The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-02-06
(OREICIAL-I
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the First Session Of the Forty.
FIRST Congress.


and Belgium.
The Post-Ofsce Departments of the Cnied State
of America and of Belgium being d. sirous t
regulate by a new Convention the postal inter
course between the two cou tries. the undersign
ed being duly authorized by their respective Gov
erpments, have greed upon the following articles
AHnc1I I. There shall be an exchange Of cor
resp..ndcuc-, by means 81 their respective ius
DEPARTMENTS, between The Cnit-d Stares II Amer
ica AID Belgium, and this cures Jondence shall
embrace
l. Letters, ordinary and registered.
Newspapers boot packets, prints Of an kinds
tcomrri i.g maps. pl~ns. eagravisgs, drawings
phsegEaphs, Ii. hoeraphs and all other like D. o
dueskn- u mechanical proce se.. sheets Of music
etc.. and pat erns or samples sf merchandise. in
elnding grains and see.ss-
And suc', correspondence nav be exchanged
whether originai j. 4 in either Of sad countries
and e-tined for the other. originating in OF
destin' d fit foreign Countries to which they NAV
resprc lvely serve a. Intermediates
ARTICLE IL. The Offices for the exchange Of mails
shsli be (aH u the p.rs II the United states
/. New York.
.. B.,-ton.
(b) ,'n the part Of Belgium:
l. nwerp-
2 Ostend travelling Ofice)
3, Offend, local .-- .r--
Tho two Post Departments may at any time
discontinue either Of said Offices of exchange or
establish others. -
ARIcLEliI Each Office shall make its own
agreements for the despatch # its mails 20 the
other office by ular lines ofcounIun catiOn. and
sh al at IFS own Cost, pay the expense OF such
intermediate transportation. 1t Is also agreed
thai t.- at of iHternatio al ocean and territorial
transit of the closed mails. between the respect
frontiers, shall be Il ST BETRAYED 10y that
Of the tvs Departments which shall have obtained
from the Intermediates the most favorable Pc
cuniary terms for such Conveyance and any
smount advanced by one for account Of the
other h-li be promptly reimbursed
AE1cLE ". The standard weight for the
einxis rate Of postage aud rule OF Progression
-hsli be
For letters, Is grammes-
= fJr all uther correspondence mentioned in
the second paragraph If the first article, that
which each Beparr ls4ent shsll adopt for the
mans hich it dispatches t. the other, adapted
u the convenience ami habits OF its interior
atliHistr. ion
But each Office shall give notice to the other
of the etandssi u veiEi II al pts, and OF any
subsequent change there
The of prosTession shall always be an aa-
citiunal single rae for each additional single
ws4ghtur haltOu theieI-
The weight stated by the desI ching Office
shaII always be ae-ep ed, saving the OF
usADife>t mi-take.
ARTICLE " The single rate of postage On the
direct correspondence exchanged te'ween the
United States and belgium shall be a. floss
l. On PIE paid letters from the tni,ed States,
u cents.
2 IN prepaid letters from Belgium, so
centimes.
On all other correspondence mertione, in the
second paragraph II the nTst article. The RATE
shall be, ior the mails sent, that which he
,.e-paiehIUS Office shall sdopt in Conformity
vim tire convenience and habits If its inter or
ADMINISTRATION Int each office shall give
notice to the other of The rate it adopts, aid of
a.y subsequent change thereof
AR4.CLs VI. Whenever there shall be es.ab |
ism. direct line of steam communication be |
Uoen the ports III the United @taIrs and OF Bel \
siuu, adapted - the re- uiar transportation of
The mail, between the tw countries and acGeptt-
bic 10 the two D-pas tInelts, ii is agreed that the
single letter rate Applicable 10 this
-uuie STALL be reduced ta 10 cents in the United /
states and 30 Confines il Belgium, Of which SIX
sents 10 centm - :. ali represent the maritime
rate , and f1 the o.ber Co respondence mentioned /
in the conG paragIaph u: the hrst article the
maritime rate in such case shall be 10 cents t5O
.entimes) per kilo-ramme-
Bot this article shall not be carried into effect
anti time upon which the two Post Depart
pents s.iali hereafter agree.
AETIcLx Va. The repayment OF postage on
,rd mary l. tiers SIAN be optional, subject TO the
,ondiriou in Article VIII mentioned, but on
registered letters. aud all other Correspond
.rcs mentioned in the second paragraph Of the
irst article II shall be cOrnpuisUrA,
ARrIIs VIII If, however. the postage on anv
lrticie shall be prep lid iirsufhcehty, it shall
nevertheless he Forwarded to It's dest'Eatl ctarg-
Vi " nth The deficient pastage. Upon the delivery
# Auy unpaid inSufhcieutiy lnit letter, or Of
ny other isu ficiently paid correspondence, there
ksL lie levied tne IN the United states II Ave
snss. in Belgium of 80 confines. This 6Je. As
veil as the deficient postage other cles than
etters. shall not enter ntv the accounts between
he two offices but shall be retained to tho Of
he cfiics collecting the same.
AkIlcik IN. kegis erred articles shall, in aGii-
ion ;Le postage, be subject TO register fee Of
en cents in the uited States, and Of 50 centines
a Be'giuni ard this fee shall always be p epaid.
Each otfice is at liberty to reduce this ice for
he mail. IL dispatches.
ARTICLE Y, ANY correspondence may be reg
siered not only for International correspondence
insG for other Countries 10 which these two ad-
snistr ssisus may respectfully serve a. intermeii-
ries tor the transns-i'n of such registered srti
los. I,
Mach Depsrtmert shall notify 'he other of the
ouutrles to which II may thus serve as intermeG-
.ry- II
AKrrcrx II. Accounts between ;he two Offices
hall zee x-i On tine follow ;ng basis from the TO-
Il amount OI inreruationsi p1stases aud register
-es, collected each untry On letters, added To
ls tutai amount of prepaid pietiges and gster
es other article. sent. the Ge-paiehinS fnc-
nail deduct the amount required at tnc agreed
.Ge for TN. int-Tmediate transit thereof between
,e two frontiers and the amount the tw" net
inns shall be equally C.EioeI between the two
fees.
ARTlrlE XII The correspondence mentioned in !
le second paragraph If the hrsr article shall be i
patched Ilnder regulations to be established by
10 desp itching off c. but tie e shall embrace I
Il foiioSing H.
/. NJ packet shall contain anything whic, shall
cl,,-..-i siiiIist in pectir any written cfIn
nic,tion whatever. except To- tsre fr, IN whom 4
to wh,ril the Ias k-t is sent and the numbers u
a ed nlon the pitteIns ur saini les # merciian b
-. e
2. NJ ia ket m y exceed two feet in length, or
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