Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-28

wAsHiSoToE Nov. ". 1877.
Having examined and considered the afore-
going articles OF convention for the amelio-
ration Of the postal service between the UNI
ted States OF America and the North Ger.
man Union, agreed upon and executed In
duplicate at Berlin the twepty-nrst day OF
October, one thousand eight hundred aud
slxty.sevon, by Hon. John A. Kasson, spe-
clal Commissioner, &C., &C., on behalf Of
this department, and by the Post Department
Of the North German Union, on behalf OF
his department, the same are By me hereby
ratified and approved BY aud with the advice
and consent Of the President OF the United
States.
In witness whereof have caused the seal
OF the Post once Department TO be aflxed
hereto, with my signature, the day and year
first above written.
[sEAL-l ALEX. W. RANDALL.
PoGfmdIier General.
hereby approve the aforegolng couven-
ton, and 10 testimony thereof have caused
the seal Of the United States to be affixed.
[sELL.l ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the PRESIDENT
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
wAsHISaroS, hoysmbsf u. 1857.
Regulations for he Execution Of the Postal Con.
vsMioa agrssd UPON 6eipssn hs Pon Depart.
HlSnis oftks United Slater and oCtAs NORTH Ger
man URiOH, on the 7lst ql October, 1901.
In accordance with Article XIX OF the
convention, concluded between the United
States of America and the North German
Union, on the 2lSt Of October, 1867, the post
Offices OF the two countries have established
the following regulations
SECTION /. ProVislonally, and until other
wise arranged, the offices for the exchange
OF mails shall be, on the side OF tho United
States,-r .-... ...-
/. New York. .. Boston. 3. Phlladel.
phla. 4. Chicago. On the side Of the North
German Unlon,-1. Tho Travelling Post.
ONCE No. 10, between Cologne and Yer
Vlers. 2. Bremen. Q. Hamburg. .H.r
Tho mails shall be exchanged--d. Between
the Travelling Post. once No. 10, Cologne,
veryiers, and the poSt-oflce OF New York,
via England and Belgium. b. Between
Bremen and New York, Boston, Phlladel-
phla, Chicago, via direct line, Bremen, New
York. c. Between Hamburg and New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, via direct
line, Hamburg, New York. 10. ....
SECTION II. Tho sender Of registered
letter Is authorized 70 demand, by a notice
on tho address, that tho receipt, undersigned
by the receiver, should be delivered 10 him.
returned without delay 10 the exchange Of
dec whence the letter was despatched.
There shall be no fec levied for the delivery
Of receipt. The receipt shall DO printed In
German and EngllSh language, and shall be
annexed 70 the letter. By the despatehlng eI-
change Office. .. ..
sEeTIoN III. Patterns or samples Of mer.
chandiAe exceeding tho weight Of ffteen
loths (elght and three fourths ounces) can
not be sent by mail TO tho North German
Union. Letters weighing three lothS Zone
and three fourths ounces) or more, II con-
tanning articles subject 70 customs duty,
Instead Of writing, documents or obligations,
are, In like manner, excluded from the malls
sent To the North German Union.
SECTION ". Each mail exchanged be-
tween the respective Offices shall be accom-
panied by letter bill, showing the postages,
fees, &C., aud the charges ottrauslt aeeruing
TO each ONCE upon the different kinds OF
correspondence.
The form of this letter bill shall follow
the models A and b, hereto annexed, and
they shall be cOnsecutiVely numbered by the
despatching once during each calendar
year. Che receiving ONCE shall aeknoWl-
edge the receipt BY the next following
despatch.
sEoTIoS V. The exchange offices shall
divide the correspondence. which they des-
patch Into suitable number OF separate
packages according To the letter bill.
SECTION VI. When more than single rate
is ehargeAble upon nyletter or other article,
the number Of rates TO which II IL subject
snhli ~ lhuicA.sa " tne ueSPa.ehing otnse
Dy hgure III 'ne upper iei' eorner OF inc
address, WI, An ,.,,. .,. \,
ehoI1s ". Az Io''oLs SAv Ias " ~
tween the tMo onSes snAn Ihuleate "
stamp, or WTi'ihg thereon' 'ne once OF
origin.
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shsi % s'amPed III I1e yn'ea ssA,e'' t s'a
au ana IN the Eotn oohn Ohlgn
franco ColIespohaShcg ,h 1.uI s,y p9lo
snail oe etanped 20 we vnlSsa e,at ~ IN
mWlets"iiy Pald, anu IN thS No.sh osru nv
Union " Vnlsrsse,sna Fra,.s, anu tne