The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-01-22


 direct correspondence exchanged between the two administrations, subject to the reserve mentioned in Art VII, shalf be as follows:
 l. On letters from the United States, l5 cents
 3. On letters from the Swiss confederation. 80 cenliures
 ?. On all other correspondence mentioned in the second paragraph of the first article, the rate shall be, for the mails despatched that which the dospatchng office shall adopt, adapted 10 the convenience and habits of is interior administration. But each oiiea shall give notice to the other of the rate it adopts, and of any subsequent change thereof
 ART. VI. The prepayment of postage on or dinary letters shall be optional, subject 10 the conditions in Art. VII mentioned, but on re, gistered letters. and all other correspondence e mentioned in paragraph second of the first ar> ticle, 1t shall be obligatory.
 ART VII I5 however, the postage of any correspondence shall be prepaid insutiicieutly, it shall nevertheless be forwarded to is desti- nation, charged with tha dsfcieut postage, aa- ding full amounts, instea} ol fractions, of cent CT c,pimas.
 ART VIII. Reqiste-a3 correspondence shall in addition 10 the postage, be subject to a res gistec fee not exceeding ten cents in the Uni = en States, and not exceeding fifty csptimes in Switzerland and this fee shall aIwAgs be pre- paid
 ART. TX Any correspondence may be regis tered, & well international correspo .deuce as that originating jn or destined fo other coon tries to which these tive siministra. ions ma serve a~ r,,e-nedi,ries ia cine direction fer the nSasm,s,ioa of such rsg;> ;>,sr- ed articles 5@aa Jsp-rtu4at sh..j nojily t., other of ihe countries to ~aich s may thu. serve ar iutermeIiarv
 ART. K Ac..ua,s betwaau the two cf?c-s shall be regulated on ths following ba,is: From the total amount of postage an register fees collected by each office On letters, added to the total amonnt of prepaid pos;as-s and regis ter fees On other correspondence which it des patches, the desp&t-hng office shall deduct the amount requig q Gs the agrred rate fer the cost of internadats transit thereof between the two frontiers, a.l tha amount ofthe two net sums shall pc divided between the two o.H- ces ia the proportion of three>Gf.hs to the United &ta,es office and tvo-Gfjhs to the Swiss Ohce-
 ART. NI. T. correspondence mentioned n the second paragraph of the first article s:all be despatched .under regulations to be tab ished by h. despatch ny office, bat alwa ys ia- clu ing tue following:
 Firs- No packet shall contain anything which shall De cos-d against inspection nor any written communication whatever, except to state to whom and from whom the paclc is sent; and the numbers ani prices piaced upon patterns or samples of merch tndise.
 Second No packet may exceed two feet in length, or one foot in any other dimension, or he equivalent in Swiss measurement
 Third. Neither office shall be bound to de- liver any article the importation of which may he prohibited by the laws or regulations of the country Of destination.
 Fourth. So long as any customs duty may be on any article exchanged in the mails, snch dutJma be levied for the use of the customs
 Fifth. Excep; as above, no charge whatever, than as herein expressly provided shall be levied or collected on the correspond snce exchanged.
 ART XII The two post departments shall establish U agreement and in conformity with arrangements in force at the time, the conditions upon which the two offices may exchange, in open mails, the cor originating in, or destinel to, the other foreign countries to which they may serve as intermediates. It is sl-- ways understood, however, that such cores oondeHcs shall only be charged with the rate