The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-04-02

LAWS Or TnE UNITED STATES
PHssed at f6s First Session of tie Forty
FSysf C0nQyess.

Convention between the General Posto6Hce of III
United States Of America and the General Post
o1ce Of the Netherlands.
Tue undersigned, being thereunto duly author
lied by their respective Governments, hav
vgreed upon the following Articles for the smei
ioration Of the postal service between the Unite'
States of America and the Kingdom Of the Meth
erlAnds.
ARr.uRI There shall be an exchange of CORE
spondence between the United States Of America
and the Kingdom Of the Netherlands by means O
shsir respective post DO artments, and this cor
raspondence shall embrace:
j. Letters ordinary and registered.
n Newspapers, book packets, prints Of al
kind, (comprisirg maps, plans, engravines,
drawings. photographs, Autographs, and all other
of 4ssie. Ae } and patterns or samples Of mer-
ehandiss, Including grains and seeds.
And such correspondence may be exchanged,
whether originating in either Of said countries
and destined for the other, or originating in or
dsstined for foreign countries to which these may
respectively serve rs Intermediates.
Asf.crx IL. The ofices for exchange Of mails
shall be- on the part Of the United States:
1. New York.
z Boston
On the part # the Netherlands:
The travelling ONCE NOerdyk.
Each Post Department may at any time, after
notice to the other, discontinue either Of the ON
ces Of exchange on its side, always leaving one
once aud the two Offices by agreement may at
auy time establish additional Offices Of exchange
ARTICLE Ill The principle is agreed, that each
once shall mako its own arrangeme1 ITS fsF the
dispatch Of its mails to the other Office by regular
lines Of Communication, and shall at its own cost
pay the expense Of such intermediate tfansporta-
ti0u. II is also agreed that the cost Of interna-
tional ocean and territorial transit Of the closet
mais between the fr ntiers Of the two Countries
shall be first defrayei by that one Vi the two de-
partmsnts which hall have obtained from the
Intermediates the most favorable pecu lazy
terms FIR such conveyance,
and any amount % advanced by one for account of
tbs other shall be promptly reimbursed.
ARTICLE w. The standard weight for the sim
gle rate Of intern ,tiona postage and rule Of pro-
erosion, .hall be-
LIST, Ror letters. Is gramme-.
IL For all other correspondence mentioned in
paragraph two Of the first article. that which the
deapAtchinx once shall adopt fT the mails which
it desparchos to the other, adapted TO the con-
vsoienee and habits If the interior adninistra-
tisa But each ofYi.- shall give notice to the
other of the standard weight it adopts. and If
any subsequent change thereof.
Tho rule VI prokress'"n shall always he an ad-
dtioual single rate for each aliiti nal standard
weight .r fraction thereof. The weight stated
By the de- matching nice shall always be accepted,
except in Ease ii m snifs-, mistake
AslscLsV. The single ,at.- If portage on the
direct c. rrespond-nce Exchanged between T.. two
aaministra' ions, subject {" tn res rye men
tsoosd in Article v shall he Ms t,l,ws:
o. letters m fhe On ted st ties, Is scent. s.
o. Letters fr'm the Ncth-riands, ~ cents
(0utch.D
ID. On ali other correspondence mentioned
in paragraph 40 Of Tie first article, the RI
shall be, fr the mails despatched. th't which
- aep ssrhing fhce ehail al,pf. adapted ." the
coavenience and hshi . II its interior adminisfr
other Of the r.ts it adopts, and Of any subsequent
change thereof
AxncLBvI Whenever . regular lire # steam
euamunicafion acceptable TO the two Offices. may
- employed directly between any port Of the
rope II sue. vai~s that the entire cest II tram
portatiOo between the two fronri-rs shall not ex
cd fur sah single letter rate cents 10. SD
sad for esch kiiogram sf other corresenndence 10
cents o. y in that it il agreed that the in
tsrnarioa~l single letter rate If postage by auch
line n II b. reduce to 10 cents ~ from the
Uuitrd States and Is cents (Dutch) from the
Nethe.l nds Aud the two Offices shall by com
ma acc I'D hx tho time when this reduction shall
An IcLs VII. Ths prepayment Of postage on
rdinary Letters shall be optional, subject to
he conditions in Article VIII mentioned: but
~ re sistsrsd letters. and On all osher core |
6Ist article, il shall be obligatory
Ax1Ic1s VIII. II however. the postage on any |
shall be p epaid insufkcientiy, IL |
hall nevsrtheless 10 forwarded to its dest'na- |
lion. CHARGED with the defcient postage adding
Ial ansunts instead II fractions. q oee cent
~. g. ~ Eve cents Dutch
Upon the delivery Of any uapaid or nsufhcientIy /
paid letter, II any Other insufbciently paid cor
rnspo ,dcnee, thee shall be levied in the Cnited
3ta;cs . 6as mt exceeding i've cents. ~. /.
Nd in the Netherlands exceeiirg Is cents
Outch). fhis fins and al>o the def lent /
vintage ON all 9th correspondence than letters,
\ III Of enter into accounts between the tw"
ss3ces bat shall b. retained to the . Of the col
AsfS1r TX Registered co,resppndence shall.
. addition to the rns'ay- /. be subject t,aTe is
ration fee. exceeding ten cents ~. 8. in the
Uaited 8 ases, and not excreling p cents
Datch) q tho Netheriands and this fee shan L
aw,vs be prepaid
ARncIR X. any correspondence may he reg
soered. - vel! iniefnso- nal correspondence ~
Ast originating in or destined for other countries
% With thesa twO adm ni,trAfions may respect l
vely serve in'c nedi ,ries in either drrc' ion
2 TIE transmi~sn Il such reg istered articles
.acA department sh II nifty the other OF the
"ant'ies 10 which is may thus serve q inferno
lsary.
AxfIcLR H Accoun.s b-tween the two on ses
hall be regulated on the following basis: Tr,m
hs tot amount e Po-saces and rrgi-ter fees csa
eoe~tl B.; each Office letters. added to the tai
der corr--po d-nee which it dispatches, tn de-
m chin. cfice sh~l del ct the amount required.
the sy'eoi rate. FIR the cost # the intermediate
ransit tksretf between the twofruntiers, and the
n Nm. e The W, net sum. shall be divided be-
rom tn two Offices in the proportion of tire
hs fs S h.) tn the United Sta'rs oi'e ,nf two I
~ Q f2 5thsi to the cffice Of the Netherlands
Ak1yclK XII The correspondence m ii lined
paragraph t~o ofthe first Article shall be des-
sfcl,e nm Ter r-xu'afiens be established by the
~ nc ing Office. int always including the fol-
wing -
Rira. No packet shall contain anything which
al he clos II again 4 i--pection. nor any wi ten
0maniratoB whatever. except to state from
hom and o whom the packet h sent. and the $
lnb AMI pri placed upon e"ch pattern or
apse cfmer ,nd's--