The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-03-04

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authorized by their respective govern |
sfticles, establishing and regulating |
The exchange of correspondence be-
tween the United States OF America |
and the Provinces Of yancouver's |
Island and British Columbia.
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There ahall be an exchange of mails
between the Cnifed States and the Pro-
vinces of Vancouver's Island and
British Columbia, at the following
points, VIE On the side of the United 1
States at Boston, New York, San Fran
cisco, Portland (Oregon), Olympia /;
on the side of Vancouver Islaad and
British Columbia. Victoria. The two'I
post departments may at any time die
or establish others, by mutual
consent.
ARTICLE 2.
The mails. exchanged between the
offices of Boston, New York, San Fran
cisco and Portland, on the one . de,
and Victoria on the other, are to pass !,
each way as through mails, not to be
opened at any intermediate Office.
ARr1cLs 8.
The authorized weight of single
international letter shall be fifteen
.grammes (by themetrical scale in the
United States, and half an ounce in
Vaucouver's Island and British Oolum-
bia. The postage on a single interna-
tional letter shall be six cents If pre-
paid at The mailing Office in eithe couu-
try, and ten cents it posted unpaid
and for other than single letters the
|. same charges shall be made for each
additional 6fteen grammes Tor half
ounce !, or fraction thereof. Letters
| insu fiieiently paid shall be transmitted
| as wholly unpaid. But, lit one or
more. full rates shall be prepaid, the
4 number of rates fully prepaid shall be
always allowed, and the deficient post
age only rated up for collection on de-
livery. E o
ARTICLE 4.
No accounts shall be kept between
| the post departments of the United
States and of Vancouver's Island and
British Columbia, on the international
letters exchanged between them, but
each shall retain to its own use the
postage which it collects.
ARTICLE s.
Newspapers, pamphlets, magazines
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the United States and sent to the Pro-
vinces of Vancouver Island British
Columbia, or poised in those provinces
and sent to the United States, shall be
charReable with the regular domestic
rates of postage, both to and from the
frontier line in each country; which
postage shall be collected at the effics
of mailing, on matter sent, and at the
Office of delivery, on matter received
and each country shall retain to itl
own use the postage which it thu
collects.
} ARTICLE 6.
Each mail dispatched from one coun
. Etry to the other shall be accompanie,
} by letter or post bill, showing tn
number of each of the articles com
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the paid letters from the unpaid an
: insuficientiy paid letters, with thei
: postage in separate columns.
@sf ARTICLE Z.
!. Prepaid letters dispatched from on
: country to the other shall be plaini
= ped with the words "paid all !,
in red ink, in the right-hand uppe
: corner of the address, ID addition I
3 the date stamp of the office of origin
:. and in like manner and place the letter
!, iusuficiently paid shall be stamped
3 black ink With the wosds q Shor
= paid ,"sin addition the date stamp
. the ofice of origin and the numbs
= of rates unpaid shall also be expresse
;, in black 6guree on the face of the sam
. ARTICLE g.
l. Dead letters which cannot be deli
n cred from whatever cause, shall be M
L. tually returned, without charg
10 monthly,or ss frequently as the regul
tions of the respective countries wi
y permit. But newspapers and all 9th
le articles OF printed matter, which fro
=. auv Gauss cannot be delivered, shall
retained at the disposition Of the =
ceiving country. ..,s ~.
ALL ARTICLE 8.
A. Letters alleged 20 he valuable. POI
as ed at any office in the United State
their Territories, and addressed
I, vancouver's lsland or British Colu'
ae bia, or posted in vancouver's Isla
I'd or British Columbiay and addressed
be the Uuited States or their Territori
q. and deliVetaole Of any OF the sresp'
ay tive Offices of exchange, to be ther
Id conveyed to their destination, shall
be registered at the efRce Of meihpR
the application of the person posti
to the same; provided that the full po
he age ,chaEgeahle thereon to destin asis
together with registratien tes of
,is cents to each letter, be prepaid at ~
,p- mailing Office and provided aiso q
or such registration shall not he comp
Int cory. and shall net render tho resp
of tive Post Office DepArtmsntss or th
he revenues, either jointly or separate
lea liable for the loss OF snch letters
s. packets, or the contents thereof. az.
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