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

| Agreed upon between the General Post-Office Of
| the United States Of America and the Genera
| Post-ofhce of Prussia, providing for the regis
| tration of valuable Letters to be conveyed in
| the closed Mails between the United States and
| Prussia.
ARTICLE I. Letters, alleged to b. ytlua'le,
posted at any post Office in the United states or
| its Territories, and addressed to Pru-sl, Cd any
part Of the German Austrian Posta Union, or
posted in Prussia or the German Austria Postal
| Union, and addressed to the United STAT, and
| deliverable at the respective exchange .ifles OF
New York, Boston, and Aachen, (Aix b. chap
elle.) to be thence conveyed by means the
! American and English and the English aud Bel
gian mail lines, shall be registered ~ II" office
| Of mailing on the application Of the ler> post
| ing the same Provided, That the luli lpStage
chargeable thereon to destination, together with
a registration fee Of five cents each etter. be
prepaid at such mailing office: And lr yided,
also That such registration shall not be campul-
sorry. and shall not render the respective Post
Office Departments OF the United states Prus-
STA. their revenues, liable for th" - such
letters packets, or the contents thereof
ARTICLE IL. All such letters packets mailed
in the interior of the United States Prussia,
and the German Austrian Postal Union, respec-
lively, shall lie received, registered, and re-
ceipted for, directed in the general regula-
tons issued in each country in regard 10 the
regsti alton Of valuable letters and shall be sent
to the exchange offices of New York anu Boston,
or Aachen, respectively, for the purpose Of being
forwarded thence by the first outgoing mail.
ARTICLE III The respective exchange offices
of New York, Roston, and Aachen shall make Il
separate letter bill for each registered letter.
parcel Of registered letters, originally mailed at
said exchange offices sent to them be for
warded, as prescribed by the regulations referred
to in Article H., and shall enter therein the
name of the person addressed, the post-ofice to
which it is to be mailed for delivery. and the
rate OF postage for each letter The postmaster of
said exchange Office will then mail each such
letter. or parcel of letters, in separate package
frcm the unregistered letters, and seal each
package aft er tying it in the usual manner. The
letter bills Of such registered letters shall not be
enclosed in the packages containing them; but
shall be enclosed in separate wrapper or en-
velope, sesled, 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-
spective exchange offices of Aachen, Boston, or
New York, the postmaster of such receiving Of
flee 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-
scribed with regard to re stered letters received
from an inland post flee. He will then fill up
the corresponding return bill, noting upon it
whether correct or otherwise, and ill see that it
is returned by the first mail thereafter to the Of
flee of mailing, New York, Boston, or Aachen as
the may be.)
ARTICLE V. Registered letters received at
New York or Boston from Aachen, or received at
Aachen from New York or Boston, and destined
for an inland post-ofice, shall be forwarded III
the same manner other registered Letters orig
inally mailed at either ,ffice.
In witness whereof, the heads of the depart
ments have affixed their names and seals Of office
To these presents, at the dates SET opposite to
each. respectfully. .s
H. 81 JAMES CAMPBELL,
'isi. Postmaster General
i[L-sl 5El ~ Won DES HEYDr,
His Prussiani Majesty's Minister of State for
Commerce and Public Works.