The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-03-01
IoFFIcIAL.1
LdtCs of the United States
PASSED AT THE
Third SexSiou of the FOrfV.SecOnd T0ugre<S


POSTAL CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND NEWFOUNDLAND.
The undersigned, being thereunto duly authorizedby
their respective governments, have agreed upon the
following articles, establishing and regulating the ex
change correspondence between the United States of
America and Newfoundland;
ART l. There shall be an exchange OF mails between
the United States Of America and Newfoundland by
such OF transportation as are now shall here
after be- esabshedith the approval OF the respective
Post Departments Of the two countries comprising let
ters newspapers, DOCKS printed mater Of every kind
either country and addressed to and deliverable in the
other country.
ART 2. The post-oices fBoston and New York shall
be the exchangeoces or the side Of the United States,
and the postofce Of Saint Johns shall be the sole Office
Of exchange on the side of Newfoundland for all mails
transmitted between the two countries under this
rsngement; and all mail matter transmitted in either
direction, between the respective offices of exchange
shall be forwarded in closed bags pouches under SEAL
addres sed to the corresponding exchange-ofce Each
mail shall be accompanied BY letter post-bl show
ing in separate columns the number Of letters newspa
pers and other articles embraced therein and the pos
tages thereon.
ART. 8. No accounts shall be kept between the Post
Departments of the two countries upon the nernation
al correspondence, written printed, exchanged be-
tween them, but each Department shall retain to its
own use all the hostages which it collects thereon
The single rate OF International etterpostage in full
to destinations shall be six cents each letter weigh
ing half an ounce Us grams less and an additional
rate OF SIX cents for each additional weight Of half an
ounce 10 grams or fraction thereof the prepayment Of
which shall be compulsory at the Office of mailing in
either country.
The United States post Office shall levy and collect to
its own use postage charge of two cents on each news
paper mailed in the United States and addressed to
Newfoundland and postage charge of two cents for
each two ounces, or fraction thereof, pamphlets
periodicals. books, other articles of printed matter and
patterns samples Of merchandise addressed to or
ceived from Newfoundland.
The postoce Of Newfoundland shall levy and collect
to Its own use postage charge Of two cents on each
newspaper mailed in Newfoundland and addressed to
the United States and the established rates Of domestic
postage chargeable in Newfoundland, on pamphlets
periodicals, books other articles of printed matter and
patterns OF samples OF merchandise addressed to or re-
eeived from the United States
Every international letter or newspaper shall be
plainly stamped with the words "Paid all, in red ink
ny the dspachingoice Of exchange, and shall be de
yered free Of any charge whatever in the country Of
destination.
Newspapers, and all other kinds Of printed matter,
shall be subject to the laws aud regulations of each
country, respectively in regard to their liability to be
rated with etterpostage when containing written mat
ter or Tor any other cause specified in said laws and
regulations, well in regard to their liability to
customs duty under the revenue laws.
ART A. The two Post Departments shall establish by
agreement and in conformity with arrangements in
force at the time, the conditions upon which the two
onces may reciprocay exchange in open mails the
fespondence originating in or destined to other foreign
countries TO which they may respectively inter
mediaries
Either country forwarding receiving such cores
Pondenee through the open mails of the other shall
count to such other country for such postage rates
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ana regulations or the requirements Of its foreign pos
tai arrangements.
ART >. The two Post Departments may, by mutual
agreement provide for he transmission Of registered
letters in the mails exchanged between the two
tries and may settle by agreement between them all
measures of detail and arrangements required to carry
this convention into execution, and may modify the
same in like Manner from time to time, the exigen
cies of the service may require.
ART. g. Dead letters which cannot be delivered, from
whatever cause, shall be mutually returned without
charge, monthly or more frequently as the regulations
Of the respective offices will permit,
ART T. This convention shall come into operation the
first day Of December, 1872 and shall be termnabe at
any time on notice, by either party, ofsix months
Done in duplicate and signed at Washington the TWEEN
tieth day of November, and at Saint Johns the thir
teenth day of November, thousand eight hundred
and seventy two
tsEALl j. W. MARSHALL,
Acting Postmaster General
tsEAL.) JOHN DELANY,
Postmaster General
hereby approve tie afOregoing convention, and, i'll
testimony thereof have caused the seal the United
States to be affixed
L. :. GRANT.
By the Presidents
HAMILTON Fish, Secretary ofState. (sEAB.l
WASHINGTON, November 20, 1872.