The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-03-29
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES

Agreed upon between the Gene-al Post-Ofhce Of
! The United States of America and the General
Post-Otfice 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 i'll the United States OF
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 Offices OF
New York, Bostou, and Aachen, (aix-la Chap
ellie to be thence conveyed by means OF the
American and English and the English aid Bel
gian mail lines, shall be registered at the office
Of mailing, the application of the pers N post
ing the same Provided, That the full postage
chargeahe thereon to destination, together with
registration fee Of five cents on each letter be
prepaid at such mailing office: And provided,
also, That such registration sh.l not be compui-
sorry, and shall not render the respective Post
Office Departments OF the United states or Prus-
STA. or their revenues, liable for he loss OF such
letters or packets, the cont-n ts thereof
ARTICLE II. All ssch letters or packets mailed
in the interior of the United States or Prussia,
and the German Austrian Postal Union, respec-
lively, shall lie received, registered, and re-
ceipred for as directed in the general regula-
tions issued in each country in ragard to the
reeistI alton of valuable letters and shall be sent
to the exchange offices Of New York and Boston,
or Aachen. respectively, for the purpose OF being
ARTICLE Ill. The respective exchange offices
of New York, BOSTON, and Aachen shall make d
separate letter bill for each registered letter, or
parcel # registered letters, originally naiied at
said exchange offices or sent to them TO be Tor
warded. as prescribed by the regulations referred
to in Article H., and shall enter therein the
name of the person addressed, tine post-cfiice to
which it is to be mailed for delivery, and the
rate of postage for each letter ihe postmaster OF
said exchange Office will then mail each such
letter, parcel of letters, in separate package
from the unregistered letters, and seal each
package after tying it in the usual manner The
letter bills of such registered letters siai not De
in the packages containing Them but
shall be enclosed in separate wrapper or en- |
velope, sealed, and addressed to the postmaster
of the corresponding exchange of Aachen, Boston, |
or New York.
ARTICLE ". On receipt of registered letters
for delivery distribution at either of the re-
spectve exchange offices of Aachen, Boston, or
New York, the postmaster of such receiving Of
ice will compare the letters with the bill. and
endorse it Correct if it is found so, will note
The error. if there be one, in the manner pre-
cribed with regard to re istered letters received
rom an inland post-ofice. He will then fill up
he corresponding return bill, noting upon 1t
whether correct or otherwise and viii see that II
returned by the first mai thereafter to the Of
ice of mailing, (New York, Boston, Or Aacben as
he case may be.
ARTICLE V. Registered letters received at
yew York or Boston from Aachen, received at
lachen from New York or Boston, and destined
,ost payment; and each department shall pay the
of conveyance of the mails which it dispatches
far the frontier Of the country of destination
is also especially provided that the cost of inter-
Mediate ocean and land conveyance Of the closed
or inland post-office, shall be forwarded in
he same manner as other registered letters orig
nally mailed at either office.
ARTICLE VI. The registration fee of five cents
hall accrue to the United States Postoffice De-
artment upon all registered letters sent from the
United States to Canada and to the Canadian
'ostofice Department upon all registered letters
ent frem Canada to the United States.
ARTICLE VII. The present articles shall be
cnsidered additional to those agreed upon be-
ween the two Offices on the twepty-fifth day Of
iarch, A. D. 1851, and shall come into operation
n the first day of October, A. D. 1856.
In witness whereof, the heads of the depart
lents have affixed their names and seals of office
o these presents, at the dates set opposite to
ach, respectfully.
L. g. JAMEs CAMPBELL.
Postmaster. General.
wAsHrSGroN, August %, 1855.
IL. ST. Won DES HEYDr,
His Prussian Majesty's Minister of State for
Commerce and Public Works.