Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-19
OF ICl
Post al Convention Between the nited
Stases Of Amer ica and the Esn ID re OF

ssases Of America and tne Empire 81
Brazil.
Tn, United States of America sal hi, MsJ,st, the
Emperor Of Brazil, being ie>irCus t. promote the
friendly relations existing betycrn "a IT respective
citiEenS ami subjects. by plasing he commuu alton,
10y posi- eetwe.n ihe two eoan'ri"S up'n Al sivsn-
ion Thu part"~S, AMI hnsr' n, a. ,bi r pir1
p9 ,s erie al. hat i 20 say;
asy ana Minister pisnporeu'sy' near Ia 5Sur
trious and mos, excellent Icso Maurice wAui-rir.
pire, member o hi> council, commander of hi, Order
II tn Ro-e, Minister ana Secretary of state Tor the
Marine Department IN charge u the foreign afairs.
sc; who. after having communicated - rsch other
I'm, .sTsed uppn , c S u. Ini ana ine
articles
psee btwee the utea States lmI;ca s55 s a.,
Empire If Brazil hy means Of the line Ut mail pack
ets suk dizrl by The respective gp.ernrneu,s piyinr
monthly between the p2u, OF New York and the p,rt,
nambuoo, Bahia, Flo de Jsneir" i'm Brazil, well
as by such other meaGs OF alton between to
established with the approval OF the respective Post
Departments Of The United states and Brazil, and
this correspondence shall embrace
Of either country to letter rate Of pgstase,
in pamphltts, and in books, sheets 81 ma,it 6
craving, lith9SraphSf, PhotosraPhs drawnsf maps
changed whether OF iginaing In either 81 said
destined for foreign countries Ia which theI nav
respectively serve - Intermediates.
ARTICLE II.
side of the United States, and Para. Bahia PrrDam
change On the side u Brazil for all mails trsnsnittI
between the two countries under this arrangement
and all mail matter transmitted In either direction
between the respective offices Of exchange shall lie
forwarded in closed bags pouches under seal sd
The two Post Departments may at any time di,.,n-
tinue either Of said offices OF exchange Or establish
others.
The standard weight for the single rate of rostas.
and rule ot progression shall be:
list For letters ct manuscript subject by law TO lei
cs [' Fer gi al P2 sfSr
Iec1d paragraph OF the hTSt article thar which each
patches the other, adapted thu conveniencs and
hS pi. OF IL Interior ,i administration
standard weight il ad1nts ami nf sTv ,'b 80
chang thereof The weight stated by the dispatch
manifest errors.
No accounts shall be kept between the Post Once
DepaItinents OF the two countries on the inteins
loN cotre.pondence written or print'", exchanged
between then but each country shall levy collect.
apd retain to lis own us the following postage
list The postage to be charged and collected in the
n%I SaS, On r ssGh I'e ,S o. mannpt sat
address" to any place IN the Empire Of Brazil shall
he fifteen l5l cents, United states currency per each
grames and the pSssga to bs charged and c, te9
IN Brazil each letter manuscript, SUBJECT to
place in the United States shall be three hunITaI
refs, Brazilian currency; the same To be in case
nation in either country.
%. On all other correspondence mentioned in the
second paragraph Of the lrst article there shall bs
charged and collected BY the dspatching country
such rates OF inland postage as are now or NAV
hereafter BE-, established 10y its laws for domestic
eapOIGcncc OF the same class; and In adiitipn
Il @ sea TS,e CI one y, Sent In,ed ststes cur
each newspaper, aud for each weight Of thirty
prnt matter. sheets Of music angrayingS i i,af
graphs, photographs, drawings, maps aud plans.
one rate and the prepayment thereof certi 6y the
stomp Of the dispatching office.
AMI other ar Of mssBit msr 1s o. al kn
received IN either country from the other there shall
the receiving country such rates IF inland postage
ie correspondence Of the same class by the laws
"a. h country res pectiSely.
led in the country ia which international letters
newspapers, Sc are delivered.
in the second paragraph of the first sr,cl shall be
Int III narrow bands covers. open at the sides OF
e subject TO the laws ana regulations If the Dis
patching country IN regard 10 their liability to be
iSxtd with letter postage when containing written
matter, 81 for any other cause specified in said laws
anu regulations.
Letters and other communications in manuscript,
which from any cause cannot be delivered TO their
aklress, alter the expiration 81 proper period 10
'hct their delivery shall be reciprocsly returned
Post Office Departments Of the di~pstchng country
tut newspapers and all other articles of prinied
posai Of the receiving office.
Letters erroneously transmitted or wrongly al
dressed, shall be promptly returned 10 the dispatch
ing office.
The governments 81 the United States anil Brazil
reciprccally grant to each other the privilege of a
Tree transfer II closed mails in the ports hsrbors
"t the respective countries, from one vessel to
nation.
The Post DetaTtlnents OF the United States and of
ity with the arrangements in force the time the
conditions upon which tho two offices may exchange
destined to other countries which they NAV rrspec
lively serve Intermediates but such corr.spOnd
postage established by this conventionl augmeDIei
by the postage rates in force between the forwarding
country and the country of destination, and other
tax for exterior service.
The two Post Departments mutually 20 furnish
which the foreign postage, and the amounts thereof
must be- absolutely prepaid or can le left unpaid and
mail to the other any correspondence for foreign
countries beyond the country 10 which the mail i.
Correspondence of this class must be accompanied
~ ti,er hiii ir" thJ dis ta,chs exchange ohca
the receiving exchange Office shall return by next
dssment Of recsiP, and Seriiication thereof Which
Letter bills and acknowledgements of receipt shall
The accounts 10 be kept between the two Departments
uIpn this class of correspondence shall be stated
quarterly, transmitted and verified rs speedily as
Practicable, aud the balance found due shall b. paid
promptly the ditor Office under such regulatfons
the respective Post Departments from time 10
time prescribe.
ARTICLE VIII
Letters and other CORES Ondence originating in
foreign countries, and addressed the United states
OF 10 Brazil, respectively. which the foreign and
International postage charges fully PREPAID shall
WHEN forwarded through the mails Of either coun try
10 TIN other be delivered in the country of destina
tun free of charge.
ARTICLEJX
The official correspondence between each govern
and its legation the other. and that of the
latter with the former shall be conveyed its des
nation free Of postage and with all the precautions
wlIc IA the two governments may fiGd necessary for
its inv iolability and security.
ARTICLE X.
Neither Post Department shall be required to de-
live article received in the mails. she circuIa-
top Of which shall be prohibited by the laws in force
ia the country Of destination.
ARTICLE XII
The two Post Departments may by mutual agree
p"nt provide for tho transmission of register Oh ar
cIrs IN the mails exchanged between the two conn
tries.
The register fee for each article shall be ten cent.
II the United States and two hundred (aD) reis ia
Brazil.
ARTICLE XII.
The two Posi- Departments shall settle by agree.
mert between them, all inca of detail AMI