The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-02-22

Each department shall use its best exertions
the safe delivery, or, when miscarried, for the r
} covery Of any registered correspondence, but it
not responsible pecuniarily for the loss of any sui
ARTICLE Y. Registered correspondence shall
in addition to the postage be subject TO a reg
tration fee. not exceeding ten cents in the Unite
s ates, and not exceeding two silver groschen
T Away, prepaid.
ARTICLE XI Accounts between the two Off :,
shall be regulated on the following basis: Frol
the total amount Of hostages and register fees CO
lected by each Office letters, added to the tots
amount Of prepaid postage and register fees u
other correspondence which it dispatches, thu de
spa-chins Office shall dedact the amount required
the agreed rate, for the cost of the intermedat
transit thereof between the two frontiers. and tn
amount ofthe two net sums shall be equally d
vided between the two Offices
| Article MI. The two post departments shall
| establish by agreement, aud in conformity will
| the arrangements in force at the time, the con
diiOns upon which the two Offices may respectively
| exchange in open mails the correspondence orig
mating in or destined 10 other foreign countrie
| to which they may reciprocaiy serve as inter
mechanics.
1t Is Away 5 underst ,od however, that such cor.
| responoence shall only be charged with the rate
applicable t. direct international correspondence
| augmented by the postage due to foreign countries
| and 10y any other tax for exterior service
But the North German Office reserves the right
/ to TX time, if necessary, when this rule shall
| only apply 70 correspondence despatched from the
United States for such other countries. unless :he
latter shall have accepted the same rule il behalf
of the correspondence despatched through them
by the North herman office.
ARTrclE NIL. Zach office Grants to the other
the privilege oftranst ofthe closed mails exchange
ell in either direction, between the latter and any
country to which the other MAY inter
nedIry. by its usual means of mail transportation,
whether on sea or land, and the terms of transit
shall be agreed upon when the exercise Of the
privilege is required.
ARTICLE XIV. The postal accounts between
the two Offices shall be stated quarterly. and
transmitted and verified speedily practical
BILE; add the balance found due shall be paid 10
the creditor offce, either by exchange on Lon
don or at the debtors Office, the creditor Of
fee may dssue.
The rate for the conversion of the money of the
two countries shall be fixed by common agree
ment between the two offices.
ARTICLE Nv. When in any port Of either
country a closed mail is transferred from one
vessel 10 another without any expense to the OF
fee of the country where the transfer is made,
such transfer shall net be subject TO any postsl
charge by one office against the ether.
ARTICLE WI Official communications ad-
the occasion Of any accounts between the two
offices
lRTI5LE XVII Letters wrongly sent. or
wrongly addressed, or not deliverable for what
cause shall be returned to the Originatin. Of
fee. at Its expense, if any expense Is incurred.
Registered correspondence of all kinds, not de-
liv-rable for any caGse, shall also be returned IN
Ike manner All other correspondence which
cannot be delivered shall remain at the DISPOSE
ton of the receiving office Any Postage upon
returned which shall have been
charged against the office of destination, shall be
I ON the account
ARTICLE XVIII In view of the possible desire
of other German States to avail themselves of
the advantages of postal association with the
States now embraced in the North German Union,
it is further agreed that the provisions Of this
venrion shall be eItenced to and shall comprise
them, whichever such other States shall declare
their desire TO join for this purpose, and notice
thereof shall have been given to the United
States Post Department.
AETIcLE XIX The two Offices shall, by mutual
consent, establish detailed regulations for carry
ing these articles into execution, and they may
modify such regulations, in like manner, from
time to time, the exigeIcies Of the service |
may require.
ARIIcLE XX. From the time this convention |
shall take effect all former conventions between |
he two Offices and between the United States Of |
ica on the one part and. on the other part. o.
i,remen and also of Hamburg, shall cease to be |
n force, except for the settlement of accounts
which shall have previously accrued Hereunder.
This convention, being first approved, shall
AXE effect not later than the Ist day of January
lext, and shall continue in force until cancelled
" mutual agreement. or otherwise, until one
Tear from the date when office shall lave
ven notice 70 the other Of its desire TO terminate
Executed in duplicate at Berlin the twenty
irst day of October, one thousand eight hundred
md sixty-seven.
fsEAL JHON A KASSoN,
Special Commissioner. &c, &c.
TsEAL-I RICHARD PHILIPSBORN.
Direcior-General of the Post Department