New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-10

cluded in this convention may require.
ARTICLE XVII.
The present convention shall be carried
into effect on the day on which the two
Offices shall agree, and shall continue in
force until one of the two contracting par
ties shall have announced to the other,
within the issue of a calendar year, its in
tention to terminate it.
ARTICLE XVIII.
The present convention is to be ratified,
and the Publications are to be exchanged as
soon as possible.
Done at Copenhagen. in duplicate origin
al, this seventh day of November. 1871, and
at Washington this first day Of December,
1871.
JOHN A. J. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General.
DANNESKJOLD SAMSOE.
hereby approve the aforeg DING eonven-
ton, and III testimony thereof l have
caused the seal of the United States to be
affixed. {. S. GRANT.
HAMILTON Fish, Secretary of State.
Washington, December l, 1871.
We, Christian the Ninth, by the grace of
God King Of Denmark, the Nandals and
GOths, Duke of Slesvig, Holstein, StOrmarn,
Ditmarsh, Lauenborg, and Gutenberg, have
most graciously deigned, on our part, to
ratity the foregoing convention by our sig
nature.
Done at our capital and residence, Copen-
hagen, on the twentieth of March, 1872
Under our hand and royal seal, in his
majesty's name
FREDERIK, Prince Royal.
Countersigned:
o. D. ROssENoRN LEHN.
Detailed regulations arranged between the
POstofice Department Of the United
States of America and the Postoffice De-
par;ment of Denmark for the execution
of the postal convention signed at Wash
ington the first day of December, 1871,
and at Copenhagen. the seventh day Of
November, 1871,
ARTICLE ?.
The offices for the exchange of the mails
shall be: On the part Of the United States,
l) New York; ~ Chicago. On the part of
Denmark: ~ Copenhagen; ~ the travelling
Office between KOrsoer and hiel.
The exchange offices of New York and
Chicago shall make I'D closed mails for the
exchange offices Of ~ Copenhagen, ~ the
travelling office between KOrS0er and hiel;
and these Danish exchange offices shall
make up closed mails tor New York and
Chicago.
ARTICLE II.
Each mail exchanged between the two
administrations shall be accompanied with
a letter-bill, showing the hostages, etc,
accruing to each office upon the different
kinds Of correspondence. The form Of this
letter-biIl shall follow the models A and B,
hereto annexed, and shall, cOnsecutively,
be numbered by the dispatching office
during each calendar year.
The receiving Office shall acknowledge its
receipt by the next dispatch.
ARTICLE III.
The exchange offices shall divide the cor
resp0nce which they dispatch into suit
able number OF separate packages, accord
ing to the letter bill. Each of these pack
ages shall bear the proper etiquette and
number corresponding to the letter bill.
ARTICLE ".
When more than single rate is charge
able upon any letter or other article, the
number of rates to which it is subject shall
be indicated by the dispatching office, by
figure in the upper left corner of the ad-
aress.
ARTICLE Y,
Registered correspondence shall be de-
scribed III registered list, following the
models G ana D, hereto annexed.
All registered letters shall be enveloped
together in a strong paper, securely fast
ened and the packet inscribed with the
words "Registered' or "Recommander6t,
and placed III the mail.
The blank in the letter bill for expressing
the number OF registered articles shall be
filed by letters and figures expressing the
number.
In case no registered articles are sent, the
proper blank OF the letter bill shall be filled
with the word "nihil' or mil
ARTICLE VI.
The registered letters dispatched shall be
Immediately by the receiving
office. If the verifcation by the receiving
office shall disclose an error OF any kind in
the register list, it shall be also by the first
mail notified to the first dlspatching Office.
ARTICLE VII.
All letters exchanged between the two
offices shall indicate, by stamp or writing
thereon, the office of origin, and the unpaid
letters so exchanged shall also he stamped
with the name of the dispatching office of
exchange.
Correspondence fully paid to destination
shall be stamped paid ALL in the United
States. and "FrankU" in Denmark
Registered articles shall be stamped ere
gistered,' in the United States, and IRE
in Denmark. Correspond
ence insutfieientIy paid shall be stamped
"Insutfciently paid" in the United States,
and "Utlsr8kkelig frankeret" in Denmark,
and the amount OF the insufficient postage
in figures on the face.
Correspondence dispatched by the direct
line between the respective countries shall
be stamped ''direct service" or service
direct
When dispatched via Germany, it shall
be stamped TO indicate German transit.
ARTICLE VIII.
The two Post Departments are mutually
to furnish each other with lists stating the |
foreign countries to which the foreign post
age, and the amounts thereof, must be alb |
5olutely prepaid, or can be left unpaid; and
until such lists are furnished, neither coun-
try is to mail to the other any correspond |
7nce for foreign countries in transit through |
the country to which the mail is sent.
Such lists shall also indicate the foreign
countries with which registered correspond |
enCe may be exchanged in the open mails |
between the respective offices and the con
litiuns thereof
ARTICLE IN
The respective exchange offices shall |
mark, in red ink in the upper left corner OF |
5he address of prepaid letters sent for
transit in the open mail, the amount of the
postage due for exterior service to the |
country through which the same are for |
Tarded. and in the same manner, but in
black ink, shall mark the amount due for
postage TO the forwarding office upon the
unpaid letters SO sent in transit
ARTICLE Y.
Letter, originating in or destined for Tor. |
ign counties. sent in the open mails
through the United States or through Den
mark. and which are Insuticiently paid, |
hall be transmitted as wholly unpaid, and |
10 account taken between the two admins
rations Of the amount prepaid; but letters
and other correspondence originating in !