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countries, and the amount uf The two ne, srms q.
be equally divided between the two Offices
The deficient and additional postage ment;on.d -
Atucle shah not be included in the account
between the two Offices. but, unshared shall heIon
10 The oihce by which they are collected.
Trf.' ARTICLE TO-
The two post departments shall establish J.,
og'eeheht, ana IN conformity with the arranoe
ments ia force at the time, the conditions nnon
""'c" 'ne Two onces may speciive'y exchange in
open tmals the correspondence originating in or
uespned TO other foreign countries to which thew
may Feeiproeaty ketSe as Intermediates II is
at"ays understood, however, that such cnrrespon
aence shall only be charged with the American
Danish rate, augmented by the postage due to
foreign countries, or for other exterior service
IL 's agreed that the account OF this correspon
dence Shall,as to the international postage charge
able ON the same, he regulated on the basis men
roned IN the preceding article; but that the amoun,
OF the extra national POSTAGE or other tax for ex
terror service, ht be reciprocsy accounted for At
iuli rates. such charge for paid correspondence tn
and for unpaid correspondence from, Ereign conn
Ues' shall therefore be summarIly entered on the
respective letter-bs to the credit Of the coun,rv
through which the same is fnwarded
ARTICLE H.
The Post Office of line United States shall bs
giandled the privilege of transit of closed mails
through the DANISH territory, exchanged In either
u'e0io"' 10 ana from Sweden and Norway for a
payment o. ionr skll'Ihg r'gsmont per thirty (3Ol
gra'omes net weight OF letters aud two thirds M
ing slgsm'n IPer fnrty (4) grammes net weigh, of
P''h's patterns, and s'mples of merchandise Cor
lFsPonuehee exempt from postage, letters which
eanuo' oe delivered, as well money ORDERS sh III
not be charged with sny transit rate
ReciprOcaly, the United States office or,nts .,
Tue Once OF Denmark the privilege Of t-ans,, OF The
closed mails exchanged IN either direction ba,,eau
the atter and any country to which the flrner NAV
serve as intermediary by its usual means of mail
transportation, whether sea or land, and the
terms Of transit shall be agreed upon when the exer
els OF the privilege is required
~--A ARTICLE II
The postal accounts between the two offices shall
be stated and transmitted quarterly and verified as
speedily as possible, and the balance found du, shall
be pad in the coin of the creditor country
Ine rate for the conversion of the money Of the
two countries shall be dollar for one rgsdae Ter
eighty live shilling rigsmunt. The two offices shall
however, always be at liberty to agree upon another
rate for the conversion.
ARTICLE 49,
ANY ordinary CORES pOndence wrongly addressed
or wrongly Sent, shall without deay and RI UistrreJ
correspondence of all kinds we'll as ordinary le
'ers not deliverable tor any other c.nSe than the
Aforesaid within the issue nt every month he
mutually returned at the expense of the nr,o,otnr
ONCE All other correspondence which cannnt he
delivered shall remain at the disposition of the re-
ceiving office.
IL any returned correspondence shall be CHARGED
win postage debIted the office of destination The
said correspondence shall be returned for the amonn,
o. p"stage winch was originally charged by the dis.
patching office.
- ARTICLE Ia ~~
When' IN any port OF either country, a closed
mail is transferred from one vessel to anoher w,,b.
out anyeKPense to the nffice of the country where
the transfer s made, such transfer shall not be suh
Ject TO any postal charge by office against the
other.
ARTICLE Is
Otlcial communications b,tween the two Offices
shall aol be the occasion Of any accounts on either
side.
ARTICLE l6
The two offices shall. hy mutull consent. estab.
lish the detailed regnlatnrs which the CARVING
INTO execution of the article included in this conyen
tIOn may REQUIRE.
ARTICLE II.
lhe present convention shall he carried into effect
on the day on which the two Offices shall agree and
sha continue IN force until one Of the two conIract
ing parties shall have announced to the other with
Ia the issue OF Calendar year, it's intention TO ter
inmate 1t.
Article Is.
Inc present cnveniIon is 10 he ratified and the
rathcatOns are u be exchanged as soon as possi.
BILE. NO P0''''
Done at Cnpenhagen. in duplicate original. this
.h day OF NHvemher. 1871, and at Washington this
lst day of Decenrer 1871.
[sEALl JNO. A J. CREswELL.
r Il u Postmaster General
SEAL DANNESKJOLD SAMSOE
hereby approve the ainrrgning convention. and
IN testimony thereof have caused the seal of The
United States 10 be affixed.
sytssl sSEal; President: u.s.GRANT.
wAsHrscroS, December l. is7a