Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-14

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Der, 1881, and IN Iesordahes piih he PTovisions
ol Article XVIII. Of tdid Conpeniion. /
AhTioLE l. The exchange office Of New |
York ahall make up mails for the Swiss ex- |
change Office o. Basle. The latter shall make |
up malls for the exchange offlco OF New |
York. ...r ......-..
ART1cLH II. Each mail exchanged be.
tween the respective ofieea shah be accom- |
panied BY letter bill showing the postages
and the charges Of transit, the fees, ETC., ae-
crulng 10 each ofice upon the different kinds
Of correspondence. Tho form Of this letter
bill shall follow the models A and hereto
annexed, and they shall be consecutively
numbered BY tho despatehlng ONCE during
each calendar year. Tho receiving ONCE
shan acknowledge its receipt by return de-
spatch.
ARTICLE III. Tho exchanges offices shall dl-
Vide tho correspondenee which they despatch
Into q suitable number OF separate packages,
according 70 The letter bill. Each OF these
packages shall bear the proper etiquette aud
number corresponding TO tho letter bill.
ARTICLE ~. When more than single
rate Ia charEeable upon any letter or
other article, the number Of rates to which
II Is subject shall be indicated, BY the de-
apatching ONCE, by 1gure In tho upper len
corner OF the address.
ART1oLEV. Registered correspondence shall
be entered upon the register list. This list
shall conform 70 the model hereto annexed,
marked Q. Registered loiters shall be en-
veloped together In strong paper and we'll
secured. Tho package shall 30 inscribed
with tho words "Re0iRsred' or O6jstI
| Charges" and placed 10 the mall. .
ARTICLE VI. The receiving exchange ONCE
shall acknowledge 10 the despatchlDg office
the receipt Of the registered artlcles numer-
leally. Wheneyertho yerihcatlon Of the list
shall disclose an error or any differences the
fact shall be notified to the despatchlng ONCE
BY the NEXT mail. 700
ARTICLE VII. The two administrations
mutually engage to take needful measures
for the careful transmission Of registered
correspondence aud for pursuing II whom
lost but II is understood that neither assumes
towards the other any pecuniary response
blllty 10 case OF loss.
ARTICLE VIII. Tho letters exchanged DO.
tween the two oflces shall indicate, by stamp
or writing thereon, the ONCE or origin. Cor
respondenco fully paid 10 destination shall
be stamped In the United States PAID ALL,
aud In Switzerland PD. Registered articles
shall be stamped "RsgiStsrNi'' In the United
States, and "ChdrQ'" In Switzerland. Cor
respondence lnsufhciently prepaid shall DO
stamped In the United States "I,lIu1ieisnav
ErAaD," and In sT!1erlnnd GraneAis.s1,''i
postage expressed in aeures on the faco,
Letters unpaid or insufficlently paid shall DO
also stamped to indicate the routo BY which
they arc sent, II different routes arc en-
ploJed.
ARTICLE TX. The two postal admInislra-
lions may exchange In the open malls letters
aud other correspondence with foreign coun-
tries, and upon conditions as indicated in
The tables d and hereto annexed.
ARTICLE X. Tho tables d aud Z hereto
annexed also Indicate the foreign countries
with which registered correspondence nav
be exchanged IN the open malls between the
two Offices, and the conditions thereof.
ARTIcIE XII. The respective exchange
Offices shall mark In red In the upper right
corner Of the address Of prepaid letters sent
for transit in the open mail, the amount Of
: the postage duo to the foreign oflco OF dosti-
nation; and In the same manner, but In
black ink, shall mark the amount OF postage
due TO the foreign once OF origin upon tho
! unpaid letters 90 sent In transit.
ARTICLE XII. Articles under band which
do not conform 10 the conditions mentioned
in Article XII. OF tho Convention, or which
. are In no part prepaid, shall DO retained at
the disposition OF the administration OF
origin, or, II sent, shall not be subject to
: account.
ARTICLE XIII. Letters originating in or
destined for foreign countries, sent in the
open mar Ivt Hsusis .L.~-sL A.. U-ItaA
states or through switzerland, and which
are insuficlently prepaid, shall be transmit
ted as wholly unpaid, and no account taken
between the two Administrations OF the
, amount prepaid.
ARTicLH xiv. Letters and all registered
articles not deliverable shall be respectively
. returned TO the despatching administration
al the end OF every month. Tho postage on
unpaid letters 80 returned shall be deducted
: from the account agHlnst the ONCE originally
! charged herewith. Tho postage on prepaid
letter. 90 returned shall remain In the &C
count a. originally entered. The expense oil
! transt q unpaid correspondence which hai
oeen transported ny either administration In
, closed maha, ana snail % returned TO che
despatehhig ounce a. not dellyeraoleJ ahall
! 70 dedueted rom the original amount
I enarEed LOT trannt upon declaration OF The
Snount oy tn1 ounce claiming me reduction
a W Sneigo NIL po maae ~ eNher Aamlnls
4 uaHon Iot tne tTanslt OF correspondence 70
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r ahtoLA Az; Al eoIrsspondeneo wrong
i aoaIessea Or mlssent tnah DC returned Win
n ous usay W Inc inc Ieee,v,ng once wn,eh az
n 1patches w. Inc RECEIVING once bhel AS.
!. correct accordingly, In the column OF yeIin
q eGuon, me original entries OF tue letter pli
/ relaung 70 such correspondence. Inc ART
/, eies 0, hke nature addlessed 70 person
J. Nno nave enanged tneir residence shall o
n m,nsuny Lorwaraed or returned, enaIge'
q WIN tne rate tnhI would nave Deen Pald
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y AkI,oLs ANl' Inc uespatcnlng chcnhng