The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-11-13

| have affixed hereto he seals Of their a. ms.
| Done at Stockholm on the 9th day Of May
1878.
C. C. ANDREWS, |sKA11
! N. NJ. BJORNSTJERNA. SEAL
/ DETAILED REGULATIONS AGREED UPON
BETWEEN THE Posi- OFFICE OF THE UNI
| TED STATES AND THE POSTAL ADMINS
TRATION OF SWEDEN, FOR THE EXECU
TIUN OF THE CONVENTION OF THE 15rH
OF MARCH, 1873 BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA AND THE KING
DOMS OF SWEDEN aud 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 post
office No between Goteborg and Stockholm,
and the travelling post office No. 2 between Nal
amo and Falkoking.
The latter shall make up mails for the ex-
change Offices of New York aud Chicago
Table A, hereto annexed, indicates the CORES.
pondence to be distributed to each exchange Of
fee.
ARTICLE 2.
Es ,h mail exchanged between the respective
Offices shall be ompapied by a letter. bill,
showing the postage and the char Of transit,
the fees, &C.. acciung to each Office upon the
different kinds of correspondence.
The torn OF this lie ter-blli shall fellow the
models 81 AID 81 hereto annexed, ana shn be
cons.cutivey numbered by the iespatching office
dui ing each gu rler OF the calendar year
The receiving office shall acknowledge its r e.
c4ipt by the next dispatch
ARTICLE 8.
The exchange Offices shall divide the
poudenee which hey dispatch into suitable
number of separate packages, according to the
le,ter-bil.
ARTICLE 4.
When more than single rate is chargeable
upon any letter other article the number OF
rates 10 which it is subject shall be indicated by
The dispatchiug office by figure in the upper
left corner OF the address.
ARTICLE 5.
Registered correspondence shall be described
in ae regslerilst, following the models CT aad
CT hereto annexed
All registered letters and he register list shall
be enyeloped together in strong paper, and Sc
.cureiy fastened. and the packet plainly insc .ibed
with The word 'Regsstered, or .tlPehommenderas,
and pi cei in the mAii.,
The bIa in the reg el-eter list for ex
pressing the number Oh registered articles shall
BE- flied il letters and figures expressing the
number. In case no registered articles are sent,
the proper blank OF the letprbll shall be filled
with the word ''NshM' or '.Nsl''
ARTICLE g.
AIS Sistef'tSts U SpAiC4ieu Sildll De retainer
by the receiving office, which Office shall acknowl
edge by the first mail the receipt OF the regis
tered articles numerically, from No = to No -
Ii the verfcntion by the exchange office dis
close an error OF any kind in the register list i,
shall be also by the I'll mail notified TO the dis
patchlng office.
ARTICLE 7.
The two administrations mutually engage to
take ali neediu! measures for the careful trans
mission Of registered correspondence, and Tor
pursuing it W hen lost but it is understood that
neither assumes towards the other any pecuniary
responsibility in OF loss.
ARTICLE s.
ALI letters exchanged between the several off
ces shall indicate by stamp or writing thereon,
the Office Of origin; and the unpaid letters SO ex-
changed shall also be st nped with the name OF
the dSpatchiEg office of exchange.
Correspondence fully paid to destination shall
be stamped in the United States paid au,'' ard
in Sweden 'Franko.''
Registered articles shall be stamped ''Re3ister-
ed in the United States, and s'Kehommenderas in
Sweden
Correspondence insuffci emily paid shall be
stamped IN the United States ''InsuNeiently paid -
and in Sweden ''0tallsandig .franherad' and the
amount OF deficient postage expressed in figures
(black) on the ace.
Correspondence, dispatched by direct line be-
tween the respective countries shall be stamped
.sDtreet SeTOlce, or s'.SeTD1ce dlrect.'
When dispatched via England or via Germany
and Denmark, it shall be stamped to indicate
Britt. or German aud Danish transit.
ARfIoLE Q.
The respective Postal Administrations are mir
tuay to furnish each other with lists stating the
foreign countries to whca the foreign postage,
and the amount thereof must be absolutely pre-
paid, can be left unpaid, and until such lists
are furnished, neither country is to mail to the
other any correspondence for foreign countries
beyond the country to which The mail is sent
Such lists shall als, indicate the foreign coun
tries with which registered CORES pondence may
be exchanged in the open mails between the sew. (,
eral offices, and the conditions thereof
ARTICLE 10,
The respective exchange offices shall mark in
red ink in he upper OF the address at the
right hand Of prepaid letters, sent for transit in
the open mail. the amount Of the extra national
postage due to the country through which the
SINE are forwarded :; and in the same manner
and place. but in 51acA ink, shall mark the anoun
of the extra national postage due to the forward
upon the unpaid Letters sent in Transit
ARTICLE II.
Articles under band which do not conform to
the conditions mentiens mentioned in Article II
of the convention. or which are in no part pie
paid, shall be retained by the administration of
origin, ana snail remain subject to its disposal
ARTICLE 70
Letters originating IN or destined for. foreign
countries, sent in the open mail for transit thro'
the United States. or through Sweden, ami
which are nsutficienHy paid shall be transmit
ted as wholly unpaid and no account taken he
tween the respective administrations of the
amount prepaid.
ARTICLE 49,
Letters and all registered articles not deliver
able shall be respectively returned to the dis
patching administration at the end of eyery
month, (see exhibits Dl and D2.) but ill other
articles OF correspondence, not regist cred. which
from any cause cannot be delivered Shall be re-
tanned at the disposition of the relieving coun-
try.
ahe un'a'd hostages en- the letters 50 return
Cd shall be deducted from the account against the
Office originally charged the,ewth
me prepaid hostages on the letters SO returned
ed i<'
Ihe expense ef :ransit of unpaid correspond
ence, which has been transported BY either
admnistratioa in closed mails. and shall
ne returnsds to the dispatching office as not de-
iiverahia, shall be deducted from the original
amount lE Charged for transit upon a declaration
OF TIE ly amount by the office claiming the deduc
tlon. No charge shall be made By either admin
lstrat!on for the transit Of correspondence re-
turned nnt Naff.jrsrs y