciently
aid letter. Of any other insuiciently paid cor
respo ,dence, there shall be levied in the United
3tAtes . fine not exceeding five cents, (U- },
IN IN inc Netneffa0uS exCeeulrg 10 CentsI
Duteh). This fine and also the deficient
,nfage on all other correspondence than letters,
AsIl ct enter into accounts between the two
Mces. but shall be retained to the Use of the COL
Getting once. 81
Article TX Registered correspondence shall, O!
n addition to the postage be subject to . re gis-
ration Fee mt exceeding ten cents ~. 81 in the
Juited afes, and not exceeding . cents
Datch) n the Netherlands and this fee shall Il
10 avs be prepaid
A1YIcLE X. AEy correspondence may be reg tv
stored we'll international correspondence as le
hat originating in destined for other countries
o which these two adm nstrasions may respect tn
vely serve As Intermediates in either direction
the TRANSMISSION Of such registered articles ell
heb department sh.n notify the other of the ii,
a1tries 70 which il may thus serve ~ inferno in
iary-
A.rrLE NJ Accounts between the two ofh>es ed
hall be re yuiated on the following basis: From
be tot amount Il hostages and register fees col tn
eted By each Office letters added to the total SUI
noun, Of prep,i lid postage and reg ister fees m tn
her correspondence which it dispatches the de-
'achin. once shall dedact the amount required Ell
the agreed rate, for the cost Of the intermediate bill
ansit thereof between the two frontiers, and the
n,uns ofthe two net sums shall be divided be- CHI
reen the two Offices in the proportion Of three nu
~ t3 Sshs) to the United States ONCE and two die
the f2 5thsl to the ONCE Of the Netherlands. up
ARncIE XII The correspondence mentioned
paragraph tvo ofrhe first article shall be des- de
tche under regulations to be established by the COZ
patching Office, hut always including the fol-
wing - gel
Rirsf- No packet shall contain anything which the
I'll he ciossd against inspection. any written
whatever, except to state from I
lem and % whom the packet is sent. and the mi
NIB and pr e placed upon each pattern or prs
nple ofmer hindis-. Gle
,ee,nl Nop,ckst may exceed two feet in LENGTH shs