New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-19

ii. Between Norway and the United
States: - .a
From the total amount Of the interna.
tional hostages and register fees for CORE
| 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 the
conveyance OF the mails to the frontier OF
| the United States. From the total amount
| of international hostages and register tees
for correspondence between Norway and
| the United States, collected. in the United
States, She Postal Administration of the
1 United States shall, in like manner, deduct
the amount which, without exceeding the
/ highest rates agreed upon, has been paid
for the conveyance of the mails TO the
frontier of Norway Tor Of Sweden, in case
| Of conveyance by direct steamship commU-
I lication. or through England.
! OF the amount Of the two net sums thus
| obtained. Norway shall receive one Mo.ety.
| and the United states the other.
ARTICLE x'.
| The correspondence mention ed III che sec.
! ond paragraph of the first article snail be
| dispatched under regulations to be estab-
| lshed by the dispatching office: but these
1 shall embrace the following:
/ !. No packet shall contain anything which
| ehall be closed against inspection, nor any
J written communication whatever except to
/ state from whom and 10 whom the packet
! 10 sent, and numbers and prices placed upon
| patterns or samples OF merchandise.
?. Nc packet may exceed two feet in
length, or one foot in any other dimension.
j Neither office shall be bound TO deliver
] any article the Importation OF which may
! be prohibited by the laws or regulations of
| the country Of destination.
4. The customs duties that may be charge
! able N each OF the two countries nay be
| levied for the use of che customs.
! s. Except as above ne char &c whatever
| shall be collected on the letters and other
| correspondence exchanged. The small local
! carriers fee cow charged in Sweden may.
! however. be levied to the use OF the
| Swedish Office: and as long as q fee OF two
| shilling for the delivery Of poste restante
! letters, and one Of tonx shilling tor letters
! posted after the general time for coliecting
! the post. are chargeable in Norway, these
/ fees may De levied to che use OF tue Nor
| wsgiau Office.
ARTICLE MI.
The postal administrations Of each ef 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 exchang &c in open mails the cor
respondence originating in or destined for
| foreign countries to which they may serve
| as intermediates.
1t is, however, always understood that
| such correspondence shall only be charged
| with the rate applicable to International
correspondence augmented by the postage
and other taxes due to foreign postal ad-
| ministrations, and any other tax !or ex-
terror service.
ARTICLE Xiii.
The postal accounts between the respec-
tive offices which, according to article ten
are TO be settled separately between Swe-
den and the United States and between
Norway and the United States, shall be
stated quarterly and transmitted and veri-
fed as speedily as practicable; and the bal
ance found due shall be paid to the creditor
office, either by exchange on London, or at
the debtor Office. as the creditor office may
desire.
The rule for the conversion of the moneys
of the respective countries shall be estab-
respective offices.
ARTICLE XIV.
when IN port, whether belonging 20
either Of the United Kingdoms or to the
United States, a closed mail is transferred
from one vessel 70 another, without any ex-
pense TO the Office of the country where the
transfer 10 made, such transfer shall not be
subject to any charge by one Office against
the Otne..
ARTICLE sv.
Official communications between The re-
spectiye postal administrations shall not be
the occasion Of any accounts between them.
ARTICLE XVI.
Tie respective postotfiees shall, By mu-
tuai consent. make detailed regulations for
carrying the articles of this con vention into
execution; ant in like manner modify such
regulations, from time TO time. as the exi-
genc!es OF she service may require.
ARTICLE XVII.
Letters wrongly sent, wrongly addressed.
or not deliverable for any cause, shall be
returned 20 the dispatchinS office, at its
expense for the return, if any expense shall
be incurred. Registered articles, in the
second paragraph OF the first article men.
toned, shall also be returned in like man.
ners Other articles shall be left 10 The dis
position OF the receiving office.
Any hostages not collected upon the cor.
respondence returned. bu: which shall have
been charged agains: 'hs receiving office.
shall De deducted from III" ac.cu2t.
ARTICLE XVIII.
This canven .ion shall take etfecs from
and On the first day OF July. 1873. !: tnall
be continued in force until one year from
the time when any Of the governments Of
the respective countries shall have given
notice of its wish to terminate the same. 1t
is to be ratified, and the notifications are to
be exchanged as soon as possible.
Done in duplicate original az the city of
Washington, this fifteenth day of March,
in the year OF our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seveuty-three
JOHN A. J. CRESWE1I.
Postmaster General
OLUF STENERSEN.
I hereby approve the foregoing conver.
ton. and in testimony thereof, ] have
caused the seal Of the United States to be
affixed.
L. S. GRANT.
I;y the President:
HAMILTON FISH. Secretary Of State.
Washington. March ID. 1873.
Translation
We. Oscar, by the grace of God, King of
Sweden, Norway, the Goths and the Van
dals, make known that whereas. we and
the United States of Amerina have found
it expedient and necessary to enter into ne.
gotiations having for their object the con.
clusion OF a postal convention. and our
minister. duly authorized for that purpose.
having, on the fifteenth day of March, in
the present year. with the Postmaster Gen.
vi al VI 1AC ShllCu otdtCe. CUM
cluded, signed and. with his seal. provided
a convention, word for word. as follows:
iSee convention above.)
Therefore we have desired TO ratity. ap.
prove, and accept the convention SO con.
Guided, with all its articles. paragraphs.
and clauses. and we do by these presents.
in the most express terms, approve. accept.
and ratity the same: and We Will sincerely
and honestly uphold and fulfill the forego.
ing convention aud ell rs articles, para.