Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-05

Con ventiOn IN. gegulatiOn of the
Postal lntereo.. -. between the Uni.
ted states Of A nserica and the Il ing
dom of Denmark.

ted states Of America and the hing-
dom of Denmark.
The Post Department OF the United States of
America and the Danish Post Department have
agreed upea employing the steamers in regular
service between their territories, as well as the
steamers engaged between Hamburg and Bre-
men on the one side, and American ports on the
other, IN oroer to establish an immediate ex-
change of malls, and have, for that parpose,
consented TO the following articles:
ARTICLE There shall be an immediate
Change 81 CORE sp2Rdsnce between the United states
ana ' this shall embrace
letters, newspapers, book packets, prints Of all
maBB and All o:Ser AXE
productions 81 mechanical processes, sheets of mu
and such correspondence may be exchanged,
whether oEignatins in either Of the said countries,
or originating in countries to which these NAV
spsG,iyeIy serve as intsrmedis s:.,.n,,u
take place between the post offices to be hereafter
detisnat. q Tie two pest Departments but sithsr
discOntnued,s and others established By mutual con-
Article s-Tbe United States office shall make
lite own SrIsngemtnts for the dispatch of its mails
TO PeDmark and in ike manner the office Of Den
patch Of It's mails 20 the United States The mails
shall be reciprocity forwarded by the regular
routes of communication hereinbsfirs mentioned,
and each Sfhce shall, at its own cost, pay ths ex
Ierritoriall Of Tho mails which IL dispatches to the
other. Ii Is also asreed that the cost, either in
whole or in part, Of The International ocean and ter
ri;orial transit Of the closed mails exchanged in
both directions between the respective frontiers
fTayed by that one Of the two offices which shall
have Cl;ained from the Intermediates the most
any amount 30 adv anced by one for and on account
Of the other shall be promptly reimbursed.
from the United STATES TO Denmark, or from Dem
fa1 10 ne Hhited stats shall be respsetySly
The weight Of a single letter shall not exceed ff-
Fer every letter exceeding fifteen grammes there
shsll be paid single rate of postage for every
gTaEmes. ] he weight stated by the dispstchinR
0fce shall always BE- accepted, except in cases OF
The a9imum weight Of letters shall be two hun
crt and nifty &Ol grammes-
ARTICLE 18Th. prepayment Of postage ON ordi.
IaTy letters shat Dc op,loes II they shall Be for
TIE trst case be charged besides the usual postage,
cents or six go SHILLING rissmomt, and in The last
case bfsdes the deficient postage, vita similar al
ARTicLE 6-On all other correspondence in tbs
bret article ulenti0Eed, the rates shall BE-, for the
shall adopt, adapted to the convenience and habits
o. its interior ADMIN srstiCn. But each Office shall
a1y subsequent change thereof. These articles
shall BE Iorward.d under REGULATIONS Of the dis
patching poet ONCE, but always including the fol-
J. T6s postage shall re prepaid. If, however, the
postage q tie CORES gnceEcs mentioned in this
Iss shs I'D net Be Thoiy prepaid he sad cores
tiLaioI bar shall, IN that case, beside the den
Glen, postage, he charged with an ADDITIONAL post
and SIX o. skIl ing rigsm1nt in Denmark.
?. Nc packet shalt contain anything which shall
munieation whatever, except 10 state from whom
and 20 whom the packet Is sent and the number and
price placed upon each pattern OF sample of mer
No psoket may exceed two feet in length, or
a Neither ctiic- shall Be bound TO deliver any ar
tlcle the importation Of which may be prohibited by
the laws or regulations OF the country OF destina
s. The customs duties that may be chargeab,e in
each Of the Two countries msy BE- levied for the
CT the customs
Article lmay be gstered, aud the postage charge
able on such corEespondrncs shall always Dc PIE
the postage be subject to international regis
tIstlon lee Dot s3eeed,ng o ee1ts IN he United
and this lee shall always t Be Prepaid zach Office
al 81 rtcucS rliS lee LOT tnt m1Ils u dls
lions for the safe delivery OF registered correspond
Of any suck cOIrespondence.
