The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-02-19
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LAWS OF TIE UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE FORTY
FIRST CONGRESS-.

POSTAL CoNvENTIoo WITH HAMBURG.
Postal Convention between the United States and
Hamburg.
The undersigned, duly authorized for that pur-
pose, have agreed upon the following articles,
providing for the reciprocal exchange of mails
between the United States and the Hanseatic Re-
public of Hamburg, to Wit:
Article 1. The Post Office of New York shall be
the United States Office of exchange. and Ham
burg the office of exchange of that Republic, for
all mails transmitted under this arrangement.
Article II. The International eorresp ndeace,
conveyed either by the United States Hamburg
steamers, hereinafter stated, between the Unit
ed States or its Territories, and Hamburg will be
subject to the following postage charges viz:
Postage on each letter packet not exceeding
half an ounce in weight, 10 cents. Above half an
ounce, and not over one ounce. 20 cents. Above
ounce, hut not exceeding two ounces, 40 cts.
And the postage will increase in this scale of
progression, to wit: Additional twenty cents for
each additional ounce, fraction of an ounce.
Payment in advance shall be OPTIONAL in either
country. 1t shall not, however, be permitted to
pay less than the whole rate; and account
shall be taken of the prepayment of any fraction
Of that rate.
Article III. All the states belonging to the
German Austrian Postal Union. respectively.
to have the advantage of the rate of ten cents
tabiished by the preceding article tsecond) when
ever their postage to and from Hamburg. for let
ters to and from the United States, shall be
duced to the uniform rate of five cents less.
On all corresp p3ndence for or from such of said
states shall not reduce their rates, the
charge between the United States and Hamburg,
by either of the two lines will be fifteen cents the
single rate.
And optional prepayment, a regular progress
i've scale, etc., upon the principles in Ar
ticle IL, shall be admitted and observed.
Article ". On all letters originating and
posted in other countries beyond the United States
and mailed to, and delivered in, Hamburg, or
originating and posted in countries beyond IL am
burg, and mailed to, and deliverable ia, the
United States its Territories, the foreign post
age, (other than that OF Hamburg, and other than
that of the United States), is to be added the
postage stated in Article III. and Ill, the
may be. And the two Post-Ofice Departments
mutually to furnish each other with lists stat
ing the foreign countries, places in foreign
countries, to which the foreign postage, and the
amount thereof must be absolutely prepaid, or
must be left unpaid. And until such lists are
duly furnished, neither country is to mail to the
other any letter from foreign countries beyond it,
or from foreign countries beyond the country to
which the mail is sent.
1t is further undersoo and agreed that no cor
respondence for from countries behond Ham,
burg shall be exchanged under this arrangement,
unless the Rates of postage to and from such
countries, via Hamburg identically the
as the rates charged via Aremen, under the
United States and Bremen Postal arrangement.
Article V. Newspapers, not weighing more than
three ounces each, mailed in the United States
and destined to Hamburg, mailed in Hamburg
and destined for the United States, may be sent
by the United States and Hamburg steamers,
when the whole postage of two cents is prepaid
thereon at the mailing Office and newspapers of
like weight done up snyy, may he sent to any
part of the German Postal Union, via Hamburg.
prepayment of three cents each at the office of
mailing in the United States, which shall be in
| full of the postage to destination the German
postage beyond Hamburg to be one cent each in
addition to the two cents chargeable to Hamburg.
| The postage pamphlets and magazines per
| ounce, fraction of an ounce, shall be one
| cent, prepayment shall likewise be required in
| both countries. Said newspapers, pamphlets and
magazines are to be subject to the laws and regu-
ations of each country, respectively, in regard to
their liability to be rated with letter postage when
| containing written matter, for any othe- case
specified in said laws and regulations. They
must be sent in narrow bands, open at the sides
| or ends.
Article VI. The postage for which the United
States and Hamburg Post-ofic reciprocally
shall account to each other upon letters which
shall be exchanged between them shall be estab-
lished, letter by letter. according to the scale of
| progression determined by the preceding second
| and third articles as follows, viz
| The Hamburg Office shall pay to the United
States Office, for each unpaid letter, weighing half
or less, originating in the United States
and destined for Hamburg, we'll as for each
letter ef like weight prepaid in Hamburg and
| destined for the United States, when conveyed
under article H., by United States steamers
And when by Hamburg steamer cents. When
| conveyed under, article Ill, by United States
| steamer, IA cents The United States Office shall
pay to the HAM urg Office, for each unpaid letter
weighing half an ounce, originating in Hamburg
and destined for the United states. as well as for
each letter of like weight prepaid in the United
States and destined for Hamburg, when conveyed
under article H., by United States steamer. /
cent. And when by Hamburg steamer, cents.
When conveyed. under Article III. by United
States steamer, cent. And when by Hamburg
| steamer, 10 cents.
Respecting the postage for newspapers, pam
phlets, and magazines received in either country,
the whole is to be paid to the United States Office