The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-03-20

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and Canada.
| Articles Of agreement between the Postofiice De
| partment OF the United States and the Post
Office Department; of Canada.
| For the purpose of establishing and regulating
the interchange OF mails between the United
States and canada, it is agreed between the
Post ihGe Department Of the United States and
the PustOfice Depar,ment&f Canada:
ARrI-LE L. That there IL be an exchange OF
mails between he United f4tates and Canada, at
the following points, viz:
ror; Huron, Michigan; Detroit, Michican
Black kocS, New York; Lewiston, New York I;
Youngstown, New York; Rochester, New York /;
Cape Vincent, New York Morlistovn, New
Ynrk; OgdensbuIgh, New York: Whitehall.
New YORK; Piattsburgh, New York; Rouse 5
Point New York Burlington, Vermont; Derby
Line. Vermont; Buffalo, New York; Albany,
New York; New York, n. y; Boston, Mass:
Fort Covington, New York-~yn the side of the
United States.
On the side of Canada at Port Sarnia, Wind
sor, Waterloo, Queenstown, Niagara, Coburg,
Kingston, BrockvilIe, Prescot, st. Johns, Stan
stead, Montreal, Toronto, Dundee.
ARTICLE IL. The mails exchanged between the
offices of New York, Albany, Buffalo, and Bos-
ton, on the one side and Toronto, Kingston and
Montreal, on the other, are to pass each way as
through mails-not to be opened az any interme
date frontier Office.
ARTICLE Ill. The postage to be charged in the
ounce in wei ht to or from Canada. shall be five
cents for any distance within the United states,
not exceeding three thousand miles; and exceed
ing three thousand miles, within the United
States, ten cents the single letter. Every add
tional weight of half ounce, or additional
weight of less than half an ounce, to be charged
as one additional rate: the rates in this section
mentioned, having been adopted and agreed upon
By the Postmaster General OF the United States,
by and with the advice and consent Of the Presi-
dent.
ARTICLE ". The postage to be charged ia
Canada on a letter not exceeding half an ounce IN
weight, to or from the United states, shall be
five cents for any distance in Canada. Every adj
ditional weight of half an ounce, or additional
weight Of less than half an ounce, to be charged
as an additional rare.
ARTICLE V. Upon all letters posted in the
Unisei States to be delivered in Canada, posted
in Canada TO be delivered in the United States,
these rates shall be combined into one rate, Of
which payment in advance shall be optional in
either country. Less than the whole combined
rate cannot be prepaid.
ARTICLE Vi. The postofice Department Of the
United States will collect and keep all the post
ages on the unpaid letters from Canada, as well
as the hostages on letters to canada, prepaid IN
the United states, aud the Postuftce Depart nent
of Canada will collect and keep all the hostages
the unpaid letters from the United States as well
as the hostages on letters prepaid in Canada to
the United STATES
ARTICLE VII Each mail despatched from on
country to the other shall be accompanied BY a
letter or post b,ll, showing the number of letter
SO posted, and distinguish the paid from the I'M
pail with their postage in separate columns.
ARTICLE VII. The postage on newspapers,
pamphlets, magazines, and all other printed
matter, must be prepaid, or sent free TO the line
in the country where posted and any postage
afterwards accruing thereon, beyond the line, is
to be collected and retained by the Postcffice De-
parrment OF the country in which it accrues.
ARTICLE TX. The offices designated for the des
patch and receipt of Canada mails, on the side OF
the United States, will stamp :" U States upon
all letters sent into Canada for delivery; and
offices desi mated for the despatch and receipt of
United States mails on the side Of Canada, will
stamp :. Canada upon all letters seut into the
United States for delivery.
ARTICLE Y. The PostJfiices Department of tie
United States and Canada shall each return to the
other all dead letters, unopened and without
charge every three months, oftener, may
best suit the general regulations of each depart
ment.
ARTICLE XI The expense of transporting thu
mails between the frontes exchange offices, |
where the conveyance is by water. shall be borne
equally by the two departments but when the |
Is by land the expense shall be
borne by EACH in proportion to the distance
travelled over tue territory OF each country; All
for such transportation shall, before
they go into operation, he approved by the Post
ofice Department of each country. |
ARTICLE XII. This arrangement shall go into
operation on the sixth of April next, and 1t may
be modified from time to time, as may be agreed
Ipon by the parties hereto; and it may be an |
luled at the desire Of either party, upon three
months notice. |
In witness whereof the Postmaster Gene 81 of |
The United States and the Postmaster General of |
Canada have hereuuto set their hands aad affixed |
heir seals, respectively, this 18th day of March,
lred and Il fty-one N. X. HALL.
TSeai1 j.. MORRIS.