ARTlCLE Sit is further agreed that no charge
herein e1Pressl provided shall be levied or col
lected III the country ofdestinatiOn the letters or
ART,oLE As to the cores 2onlence originating
In one country and destined for the other, &c.
the United safe. ihaI retain tSs whoIs sm5nGt Of
postaFe collected in the United states upon inter
mark. and upon international unpaid insult
gently paid ePTrespondence received from Den
marx. al IN ike manner the D. nish post Off
shall retain the hole amount of postage collected
forwarded 10 the tinted ) ates, an a BOZ in
ttTratloral unTali or lnsuT1cle ntiy paid CORES
However. each Of the two departm. MS shall DO at
liberty to claim accounts TO be settled when il
tvis 20 pr cent more than in the Other H II an
ACCOUNT y claimed ir should he regulated on the
FT 2 he I.tal smeupt Of postsses and register
ICES elected b. each GGce en- letters added 10 the
fOta' amount Of prepaid pOstages ard register fees
E.r c, rrcs poudeuce witch i dis pa chez the
disp,chiBg Ones shall dat uct the amoHgt raGnired
for the Conveyance of the msiis between the two
be sIus lfy GTvi1sd between the s,go Offices.
Y Z N
hTtc.g o, shall MT be inc.uded in the account be-
III. oftUs by Which they are collected.
AEI1rLE l0.-The two post departments shall es-
arrGlFeas n,s in force at tbs tine tae SoniIisns
nEoa Which tie two p ices may respectively ex-
m OF destiaed u other foreign )untries 10 which
Tz MAY rTSisrS sally serys a. iatsrndsrs. Ii
Ponce zee Etal only lie charged with the Danish
tISi esn rat, sugnented ty The postage due 30
agreed that the account # This cores pondenca
lie . n n %sn 5Ssa N tSe
pIeetCipS art Gle, but that the amount OF the
shall be Tecirrocally accounted for Al full rates
sGeh charges for paid to- and for ua
raid correspondent e frcm, foreign countries, shall
therefore be su-nmarilg entered on the respective
Iesttr III 90 the credit Of the country through
ARTI. LIZ 1.-The Post Ofiee IF the United States
mails through the Danish territory, exchanged in
ei'her direstion, 10 and from sweden and Norway,
tJ gis5nnes net weight Of Eaters, and two thirds
Skiilipg rigsmOnt per forty tf0l grammes weight
OF prints, patterns, and sample of merchsndi Sc
COrtespondeDSe exempt from postage, letters which
eanhot BE deiv - Cd, as well as money orders, shall
eas the United States sc ccs grants to the
once q Denmark the privilege Of transit Of the
closed mails exchanged in either direction between
TIE latter and any c. untry TO which the former
serye as intermediary, by its usual mesus of mail
.ss Be greed 1,O or when the ea
erelse OF the privilege is required.
article 1.-THE postal accounts between the
N9 Ofnees shall be stated and s quarterly
aud yeIlnsd as speedily possible aud the balance
coHntry. ~ - "
The rate for the conversion OF the money OF the
~ countries shall be one dollar for rigsdAler,
isn,S I'VE sknhng riRsmont The two Offices shall
Otnsr rae for the conversion
lS-Any ordinary correspondence
srs.s S1aIessec, or wrongly sent, shall, without
ueiey ~ " Sistersd correspondence Of all kinds
wei Is OtllhAry letters not deiiyerable for any
otneI caus nan the aforesaid, within the issue OF
eNery tnohlnr ne mutually returned ct the ex pens
OF erigInanhe ONCE All other correspond enc
which cannot d delivered shall temain ar he disno
sifiOn OF the receiving once -. wv UASPo
any returned eor,esPOndencs shall be charged
with postage deblted the once OF de.tin alton tbe
said correspondence shah be re,nrnaS for az ~
amount OF postage whch was ORIGINATE ch ~
the ~ patching nee.