Smyrna times., 1873-03-26

THEREGULATION OFTHE POSTAL INTER
COURSE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA AND THE KINGDOM OF
DENMARK.
The Post Derartnent Of the United States of
America and the ID ,nish Post Depa rtment have
agreed upon employing the steamers in regular SER
vice between thier territories, well as the steamers
engaged between Hamburg and Bremen the one |
side, and American ports the other, in order to |
establish immediate exchange of mails, and |
have, for that purpose. consented TO the following
articles:
ARTICLE l.
There shall be an immediate exchange of cores.
pondence between the United States of America
| and Denmark by means of the said steamers, and
this correspondence shall embrace letters, newspa
pers, book packets, prints of all kinds. Comprising
| maps, plans, engIavings, drawings, photographs,
| ithog aphs. and all other like productions Of
mechanical processes, sheets of music, &c~l and
patterns or samples of merchandise; and such cor
respondence may be exchanged, whether originating
in either of the said countries. originating in
Countries to which these may respectively serve as
| Intermediates.
| ARTICLE 2.
The exchange of correspondence shall take place
between the post offices to be hereafter designated
by two post departments but either Of the two
offices so designated mny at any time be dscon.
tiDued, and others established by mutual consent.
ARTICLES
The United States office shall make it's own ar.
engagements for the spatch of its m ills to Denmark
and in like manner the Office of Denmark shall
make its own arrangements for the dispatch OF Ils
mails to the United States. The Inais shall be re.
cIprocally forwarded by the regular routes OF cnm
n, ,unicatsn hereInbeore mentIuned, aud each ufhct
SHALL at it's own cost. pay the expense OF the inter
mediate transportation (seA and territuriaD OF th'
r mails which il dispatched 10 the other II is aIs'
n agreed that the cost, either in whole 10 part,
tha lnfe
d closed mails exchang, in both directions betwee
D. the respective frantiers shall, upon application
either office be first betrayed by that one oi the L"
offices which shall have obtained from the intel
medares the most favorable pecuniary terms to
such conveyance, and any amount so advanced D
one for and account OF the other shall be promPtl
ds reimbursed.
=. ARTICLE 4.
The postage on ordinary letters sent from Il
United States to Denmark or from Denmark TO II
= UnIted States, shall be respectively twelve a.
at sSIlling rigsmont, or seven ~ cents for sing
letter.
The weight Of single letter shall no exec
fifteen grammes.
ID. Fo. every letter exceeding fifteen grammes the
shall be paid a single of postage tor every adj
tional fifteen grammes or fraction of fifteen gral
81 mes The weight stated by the dispatchlng OH
2 shall always be accepted, except in cases Of ma
lest error.
The maximum weight Of letters shall be two hU
. dred and fifty C25O) grammes.
ARTICLE 5.
The prepayment of postage on ordinary lett
y. shall be optional. If they shall be forwarded
VI paid or Insuficienfy paid, they shalt, IN the
case, be charged. besides the usual postage, with
additional postage Of respectively four ~ cents,
SIX t6) skillng rgsmont, and in the last Gu
EFT besides the deficient postage, with similar addlto
postage. ~
tur ~ ARTICLE 6.
On all other correspondence in the first art
mentioned, the rates shall be, for the mails
patched, that when the dspatchlng ofilce .
adopt, adapted to the convenience and habits OF
set | Interior administration. But each Office shall
xc notice 10 the other oil the rate adopts aud of
iy SUBJ auent change thereof These article sha
= forwarded under regulations OF the dispaIehIng
office, but always including the following;
4. The postage shall be prepaid III, howe
The postage on the corresPoDoence mentioned
,urse this article should not he wholly prepaid, the
correspondence shall still he forwarded 10 the 2
of destination; bot it shall, in that case. besl6'
sa5. deficient postage, be charged with an addt
postage, not exce ding four ~ cents IN Tie VI
NJ, States, and s,x (6) skipg rgspont in Denmai
Id g. No packet shall contain anything when
nyrna be closed against inspection. nor any written
@ 2l" munIcation whatever, except TO state from v
and TO whom the packet is sent, and the numoe
price placed upon each pattern or sample of
cbandlse.
y,
very one foot in any other dimension.
a. Neither Office shall be bound TO deliver
article the importation of which may be ptoh
by the laws or regulations of the country of de
IL. iicn, ...
5. The customs duties that may be chargea
- each Of the two countries may be levied Tor
373. the customs. .,.,,,,7
", ANY correspondence mentioned in Article
ss and be registered and the postage chargeable OF
correspondence shall always be prepaid. Reg
correspondence shalt. in addition to the posts
subject to an international registration Zee q
. ceedinp ten QO) cents in the United State
eight (s) skiIIing rgsmont in Denmsrk, al
- fee shall always be prepaid. Each ONCE
liberty 10 reduce this fee for the mails IT dlsp
- Each department shall use its best exertlons
safe delivery Of registered correspondence bu
bied ia responsible pecuniarily for the loss OF any su
.rd and resPondence.
ID firm lt.tN ARTICLE O.
APs. II is further agteed that no charge OF an!
or IN aoy ascount, otherwise than is here
pressiy prosided, shall he levied or collected
country Of destination the letters or other
81 peadenee- - 7'- 'A "
ARTICLE 0. ...,,,
A. 10 the correspondence originating in one
..t the try and destined for the oher accountsh
/ their place, and thus the post'omce o. "o c"''e
Tben shall retain The whole smTuns ., pOs.s u.,J
L.. pondence forwarded 20 Denmark, and upoI
,her. national unpaid or insumcien. pa,p
received IRON Denmark; and ~ IKE msp
l..- Danish post. Office shall retain the whole am
postage collected in Denmark upon. Intern
paid correspondence forwarded 20 the United
I'D Mr.. and upon International unpaid or insuiheen
white correspondence received from the United Sta
Hows,sI ssen ., ans Two W Ss ,etsd when
rs pears that in one country for one year I
!; De. levied 30 per cent, than in The ether
- account is claimed, it shall be regulated on
CE, 'TSs rtsn Si;'! sls total q .9s .
fsrs collected BY each office on letters, addet
i"'@ total amount Of prepaid postsges and regisi
on other correspondence which il dispatch
y dispstching Office shall deduct the amount
- g. .hr ranxax nee Of The maIIs between