New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-19

ing article, but that the amount OF the ex-
tra-national postage, or other tax tor exte-
rior service, shall be reciprocally accounted
for at full rates Such charges for paid cor
respondence to and for unpaid correspond
ence from foreign countries shall, therefore,
be summarily entered on the respective let
ter bills to the credit of the country through
which the same is forwarded.
ARTICLE XII
The Postofice of the United States shall
be granted the privilege of transit of closed
mails through the Danish territory, ex-
changed in either direction, to and from
Sweden and Norway, for payment OF four
shilling rigsmont per thirty grammes
net weight of letters, and tWo-thirds skill
ing rigsmont per forty grammes, net
weight Of prints, patterns, and samples OF
merchandise Correspondence exempt from
postage, letters which can not be delivered
as well as money orders, shall noG De
charged with any transit rate.
Reciprocally, the United States office
grants to the office of Denmark the priv.
lege of transit of the closed mails exchanged
in either direction between the latter and
any country to which the former may serve
as intermediary, by its usual means Of mail
transportation, whether on sea or land, and
the terms of transit shall be agreed upon
when the exercise Of the privilege is re-
quired.
ARTICLE XII.
The postal accounts between the two
offices shall be stated and transmitted
quarterly, and verified as speedily as posi-
Bile, and the balance found due shall be
paid in the coin OF the creditor country.
The rate for the conversion of the money
of the two countries shall be one dollar for
one rigsdaler, eighty-fve shilling rigsmOnt
The two offices shall, however, always be
at liberty to agree upon another rate tor the
conversion.
ARTICLE XIII
ANY ordinary correspondence wrongly adj
dres sed, or wrongly sent, shall, without de-
lay, and registered correspondence OF all
kinds, as we'll as ordinary letters not deliv-
cradle for any other cause than the afore-
said, within the issue of every month, be
mutually returned at the expense of the
originating office. All Other correspond
ence which can not be delivered shall re-
main at the disposition Of the receiving
office.
If any returned correspondence shall be
charged with the postage debited the Office
of destination, the said correspondence
shall be returned for the amount Of postage
which was originally charged by the dis
patching office.
ARTICLE XIV.
When, in any port OF either country, q
closed mail is transferred from one vessel to
another, without any expense to the office
of the country where the transfer is made,
such transfer shall not be subject to any
postal charge by one Office against the
other.
ARTICLE XIV.
Official communications between the two
offices shall not be the occasion OF any &C
counts on either side.
ARTICLE XVI.
The two offices shall, by mutual consent,
establish the detailed regulations which the
carrying into execution of the articles in
eluded in this convention may require.
ARTICLE XVII.
The present convention shall be carried
into effect on the day Oh 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 6AMSOE.
thereby approve the aforeg Ding eonven-
ton, and in testimony thereof / have
caused the seal OF the United States to be
affixed. y. S. GRANT.
|" BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary OF State