New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-16

} tlonal hostages and register fees for GORE
spondence between Norway and the United
States, collected in Norway, the Norwegian
postal administration shall deduct the
amount which, without exceeding the high
est rates agreed upon, has been paid for Che
conveyance OF the mails to the frontier OF
the United States. From the total amount
OF international hostages and register lees
for correspondence between Norway and
the United States, collected in the United
States, the Postal Administration of the
United States shall. in like manner deduc,
the amount which. without exceeding the
highest rates agreed upon, has been paid
for the conveyance of tue mails to the
frontier OF Norway Tor OF Sweden, in case
OF conveyance by direct steamship commu
nication, or through England).
! OF the amount Of the two net sums thus
obtained. Norway shall receive one noiety.
and the United States tho other.
| ARTICLE II.
! The correspondence mention ed in the sec.
ond paragraph OF the first article snail he
dispatched under regulations to be estab-
! hshed by the dispatching office: bu. these
shall embrace the following:
! 1. No packet shall contain ything which
shall be closed against inspection. nor any
written communication whatever except to
state from whom and TO whom the packet
Is sent, and numbers and prices placed upon
patterns or samples of merchandise.
=. No packet may exceed two feet in
length. Or one foot in any other dimension.
! 3. Neither Office shall be bound 70 deliver
any article the importation Of which may
! be prohibited by the laws OF regulations of
the country Of destination.
). The customs duties that NAV be charge
| able in each OF the two countries may be
levied FOR the use Of the customs.
>. Except as above no charge whatever
ha tho tol SEa1 at% Iay,
| correspondence exchanged. The small local
| carriers fee now charged in Sweden may.
| however, ne levied to the use of the
| Swedish office: and as long as a fee Of two
| shilling for the delivery Of poste restante
| letters. and one of foHr skilling for letters
| posted after the general time for collecting
the post, are chargeable in Norway, these
| fees may be levied TO the use Of the Nor.
! wegian office.
/ ARTICLE XII.
! The postal administrations Of each Of the
| United Kingdoms, and that of the United
| States, shall establish by agreement. and in
! conformity with the arrangements in force
! at the time, the conditions upon which the
offices may exchange in open mails the cor
| respondence originating in or destined for
| foreign countries to which they may serve
as intermediates.
IL is. however, always understood that
such correspondence shall only be charged
| with the :ate applicable TO International
correspondence augmented by the postage
and other taxes due TO foreign postal adj
illustrations, and any other TAX tor ex.
teyior service.
ARTICLE XIII.
The postal accounts between :he respec.
tive offices which, according 20 article ten.
are 10 be settled separately between Swe-
den and the United States and between
Norway and the United States. shall te
stated quarterly and transmitted and veri-
fed as speedily as practicable: and the bal
ance found due shall be paid 10 The creditor
office. either by exchange ON London, OF at
the debtor office, AS the creditor Office may
desire.
The rule for The conversion of The moneys
OF the respective countries shall be esta b.
iehed nv common agreement between che
respective offices
ARTICLE XIV
When ia a port. whether hefonsin 20
either Of the United Kingdoms or to the
United States, closed mail j. transferred
FROM one vessel 10 another, without any ex.
p.n.e - the office of the country where the
transfer is made, such transfer shall not be
subject 10 any charge by one c.iise against
the O.Ae:.
ARTICLE Nv.
Official communications between the re-.
spective postal administrations shall not be
the occasion OF any accounts te!@eea .he!n.
Article MY.
The respective postoffices shaft. by m,-
sUai consent. make detailed regulation. Tor
carrying the articles Of thi. con v-ntion into
execution; and in like manner modify such
regulations, from time g. time. as the eNi.
geHc!es 81 She service may require.
letters wrongly sent. wrongly addressed.
%; NOT deliverable for any cause. shall be
returned 70 the aiispatchins office, a. its
expense for the return, il any expense shall
be incurred. Registered articles, in the
second paragraph of the first article men.
toned. shall also be returned in ike mau-
Der. Other articles shall be left 80 the dis.
pCsition OF the receiving office.
ANY hostages not collected upon Che cor.
respondence returned. but which shall have
been charged against the receiving office.
shall Ge e:s.!icted from Che account.
AR,1C.E NvIia.
Ills Gonven ion ehaIl take effect from
and Oh ii. first day Of July. 1873 I. .halI
be continued in force until one year from
the time when any Of the governments q:
the respective countries shalt have given
notice Of its wish 20 terminate Che same. II
Is to be ratified and the Publications are H.
be exchanged as soon az possible.
Done IN duplicate original ~ the city q.
Washington. This fifteenth day Vt March.
in The year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ,eveuty.three.
Postmaster General.
OICF NTENERSES.
! hereby approve The foregoing ccnyen-
siono and IN testimony thereof. have
caused the seal OK the United States ~ j,e /