New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-21

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"a the UMted States ~ 1eh6k - s9 bsoi
u Between rAoFwsyaa ad the United
: Tfon the total asmouSt Of the intsrna-
tisnA hostages and register fees for corre-
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. the Postal Administration of the
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-
nicstion, OF through England). .s,y
OF the amount of the two net sums thus
obtained. Norway shall receive one 1noiety,
| snd the United States the other.
ID { -1- U.s.y ARTICLE xI. ..Jlei
Tho correspondence mentioned in the sec.
ond paragraph of the first article snail be
dispatched under regulations to be estab-
ished by the dispatching office; but these
shall embrace the following: -. ....
l. No packet shall contain any thing which
ehau be closed against inspection, nor any
written Communication whatsoever except to
state from whom and to whom the packet
is sent and numbers and prices placed upon
patterns or samples Of merchandise.
length, or one foot in sny other dimension.
3, 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. .t
The customs duties that may be charge
able in each of the two countries may be
levied for the use of the customs.
3. Except - above no charge whatever
shall be collected on the letters and other
correspondence exchanged. The small local
carriers fee now charged in Sweden may,
however, be levied to the use Of the
Swedish office; and 40 long as fee Of two
skilling for the delivery of poste restante
letters, and one Of fonr skilfing 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
wegiap Office.
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
offices may exchange in open mails the cor
respOndence originating in or destined for
foreign countries to which they may serve
a. 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 tar for ex-
terror service.
ARTICLE XIII.
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 Is 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-
hshed by common agreement between the
respective offices.
- ARTICLE NV.
When in a port, whether belonging TO
either of the United Kingdoms or to the
United States, q closed mail is transferred
from one vessel to another, without any ex-
pense to the Office of the country where the
transfer is made, such transfer shall not be
subject to any charge by one office against
the other. -,.-...-. ~
Official communications between che re-
spective postal administrations shall not be
the occasion of any accounts between them.
ARTICLE xvi
The respective postoffices shall, by mu-
tual consent, make detailed regulations for
carrying the articles Of this convention into
execution; and in like manner modify such
regulations, from time to time, as the ext
gencies of the service may require.
ARTICLE XVII.
d Letters wrongly sent, wrongly addressed,
or not deliverable for any cause, shall be
returned to the 6ispatching 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
ner. Other articles shall be left to the dis |
position Of the receiving Office. PING
Any hostages not collected upon the cor |
respondence returned, but which shall have
been charged against the receiving office, I
shall be deducted from the account.
ARTICLE XVIII.
This convention shall take effect from |
and on the first day of July, 1873 1t shall |
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. - 81 |
Done in duplicate original at the city Of |
this fifteenth day of March, |
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight |
hundred and seventy-three |
.a'' s''-' JOHN A. J. CRESWELL, -
Postmaster General.
OLUF STENERSEN. F- |
hereby approve the foregoing conven-
ton, and in testimony thereof, l have !
caused the seal Of the United States to be !
affixed. 900 83Tvsf ."r~. 1
Z. 8. GRANT.
By the President: |