New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-29

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Done III duplicate, and signed in Wash
ngton the third day of December. one thou
| sand eight hundred and isixty-nine, ana IN
4 London the fourteenth day of the same
month. .. ---
| Postmaster General OF the United States.
p RI. ST. / HARRINGTON,
| Postmaster General OF the United Kingdom.
III hereby approve the aforegoing conven.
tion. and in testimony thereof have causet.
fine sea! of the United States to be affixed
| TI.s1 U. 5. GRANT.
By tile President: -. 80
HAMILTON FISH Secretary Of State.
Washing ton, December 3, 1869.
ADDITIONAL CONVENTION to the con
| yanrion agreed upon between the Post De-
partmept of the United States of America
| and the Postal administration OF the king
| dom Of Italy, si.ild at Florence the eighth
! day of November. A. d. eighteen hun
| bred 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 amt
Ireland having established a reduced charge
OF six cents per ounce, or per thirty gram
mes, for the sea conveyance across the
| Atlantic of letters sent il closed mails
through the United Kingdom, the under
stoned dU!v authorized by their respective
governments, have agreed upon the follow
ing articles:
The single rate of letter postage on the
direct correspondence exchanged between
tie two administrations. by closed mail, VIA
England. shall he as follows:
For letters from the United States, ten
cents.
For letters from Italy, tifty-fve centesimi.
And for the sea conveyance OF letters N
closed mail, across the waters OF the At
lantic Ocean, the United States Office shall
receive six cents per ounce, or per thirty
grammes.
ARTICLE II.
The conditions of articles fve and twelve
OF the convention agreed upon between the
Post Department 81 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. SO Tar as they are
contrary to the preceding article, are re-
pealed.
ARTICLE III
The present convention, which shall he
considered as additional 10 the convention
of the eighth OF November. 1867. shall come
into operation on the fifteenth day Of Feb
ruary one thousand eight hundred and
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.
[sEAL. JOHN A. J. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General of the United States.
BAKBAVARA.
Director General.
l hereby approve the foregoing conven-
IN hoy
the seal OF the United States to be affixed.
SEAL L. S. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH. Secretary OF State.
Washington. February 5, 1870.
ADDITIONAL CONVENTION to the
convention for TIE regulation of the postal
Intercourse between the United States OF
America and Belgium, signed at Brussels
the twenty-trst OF August, A. d. 1861.
All additional convention between the
General Post O.ice OF the United States of
America and the General Post Office Of the
United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ire
land havin. established a reduced charge of
SIX cents per ounce, or per thirty @ra!ulnes.
Tor the sea conveyance across the Atlantic
OF letters sent in closed mails through the
United Kingdom. the undersigned, duly au-
tloriZed by their respective governments,
ARTICLE I.
The single rate CT 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.
:. On prepaid letters from Belgium, fifty
centi:ueS
And. t"r the sea conveyance of letters. in
closed mails, across the waters OF the Al
laltic Ocean. the United States Office shall
receive six cents per ounce. or per thirty
graiIines.
ARTICLE II.
The conditions of Articles and Ii of the
convention between the United States and
Belgium. signed in Brussels the twenty-trst
day of august. IL the year of eur Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven. so
far as they are contrary 10 the preceding
article. are repealed.
ARTICLE III.
The present convention. which shall be
considered as additional to the convention
OF the tvenry-tirst of August, 1867, shall
come into operationon the fifteenth day Of
March. one thousand eight hundred and
seventy.
Dcne in duplicate. and signed in Wash
in--on this first day of March, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy.
lsEAL.I JOHN A. j. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General of the United States.
SEAL. MAURICE DELFOSSE.
hereby approve the aforegoing conven-
ton. and. in testimony thereof. l have
caused the seal OF the United States to be
affixed. L. S. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.
Washington, March |, 1879.
Additional Convention to the Convention
between tie General Post Office of the
United States of America and the General
Post Office of the Netherlands, signed at
the Hague the twenty-sixth day of Sep
TENDER. in the year 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 Greal Britain and Ire
land. 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
lIg articles:
ARTICLE I.
The single rate of letter postage on the
direct correspondence exchanged between
the two administra tons by closed mail via
England. subject to the reserve mentioned
in Article Of the convention of the twenty
sixth day of September, 1867, shall be as
follows:
|. On letters from the United States ten
cents. (C. s.
:. On letters from the Netherlands
twenty-five cents. (Dutch.)
And for the sea conveyance of letters in
closed mails across the waters of the At
lantic Ocean. the United States Office shall