New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-21

l desiGnated for the exchange OF mails, or t
establish others IN their place.
| tA->t-- 10 'IT Article M.
| I, The postofices Of Sweden and Norws.
| shall make their own arrangements for th
dispatch Of mails to the United Statee; An,
| in like manner the p0st0ffice Of the Unitet
| States shall make arrangementsf for the dia
patch Of mails TO Sweden and Norway. Tn,
mails shall be forwarded by regular route
Of Communication; and each Office shall, o
its own cost, pay the expense Of the inter
mediate transportation tses and territorial
Of THO mails which it dispatches to tn,
other country. 1t IL agreed that the cost o
the international, ocean and Territorial
transit Of closed msils. exchanged in eithel
direction, between the frontiers of tho 70
spective countries, shall be fret betrayed
BY that one Of the offices which shall have
obtained from the .postof6ces of the inter
mediAry countries the most favorable termi
for such convey ance, and any amount &C
advanced by one Office, for and on account
Of the other, shall be promptly reimbursed
.bfs9s.t- b. ,,., D. ARTICLE ". r.a.
The standard weight for the single rate
Of postage shall be: .r. 7
l. For letters, fifteen grammes.
9. For ell other correspondence mentioned
in the second paragraph of the first article
that which each Office adopts for the mails
which it dispatches to the other, adapted to
the regulations prescribed for such CORE.
spondence in the dispatching country Each
Office shall. however,, give notice to the
other Of the standard weight 1t adopts and
of any subsequent change thereof.
{ The rule of progression shall be an addi-
tionai single rate for each additional single
weight or fraction thereof. .-- ....r..-
The weight stated by the dispatching
office shall always be accepted, except in
the case OF manifest error.
s. .n--s Of. 90 ARTICLE w. .. ...,
The single rate of postage for letter cor.
respondence exchanged in direct mails be-
tween the United Kingdoms and the United
States shalt be-'7l--i ,'+5s3s. ..- . 3D.
1. By closed mail, via England, without
regard to the forwarding of the correspond
ence, whether to or from Swedish or; Nor
wegisn seaport, or through Germany
l. For letters from Sweden for the United
States 4.., ..... ..r.t,.- ,... ....
ta) When prepaid in Sweden, thirty-six
10y When paid in the United States, four
9, For letters from the United States to
Sweden '' -l-'s''
ia, When prepaid in the United States,
nine cents. '.-'' .A ~ !. I'D.
tN When paid in Sweden, ifty-six ore.
g.. For letters from Norway for tho United
(a) When prepaid in Norway, twelve
shilling. : =. .. o.. 49, ,sls. -
(b) When paid in tho United States, ff.
A. For letters from the United States for
-(a) When prepaid in the United States,
ten cents. ~-........t.-,i r., .,..-.-
tb) When paid in Norway, eighteen skill
ing. tl.--a -att. I'D
II. By direct regular stsamship com.
munication between ports in the United
Kingdoms, whether the port be Swedish or
Norwegian on the one side, and ports in the
United States on the other side
l. For letters from Sweden for the United
ta) When prepaid In Sweden. twenty
four ore. ...-
(b) When paid in the United States, nine
cents. ..--....
g For letters from the United States. for
Sweden
ta) When prepaid in the United States,
six cents.
~ When paid in Sweden, thirty-six ore
B For letters from Norway to the United
r. (al When prepaid in Norway, seven
shilling. w --5tLy
~ When paid in the United States, nine
cents. UT, ''9
T. For letters from the United States for
Norway
la When prepaid in the United States,
six cents.
- ~ When paid in Norway, ten skilling.-
= Insutheiently prepaid letters shall be
after deductlng the prepaid amount.
On all other correspondence mentioned in
the second paragraph of the first article, the
rate shall be, for the mails despatched by
either Route, that which the dispaching
Office shall adopt, adapted to the regulations
prescribed for such correspondence in the
country But each office shall
give notice to the other Of the rate it adopts,
and Of any subsequent change thereof.
T. 90 $50 ARTICLE VI.
The Atlantic sea rate on the correspon-
dence sent in closed mails through England
shall not exceed six cents per ounce for
letter mails, and six cents per pound for
other correspondence; nor shall the charge
for the sea conveyance thereof, between
England and the United kingdoms, exceed
two cents per single letter rate. or six cents
per ounce net weight of letter mails, and
nix cents per pound for other cores
pOndence.
1t is also agreed that the entire cost of
the sea transportation between the bounda-
ries of the respective countries, by any d.
rect line of steamships adapted to the con.
veyance of mails, and employed by the re-
'pective postoffices, shah not exceed two
,ents for each single letter rate, or six cents
Der ounce, net weight, Of letter mails, and
'ix cent? per pound Of other correspond
,nce.
1t is further stipulated that the Atlantic
ea rate on the correspondence sent, in
,losed mails through Germany shall not ex-
ers, and ten cents per kilol ,ramme Of other
a.,
1t is also understood and agreed that the
Norwegian postoffice shall be reimbursed
or the closed mails sent through Germany,
which have been forwarded by the direct
teamboat line between Christanssand and
hamburg, worked on Norwegian account,
" sum corresponding to the Swedish and
Danish rate of transit for closed mails sent
through Sweden and Denmark.
ARTICLE VII.
Ordinary letters may be sent prepaid or
unpaid, but on registered letters, and on all
ther correspondence mentioned in the Sec
nd paragraph of the first article, prepay
nent shall be obligatory. :, -
ARTICLE VIII. s-.,------
Registered articles shall, in addition to |
be postage, be subject to a register fee OF
hirty ore in Sweden, Of eight shilling in |
'Orway. and of eight cents in the United |
tates. This fee, as well as the postage,
hall always be prepaid. Each office is at
berty to reduce this fee for the mails il
ispatches.
ARTICLE TX. !
Any correspondence may be registered,
) well the International as that origin ting
1 or destined fer other countries to which |
ne poscofhces OF the contracting countries
mission of such registered articles. I |