New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-13

Of ssssusA zsa4sse~suspsssurths Novsnba.s.
ls6S, shall come into operation ON the first
Done II d tS u ,s.rned X 1wv a.h-
ingtOn the third day Of December, one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty nine. and IN
London the fourteenth day Of the same
''f [n.s.] JNo. Az. cREswEsLIi..
Postmaster General o. tie United States.
Postmaster General Of tie United Xii gdom.
hereby approve the aforegoing conven,
ton, and in testimony there0f have caused
the seal Of the United States to be affixed. .
L. S. .Fashas Us GRANT.
BY tile President:
ts' HAxiLroN FISH, Secretary of State.
Washington, December 3, 1869. 49,, ,
ADDITIONAL CONVENTION to- the con
venti0n agreed upon between the Post De-
partment Of the United States Of Americs
and the Postal Administration of the king
dom Of Italy; signd ut Florence the eighth
day of November, "A. ID. eighteen hun
dred and sixty-seven.
An Additional Convention between the
General Post Office Of the United States OF
America and the General Post Office of the
United Kingdom Of, Great Britain and
Ireland having established reduced charge
of six cents per ounce, or per thirty gram
mes, for the sea conveyance across the
| Atlantic of letters sent in closed mails
through the United Kingdom, the under
| signed duly authorized by their respective
| governments, have agreed upon the follow
| ing articles:
| The SINGLE rate of letter postage on the
direct correspondence exchanged between
the two administrations, by closed mail, via
England, shall be as follows:
| For letters from the United States, ten
cents '1rs 2 r 11g "''17'7
For letters from Italy, fifty-6ve centesimi.
And for the sea conveyance Of letters. in
| closed mail, across the waters of the At
lantic Ocean, the United States Office shall
receive six cents per ounce, or per thirty
gramines. s'.i "
4l ARTICLE II. ~ 80. ..a5 r
The conditions of articles FIVE and twelve
Of the convention agreed upon between the
| Post Department Ut the United States of
America and the Postal Administration OF
the kingdom of Italy, signed at Florence.
the eighth day of November, A. D., eighteen
hundred and sixty-seven, 80 far as they are
contrary to the preceding article, are re
pealed.
- The present convention, which shall be
considered as additional to the convention
Of the eighth of November, 1867, shall come
| into operation ON the fifteenth day of Feb
| seventy.
Done in duplicate, and signed In Florence
the sixteenth day Of january, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy. and in Wash
ington the eighth day Of February one
thousand eight hundred and seventy. az
[sEAL] JOHN 4. J: CRESWELL.
Postmaster s ssRsssiS 3 rs United States
a1 .'l.f ..---.'-.. Director General
l hereby approve the foregoing cenven.
ton, and in testimony thereofI have CAUSED
the seal Of the United States 70 be affixed.
By the President:
HAM1LToN FISH, Secretary Of State.
Washington, February 8, 1870.
ADDITIONAL CONVENTION to the
aconveltion for the regulation OF the postal
intercourse between tho United States OF
America and Belgium; signed at Brussels
the twenty first Of August, A. ID. 1867,
An additional convention between the
General Post Office of the United States of
America and the General Post Office of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land having established a reduced charge OF
six cents per ounce, Or per thirty grammes,
| for the sea conveyance across the Atlantic
of letters sent in closed mails through the
United Kingdom, the undersigned, duly au-
thorized by their respective governments.
have agreed upon the following articles:
49, ARTICLE l. ~ a
The single rate of postage on the direct
correspondence exchanged between the
United States and Belgium shall be follows:
l. On prepaid letters from the United
States, ten cents. ,t
9 On prepaid letters from Belgium, fifty
confines. f-.r. -ogo 80 ...t ~.
And, for the sea conveyance of letters, in
closed mails, across the waters Of the At
lantic Ocean, the United States Office shall
receive six cents per ounce, Or per thirty
grammes.
ARTICLE H. - 's.lr fy
The conditions of Articles and IA of the
convention between the United States and
Belgium, signed in Brussels the twenty first
day of August, ir the year OF eur Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven 40
far as they are contrary to the preceding
article, are repealed. ' ''
ARTICLE III.
The present convention, which shall be
considered as additional to the convention
come into operation on the fifteenth day OF
March, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy. t. ..,...,..-.... an
Done in duplicate, and signed in Wash
ingtOn this first day Of March, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy. ~
IsEAL] JOHN A. ]. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General of the United States
fsEAL.] MAURICE DELF0SSE.
hereby approve the aforegOing cOnven
ton, and, in testimony thereof, l have
caused the seal Of the United States to BE-
affixed. U. 8. GRANT.
[sEAL.] " 10
By the President:
HAxILroN FISH, Secretary Of State.
Washington, March l, 1870.
Additional Convention to the Convention
between the General Post Office of the
United States of America and the Genera
Post Office of the Netherlands, signed al
the Hague the twenty sixth day of Sep