New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-05

States of America and the POstottice De-
partment 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 7.
The offices for the exchange of the mails
shall be: On the part of the United States,
| % New York; ~ Chicago. On the part of
Denmark: ~ Copenhagen; ~ the travelling
Office between Korsoer and Kiel
The exchange offices of New York and
Chicago shall make up closed mails for the
exchange offices Of ~ Copenhagen, ~ the
and these Danish exchange offices shall
make up closed mails for 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-bil 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
responce which they dispatch into a 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 a 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 a
I,a 1af+ ,4 ? i,a
dress.
ARTICLE V.
Registered correspondence shall be de-
scribed in 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 IN the mail.
The blank in the letter-bilI 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 filed
with the word ''nihil' or mil"
ARTICLE VI.
The registered letters dispatched shall lie
acknowledged immediately by the receiving
office. If the verifCation by the receiving
the register list, it shall be also by the first
mail notified to the first dlBpatcAing 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 be stamped
with the ma OF the dispatching office OF
exchange
Correspondence fully paid to destination
shall be stamped paid all, in the United
States. and Frankie" in Denmark.
Registered articles shall be stamped ere
gistered.' in the United States and RE
commandment" in Denmark. Correspond
ence insuticiently paid shall be stamped
'Insuficiently paid" in the United States,
and Enthusiastically frankeret" in Denmark,
and the amount Of the insufficient postage
expressed in figures on the face.
Correspondence dispatched by the direct
line between The respective countries shall
be stamped direct service" OF Service
direct"
When dispatched via Germany. it shall
be stamped 20 indicate German transit.
ARTICLE VII.
The two Post Departments are mutually
to furnish each other'wi lists stating the
foreign countries to which the foreign post.
age and the amounts thereof, must be alb
sOlutely prepaid, or can be left unpaid: and
try is to mail to the other any correspond
ence 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
ditiOns thereof.
ARTICLE TX.
The respective exchange offices shall |
;oly lof+ o+
the 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
warded, 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 X.
Letters originating in or destined for for |
eign countries, sent in the open mails |
through the United States or through Den |
mark, and which are 1nsuficiently paid, |
shall be transmitted as wholly unpaid and |
no account taken between the two admins |
tratiOns Of the amount prepaid; but letters |
and Olher correspondence originating in !
foreign countries, and addressed to the |
United States or to Denmark, respectively, |
on which the foreign and international post |
age charges are fully prepaid, shall, when |
try to the other. be delivered in the country |
OF destination free Of charge.
ARTICLE XII.
The letters and all registered articles |
mutually returned as not deliverable shall
be accompanied by statement exhibiting
the number Of ordinary letters, and the
number and addresses of the registered |
articles so returned, and the aggregate
amount reclaimed thereon from the dis
patching Office, which statement shall be
verified and acknowledged as early as prac-
ticable.
The expense of transit of unpaid CORE
spondence which has been transmitted by
either administration in closed mails, and
which shall be returned to the dispatcbing
Office as not deliverable, shall be deducted
from the original amount charged for tran
sit, upon declaration of the amount by
the office claiming the reduction.
No charge will be made by either admin
istration for the transit of correspondence
returned as not deliverable.
ARTICLE XII.
All correspondence wrongly addressed or
missent shall be returned without delay by
the receiving Office to the exchange Office
which dispatched ii. The receiving oHce
shall also correct accordingly, IL the |