The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-11-19
Add tiOnaI Article to Postal Convention
with Switzerland.

Additional articles to the Postal Convention be-
taoeen the !Swiss Confederation and tie United
States of america Of the 18th Of October, 1867,
retdtice to the Exchange of International Postal
Orders.
The Swiss Federal Council, represented by Mr..
John Hilz Swiss Consul-General and Political gent
az washington the Post,offlce Department Of the
United State represented by Hon. Jno. A. j. Cres-
well, Postmaster-eueral, for the purpose of estab-
lshing for the exchange Of international postal
ders uniform rates of commission capable of being
moro easily modified according to circumstances
have agreed subject to the ratification of the re-
snecdye authorities of the two contracting countries
LIST. Article s of the Convention between the
Swiss Confederation aud the United States of Amer
lea OF the 18th of October, 1867 is replaced by the
following new article:
The Swiss Postal Administration is at liberty to
notify, at any time whenever it may be deemed ex-
pc ilent the rates OF commission orders issued in
switzerland Tor The Unltel States of America and
tn same right is also reserved the Postal admin
istrati,n Of the United States for money orders is
sue in that for
The two administrations shall arrange, by mutual
ag cement, the division of the proceeds of said
2ni. The provisions of this new article shall
take effect on The first day of April, 1872.
Done in duplicate, and signed in Washington, this
and seventy-.wo
isl Sseo9 j.. No .:, c 1as,y sI
IL. ST. (Sgned) JOHN HITZ,
sswiss Consul General and Political agent.
hereby approve the foregoing convention, and in
testimony thereof hav, caused the seal of the
U. s. GRANT.
By the Presidents
lL.s.l (sisned) HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State.
WASHINGTON, February 2ith 1872.
The Federal Council Of the Swiss Confede-a alton
makes known by these presents that it has accepted
and tpproyed the foregoing convention. In testimo-
ny whereof these presents Lave been signel by the
IRE tent and b, the Chancellor of the Swiss Con-
fedora ion, AMI sealed with the seal the Federal
CIunciI at Berne, the tenth Of July, thousand
eight hundreI aud seven y-two
in behalf of the Swiss Federal Council.
IL. , The President of the co,tsd ed ,9
The Chancellor OF the CONFEDERATION.
(SigneD SCHEISS.
Supp emeat to the Detailed Regulations Of the 2ad
and 26fh Of jaty, 1853, fer the execution of the
PoStLt Coa1en ION 6et1rceD Switzerland and the
United STATES of 14neyfca Of the 18TH Of October,
1861, in retG.t7 TO the exchange Of Postal Money
orders.
Inasnuca as the Postal Administration of the
Swiss Confederation and that of the United States
OF America have been authorized by The Additional
Articles OF February 23d, 1872 to the Postal Con-
VENT Of the 2h of October, 1851, to establish,
it may seem best to each, the rates of commission
charged in It's own country for International Postal
oflefs, an to arrang by common agreement for
division of the procee thereof, the Postal De-
pa Lment Of the Swiss Confederation and the POST
office Department Of the Unired States of America
have agreed up what follows
]. zach of the two Postal Administrations shall
comm lnicate to the other the rate of commissions
which it may ablish for International MONEY or
dels i'll pursuance of tn Convention above mention
ed of February 23d, 1872.
2. The mansions shall always be paid in adj
vance, and shall not, in any event, be refunded.
3. The proceeds or the commissions established as
above provided sha be retained by the dispatching
administrator: but the Swiss Office shall pay to
tn Post-olice Department of the United States one
per cent. on The total amount of orders issued in
Switzerland ant transmitted to the Post-office De-
partment of The United States; and the Postal Adj
minlsLIa ion of the latter country shall make pay-
ment, at the same rate, to that of Swizera land for
the Total amount of orders issued in the United
States, and transmitted to tho Swiss Office
4. The respective credits on account of commits
sions shall be included in the yearly accounts to
be prepared by The Swiss Postal administration in
conformity with article of the Detailed Regua-
lions of the 2nd and Goth of July, 1869, in which
accounts the balance of the commissions shall be
adjusted and specially stated.
3. The present agreement is to take effect on the
LIST Of April, 1872 and and after that date section
Of the Detailed Regulations of the End and 26th Of
July. 1869, shall be abrogated.
1872. ' wa 40" ~
(Signed) ,INO. A. j. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General of the United States.
JOHN HITZ,
SUiss Consul General and Political A7ent
The swiss Postal Department, havin. been granted
authority for the purpose, by decree the Federal
Council OF the Swiss Confederation of June 14tb
1872 gives, by these presents ratification to tina
foregoing regulations.
BERNE, July 18th, 1872.
j. HALDET-VENEL,
Federal Councillor, Chiefo Postal Department