The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-11-13

ARTICLE1.
The American exchange offices Ct New
York and Chicago shall make up the mats
for the Norwegian exchange offices of Chris
tiaussand Jhrstiana, Bergen, and the sea
post office on tho steamboat line between
Hammertest and Hamburg
The latter shall make up mails for the c2-
change Offices Of New York and Chicago.
ARTICLE 2
Each mail exchanged between the two
countries shall be accompanied by a letter.
bill, showing the hostages on each class OF
correspondence, the number OF register fees,
total weight of correspondence &c.
The form of this le.ter-biil shall follow the
models AL and AZ hereto annexed, and Shall
be consecutively numbered by the dispatch
ing Office during each quarter OF the calen-
dar year.
The receiving Office shall acknowledge its
receipt by the next dispatch.
ARTICLE 3.
The exchange offices shall divide the cor
respoudepce which they dispatch into suita
bic number of separate packages, according
to the letter bill.
ARTICLE T.
When more than single rate is chargsa-
Bile upon any letter or other article, the nun
Der Of rates to which it is subject shall he in
dcated by the dispatching Office by figaro
In the upper left corner of the address.
ARTICLE 5
Registered correspondence shall be describ
ed in register list, following the models 4
and 81 hereto annexed.
All registered letters ard the register list
hall be enveloped ,oge her in strong paper,
and securely fastened aud the packet plainly
inscribed with the word "Registered," Or
"Reyistergt," and placed in the mail.
The blank in the Registered Letter List
for expressing the number Of registered arti-
cles, shall BE- filled in letters and figures ex-
pressing the number In case no registered
articles are sent. the proper blank of the
Iester-bill shall be flsd with the word ON
AU,' or s.NaA"
ARTICLE 6.
The regular lists dispatched shall be re-
tanned b. the receiving Office, which Office
snail acknowledge, by the first mail, the re-
ceipt of the registered articles numerically
from No-to Mo-.
If the varlication by the exchange oGse
disclose an error of any kind in tho regiiter
list, it shall be also, by the first mail, notified
to the dispatching office.
ARTICLE Z.
The two Administrations mutually engage
TO take all Eeedful measures for the careful
transmission OF registered correspondence
and for pursuing it whom lost; but it is un-
derstood that neither assumes toward the 9th
or any pecuniary responsibility ia case Of
loss.
ARTICLE S.
All letters exchanged between the two
countries shall Indicate BY scamp or writing
thereon the Office Of origin and the unpaid
letters so exchanged shall also be stamped
with the name of the dispatching office Of
exchange.
Correspondence fully paid to destination
shall be stamped in the United States g. s,3zssd
air. and N,rway "Franco."
Registered articles shall be stamped Greg
istered'' in the United States and ''Ambefa-
let in Norway
Correspondence insusaciently paidishall he
stsmned in the United States 'InsuVJfic'enth
paid" and in Norway g Ut2strahheliyt .Jranh-
eret' and The amount of deficient postage
expressed in figures (blackl on the face.
Correspondence dispatched by direct lias
between the respective countries, shall be
stamped "Direct serrice,' or "Seruice di
rect
When dispatched via England or via Ger.
1 many, it Shall be stamped to indicate British
or German transit. -
ARTICLE 8.
The respective Postal Administrations are
mutually to furnish each other with lists stat
ing the foreign countries to which the foreign
postage and the amount thsreof. mist be alb
,;solutely prepaid, or can be left angaid; ant
saatil such l,sts are tu' si,hed, neisbgT eopntr,