The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-03-17
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the First Session of the Forty
First Congress.
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The post Department of the United States b.
its special commissioner, John A. kasson, esq
and the federal council f the Swiss Confederation
BY DR.. Jaqnes Dubs, vice president Of the fedora
council and chief Of the federal post department
hsqo agreed upon the following articles, sufjec
to ratification by the respective authorities OF th'
tso countries:
ARTICLE l. There shall be an exchange Of CORE
spondence between the United States of Americs
and the Swiss Confederation by means of theil
respective post De- artlnents, and this coIrespon
drnce shall embrace:
4. Letters oriint ry and registered
ID Newspapers. book packets, prints of all
kinds. comprising maps, plans, engravings,
drawings, phi stosraphs. Autographs, and all other
of music, &C } and patterns OF samples of mer-
clrsndise, including grains and sesds
Such correspondence may be exchanged,
whether originating in either of said countries
aa1 destined for the other. originating in or
destined for foreign countries to which these
respectively serve Is Intermediates.
ARTICLE III. The Offices for exchange Of mails
shall be, on the part VI the United States New
York
On the part of the Swiss Confederation:
al Basie-
ID Geneva (when the Swiss Confederation
shall find it expedient).
The two Offices By agreement. may at any time
establish additional ofhces of exchange
ARTICLE Ill The principle is agreed, that each
Office shall make its own arrang-meits +" the
despatch Of its mails to the other Office by regular
lines Of communication, and shall at its own cost
pay the expense Of such intermediate uansp rita
zion. 1t is also agreed that the cost If interna-
tionsl ocean and territorial transit Of the closet
m ills between the frontiers of the two Countries
shall be first betrayed by that one Of the two de-
psrtmenfs which shall have obtained from the
Intermediates the most favorable pecu, iary
terms for such conveyance, and Viii h shall effect
such transport in that case in both directions
and any amount advanced by one for account Of
the other shall be promptly reimbursed
ARTICLE ". The standard weight for the Elm
ola of isDSfaUe and rule OF
gression, shall be-
1st, For letters. Is grammes-
"a For all other correspondence mentioned in |
paragraph two Of the first article. that which the
despAfching Office shall adopt FIR the mails which
il dispatches to the other, adapted to the con- |
venience and habits Of the interior administers |
other Of the standard weight it adopts, and of
any subsequent change thereof
The rule Of progression shall always he an ad- |
ditional single rate for each addi;i nal standard
weight or fraction thereof. The weight stated
by the despatching ofhce shall always be accepted,
except in case Of manifest mistake
AEIfcIE v. The single rate Of postage on the
direct correspondence exchanged between the two
administrations, subject to the reserve men
tsoned in Article VII , shall be rs follows:
On letters from the United st ties. Is cents.
= TN letters from the Swiss Confederation, so
centimes.
ID. On all other correspondence mentioned
in paragraph TWO of The first article, the rare
shall be, for the mails despatched, TINT which
convenience and ha.i;s Of its interior admin issra-
sion. But each Office shall give notice to the
other Of the rate it adopts, and oil any subsequent
change thereof
An IcLs VI. The prepayment Of postage on
ordinary letters .hall be optional, subject to
the conditions in Article VII mentioned; but
registered letters. and On all other core
spond~nce mentioned in paragraph two of the
fTst article. it shall be obligatory.
ARTICLE VII II however. the postage on any
correspondence shall he prepaid insuficiently. it
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tion, charged with the deficient postage adding
full amounts. instead Of fractions. of ore cent or
ave confines.
Upon the delivery Of any unpaid or insuficiently
paid letter, Of any other insuiciently paid Cor
Tsspondence, there shall be levied in the intel
STATES = fine not exceeding i've cents, and in
Switzerland not exceeding d centines. This :
iine and also the deficient pp-tage on all other
than letters, sh1ll rot enter into
between the two Offices. bus shall b.
retained to the of the collecting Office.
ARrFIE VIII Registered correspondence shall, !,
in addition to the postage be subject to re sis
srafion fee. not exceeding ten cents in the United
States, and not exceeding fifty centmes in u
s witzerland and this fee shall always be prepaid
ARTICLE TX. ANY correspondence may be reg
i-tered. we'll international correspondence as y
that originating in OF destined for other countries
TO which these two administrations may respect
isely serve as Intermediates for the TRANSMISSION
u such registered articles Each department shall
nstify the other Of the countries 70 which il NAV
Tins serve A. Intermediary 81
Ak1iCLg X Accounts between the two ON ces
hall BE- regulated the following bssis: From
the Total amount Of hostages and register fees col
IeeteA by each Office letters, added to the tcta;
amount n prepaid postage and register f-es IN
ssher correspondence which il dispatches tn de. Ct
.gAsching olhce shall dedzct the amount required n
the agreed rate, for the cost u the intermediate
transit thereof between the tuo fronsiers and the
amoane the TWO net sums shall be divided be-
tween the two Offices in the proportion Of three e.
kfhs e 5fhs) to the United States Office and two c.
6flAo (Sr Sths) to the SWies. ffics. L.
ARTICLE NJ The correspondence msn,ioned y !,
paragraph two offhe first article shall be des 81
patche-i under regulations be established the u
Office, Tut always including the fol- :,
First. No paeke: shall contain anything which = 8
hall be closed against inspection. any wri ten =
,ammunication whatever, except to state from g
vhaa and 70 whom the packet = sent. and the ~
sshsr and price placed upon each pattern or .,
Ample ofmer hsndDr. ~
Sseond. Nopsckst may exceed two feet in length ~
one foot IN any other dimension, the equivA- =.
Mt in Svis measurement. IN
Third Neither once shall BE- bound to deliver re
~ article the importation of which may l.s pro
ibsei by the laws or regulations Of the country =,
do tinasiou. IN
Fourth. 20 L.ss - any customs duty may be =.
sssx~abie any articles exchanged in the mails
,ca duty may Be levied for the use Of the Gus In
silfh. Except ~ above. NO charge whatever, ~, IN
hssWsee than herein exp e-sly provided. ~
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AsalclE XII. The two post departments shall N
EAbliah by agreement, AID in conformity with ~,
. as1anxements in Ewce ut the time, the Con-
Iio,s upon which the two Offices may respectively ~
change In open mails the correspondence orig
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