New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-26
Of the Uuited states-l. New York; 9

| VI tue Culte0 States-I. New IorK; Z.
Chicago
The respective postal administrations are
authorized, if circumstances should re-
quire it, to discontinue any of the Offices
designated for the exchange Of mails, or to
establish others in their place.
| ARTICLE III.
| The postoffces Of Sweden and Norway
| shall make their own arrangements for the
| dispatch of mails to the United States: and
in ike manner the postofice of the United
| States shall make arrangements for the dis
patch of mails to Sweden and Norway. The
mails shall be forwarded by regular routes
of communication; and each Office shall, at
its own cost, pay the expense of the inter
| mediate transportation (sea and territoriall
| Of the mails which it dispatches to the
other country. 1t is agreed that the cost of
the international, ocean and territorial
transit OF closed mails, exchanged in either
direction, between the frontiers Of the re-
| spective countries, shall be first betrayed
| by that one Of the Offices which shall have
| obtained from the postofices OF she inter-
medlary countries the most favorable terms
for such conveyance, and any amount go
| advanced by one Office, for and on account
OF the other, shall be promptly reimbursed.
ARTICLE ".
The standard weight for tie single rate
of postage shall be:
l. For letters, fifteen grammes.
Z. For all other correspondence mentioned
| IN the second paragraph of the first article,
that which each Office adopts for the mails
which it dispatches to the other, adapted. to
the regulations prescribed for such CORE
spondence in the dispatching country. Each
office shall, however, give notice to the
other of the standard weight it adopts and
Of any subsequent change thereof.
The rule of progression shall be an addi-
tional single rate for each additional single
weight or fraction thereof
The weight stated by the dispatching
office shall always be accepted, except in
the case of manifest error.
ARTICLE v.
The single rate Of postage for letter cor
respondence exchanged in direct mails be.
tween the United Kingdoms and the United
States shall be
l. By closed mail, via England, without
regard to the forwarding OF the correspond
ence, whether to or from Swedish orr Nor
wegian seaport, or through Germany
!. For letters from Sweden for the United
States
(a) When prepaid in Sweden, thirty-six
ore.
| ts) When paid in the United States. four.
.. For letters from the United States to
.(a) When prepaid in the United States.
nine cents.
(b) When paid in Sweden. fifty six ore.
3. For letters from Norway tor the United
States
Ia When prepaid in Norway, twelve
shilling
~ When paid in the United States. if
teen cents.
4. For letters from the United States for
Norway
(a) When prepaid in the United States.
ten cents.
~ When paid in Norway. eighteen skill.
Ii. By direct regular steamship com.
municatiOn between ports in the United
Kingdoms, whether the port be Swedish or
Norwegian on the one side, and ports in the
United States on the other side
l. For letters from Sweden for the United
States
(a) When prepaid In Sweden, twenty
four ore.
~ When paid in the United States. nine
cents.
@ For letters from the United States for
(a) When prepaid in the United States.
six cents.
~ When paid in Sweden, thirty-six ore.
g. For letters from Norway to the United
States
Ia When prepaid in Norway. seven
shilling.
~ When paid in the United States nine
cents.
4. For letters from the United States for
Norway
(a) When prepaid in the United States,
six cents.
(b) When paid in Norway, ten shilling.
Insuticiently prepaid letters shall be
charged with the postage for unpaid letters.
after deductlng the prepaid amount.
On all other correspondence mentioned in
the second paragraph Of the first article, the
rate shall be, for the mails despatched by
either route, that which the dispaching
office shall adopt. adapted to the regulations
prescribed for such correspondence in the
dispatching country. BIT each office shall
give notice to the other Of the rate it adopts,
and of any subsequent change thereof.
ARTICLE VI.
The Atlantic sea rate on the correspon-
dence sent in closed mails through England
shall not exceed six cents per ounce for
letter mails, and six cents per pound for
other correspondence: nor shall the charge
for the sea conveyance thereof, between
England ard the United kingdoms, exceed
two cents per single letter rate. or six cents
per ounce net weight of letter mails, and
1t is also agreed that tie entire cos: Of
the sea transportation between the bounda-
ries of the respective countries. by any d.
rect line Of steamships adapted to the con.
veyance of mails, and employed by the re-
spective postoffices, shall not exceed two
cents for each single letter rate, or six cents
per ounce, net weight. of letter mails. and
six cents per pound Of other correspond
ence.
1t is further stipulated that the Atlantic
sea rate on the correspondence sent IN
closed mails through Germany shall not ex.
coed five cents per thirty granmes Of let
tiers, and ten cents per kiloggsmIne OF other
correspondence.
II is also understood and agreed that the
Norwegian postOffice shall be reimbursed
for the closed mails sent through Germany,
which have been forwarded by the direct
steamboat line between Christanssand and
Hamburg, worked on Norwegian account.
by a sum corresponding to the Swedish and
Danish rate of transit for closed mails sent
through Sweden and Denmark.
ARTICLE VII.
Ordinary letters may be sent prepaid or
unpaid, but on registered letters, and on all
other correspondence mentioned In the sec
ond paragraph of the first article. prepay
ment shall be obligatory.
ARTICLE VII.
Registered articles shall, in addition to
the postage, be subject 10 a register Tee OF
thirty ore in Sweden. OF eight 7knlIng IN
Norway, and of eight cents IN the United
States. This fee, as well as the postage.
shall always be prepaid. Each office is at
liberty to reduce this Tee for the mails it
dispatches
ARTICLE *.