The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-20

Passed It ehe Fiyg Sessiom Of lie Fovfy-
Firk Congress.

Paced 0< tie kUt SeBs1oN OF GAe kOVtl
FsSst Congress.
Convention between the General Post Once Of tn
Unifei States Il america and the t;enersl ross
Ofsc- Of the United Kingdom Of Great Britain
and Ireland.
The general post-ofice o. the United States Q
Amerisa AMI he seneral pnst-ufficr Of the Uni. es
kingdom If Great Britain and hel md, being de
ii Gus If sfal,: ing maintaining an exchsng
Of mails between the Critc states on the srd
and tn strain. S-ftienis nts AMI the British Eas
Indies the ether, by mesn- c nj Unity Of H.,
lime at United STATES ma ill .ch cts plying be weer
Sas. Francisco nj HON. hong and u sh- line o
Britt h mail packets plying bet cen Hong kotl
and SingapT-, Cslcu Ia Mapir Is, Bombay ana
Alden, the undersig ned duly nu,hos zed fur thai
pn'p,-e have agreed ug.in the toll wing !, ticies
AkIICLk l. The Z shall be dire exchange OF
mails bet seen the Offices If New Yak aud San
Fran i>eo the part, ans. the ,.fic of>ing,-
pore. Csbcut n, Sdrsts oubSy AID def.,
the 9TH T. Comprising letter, rew-p.rers- prices
current, eSsk Jackets, and packets 81 pit ems or
samples originating in the It'd states and ad
dre,-ei Pectf ally the straits settlements, ar
to the kr, isl Eat .nii-s, Il originating. The
British last lu.sies or the strait settlements, re
spective y, ami a,ii, To the Uni ell states
These M ais IN II be Conveyed by United States
mail Packets between saa fr,nciscs a d HING
kons VIA Y.k h ,m,, and BY Bri in nsil packets
between uonS hong and Gin -apcrr OF the Indian
ports.
intel Staies upon paid correspondence sd,lres ell
10 the Str.i.s setti~nent- Ut the Fri Ish Fast
Indies, sh,il he ten cents per ny tier not ex-
ce~ei'g halt An Gun &c in weight. he ,vIer letters
being Oh Urged in opsntiJD, two cents each On
newspapers pr current. and eth cents per
fur on b.. pack T., ,ckers of pat
ssnl .,i,s; AMI flIe To be col-c Ell in The
Straits se tl-men the British Fast Indies.
Upon paid rre>pvnde. .tiui To Ihe Uni Ell
States. III Il be ten pence per SINGLE iettrr not
cee-i ng ha { an ounce ia weight heavier letters
being charged in proportion, and four pe:.ce pr
fur on ces Iur newspapers, prices cure bos'&
Jackets r iacke's # patterns s'mples.
The sre-p nience thus paid >hali be delivered
At rbe psare Ut destination. whethes IN the I'm ted
STAIRS in the British Possessions, free from Ii
charge whatsoever
fci-utiy paid -issil. never,hei. S. t'- forwarded
and rhAli be chsrsel ~ the pisce Of e -tinat,"n
with a IA &c ofp stage Of the SINE am inr thai
you'll be ehargesbIe n letter Of like weight,
POSTED 4" despatch in the opp site directin, To-
sc her with fine o. six pence IN the stats Sc
tlenents m the British East indie-, Of twelve
cents in the Uai e Sta
AsIIc ILL., The exchange IF The c1rr sp"nd
CAGE referred in Article ii preceding hail n I
give ri c to any accounts between the Britise AID
the unied gates PET Offices Zach Office shall
keep tn postage which It e,ilrets-
ARIlcIE Nv. Evry letter. newspaper, price
cnrret, box packet packet Of ,rierri- sam
PIES, -spa.ch-i frm Office t. the other shall
BE- plainly stamped in ell ink with stamp bearing
the words paid al the ri<ht-hani upper
If the address, and shall ais bear the dated
sta mp II the Office at which II was pasted
ANNIE v. Dad letters. new 81 apeIs s, &c which
be delivered T. ON whatever cause shall be
returned. without charge. mon by or
a. frequently the regulations Of the respective
offices will permit.
ARrIcLk W. Tho two Offices may, ~ mutual !
consent. make such detailed regulations shall
be fund Necessary {" carry out the objects IT his
ar.any-m' nt such regulations to terminate at any
time rrason,b bic motto by eithr" .fice.
Ar LIE VII This Convention sha come into /
eperaii n the fl st day Of ovemuer. one fh' US
and eight hunsir ed mad sixty-esht. and >hali be |
criminal at any time notice By either ofice /
Il six III, .ntiis
Done in ,lupiica-e AMI signed in Washington on /
The twenty eight day Of J"iy, A. ID nne tn 'u>and
q ght hundred and sixty eight, and in Lond N on
he fourteenth day "i August, one Thousand eight /
hundred and sixty eight.
tsEsL Allen w RANDALL.
Po5rnla ter General.
IsyAL1 MON rROSE,
Pet ,.aster General of tine United Kingdom
I hereby approve the afcr. going convention.
md in e-,in ny tb-reofI have caused the seal of
he United States to be affixed.
lsEAI-l ANDREW JOHNSON.
wL.isx ii. SEWARD, secretary Of State.
Washington, July -, 1865