New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-19


the postal administration of Sweden for
the execution of the convention of the
fifteenth of March, 1873, between the
United States of America and the King.
doms of Sweden and Norway.
ARTICLE l.
The American exchange Offices of New
York and Chicago shall make up mails for
the Swedish exchange offices of Goteborg,
the travelling postotfice No. between Cote.
borg and Stockholm, and the travelling
postotfice No. :. between Malmo and TAI.
koping.
The latter shall make up mails for the
exchange Offices OF New York and Chicago.
Table A. hereto annexed, indicates the
correspondence to be distributed 20 each
exchange office.
Article II.
Each mali exchanged between the fespec.
tive offices shall be accompanied by let
ter-bill showing che hostages and the
charges OF transit, the fees. etc, accruing
to each office upon the different kinds OF
correspondence.
The form of this ietcer-bll shall follow
the models 81 and b., hereto annexed, and
shall be cOnsecutively numbered by The dis
patching Office during each quarter OF the
calendar year.
The receiving Office shall acknowledge It's
receipt by the next dispatch.
ARTICLE III.
The exchange offices shall divide the cor.
respondence which they dispatch into =
suitable number OF separate packages, &C.
cording to the letter bill
Each OF these packages shall bear the
proper etiquette and Plumbers correspond
ing TO the letter bill.
ARTICLE ~.
when more than single rate 10 charge.
4 l,>+ pthn %Iola H.
number of rates 20 which 10 ls subject shall
be indicated by the dispatching office by a
figure ia tbs upper lett corner Of tue sd
dresso
ARTICLE y.
Registered correspondence shall be lie
scribed in register list, following the
models CT and c., hereto annexed.
All registered letters and the register list
shall be enveloped together, in strong pa
per. and securely fastened, and The packet
plainly inscribed with the word ''regis.
tered or .'reko,uneuderss," and placed i'll
the mail.
The blank in the registered letter Lis: for
expressing the number of registered articles
shall be filed in letters and figures express
ing the number. In case no registered arti-
clts are sent, the proper blank Of the letter
bill shall be filed with the word ''nihil." or
"nii.'i
ARTICLE VI.
The register lists dispatched shall be re-
tanned by the receiving office, which Office
shall acknowledge by the first mail the
registered articles, numerically, from No. -
to No. -.
If the verifcation by the exchange Office
disclose an error Of any kind in the register
receipt of the list, it shall be, also, by the
first mail, notified to the dispatching Office.
ARTICLE VII.
The two administrations mutually engage
to take all needful measures for the careful
transmission of registered correspondence,
and for pursuing it when lost; but it is IN
derstood that neither assumes toward the
other any pecuniary responsibility in case
OF loss.
ARTICLE VIII.
All letters exchanged between .he sew.
eral offices shall indicate by stamp or writ.
ing thereon the office Of origin, and the IN
paid letters SO exchanged shall also he
stamped with the name OF tie dispatclinS
Office of exchange.
Correspondence fully paid TO destination
shall be stamped in the United States paid
alp and in Sweden "tranko.'
Registered articles shall be stamped
"registered' in tue United States. and 'ye-
kommendefas" in Sweden.
Correspondence insutticiently paid shall
be stamped in the United States Insult.
GENTLY paid. and in Sweden ''ofullstandig
frankerad," and the amount of deficient
postage expressed in figures sblask' On the
face.
Correspondence dispatched by direc:
line between the respective countries shall
oe stamped 'direct SERVICE OK ''segvice di.
rect"
When dispatched via England OF via Ger
hnpr II hall hac %a 90
indicate British or GeruaI aud Ual:sL
transit
ARTICLE TX.
The respective postal administrations are
mutually to furnish each other with lists
stating the foreign countries TO which tho
foreign postage. and the amount thereof
must be absolutely prepaid. oP can be left
unpaid, and until such lists are furnished
neither country is 90 mail to the other any
correspondence for foreign countries be-
yond the country to which the mail is sent.
Such lists shall also indicate the foreign
countries with which registered corresponds
ence may be exchanged in the open malls
between tho several Offices. and the scondi-
tions thereof.
ARTICLE <.
The respective exchange Offices shaiI
mark, III sed ink. il the upper corner of the
address. al tile RICH. hand. OF prepaid let.
tevs sent Tor :ransi: n the open mail. The
amount OF the extra national postage due 70
the couLtry through which the same are for
warded; and in the same manner and place.
but in black ink. shall mark the amount OF
the extra national postage due 10 the for.
warding country upon the unpaid letters
sent i'll transit.
ARTICLE ".
- z -
form to the conditions mentioned in article
eleven OF the convention, or which are in
no part prepaid, shall be retained by the
administration of origin. and shal! remain
subject to its disposal.
ARTICLE XII.
Letters originating in or destined for FOR.
eign countries, sent in the open inall. FOR
transit through the United States or through
Sweden. and which are iusutficiently paid.
shall be transmitted as wholly unpaid, and
no accoun, taken between the respective
administrations of the amount prepaid.
ARTICLE XIII.
Letters and all registered articles hot de.
!lverable shall be respectively returned to
the dispatching administration at the end
of every month isee exhibits Dl and D2).
but all other articles Of correspondence, not
registered. which from any cause can not
be delivered. shall be retained at the c;spo.
.it!cn OF the receiving country.
lhe unpaid hostages on the letters so re-
tugned shall 5a deG Quoted from the account
against the office originally charged there
with.
Tie prepaid hostages on the letters so re.
turned shall remain in Ae accoun: as
originally entered.
The expense OF transit Of unpaid CORES.
pondendce which has been transported by
either administration in closed mails. and
shall be returned to the dispatching office
as not deliverable, shall be deducted from