New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-02

| ~ the Culted States-l. New York; 2
| Chicago. I""T II.
The respective postal administrations are
authorized, if circumstances should re
quire it, to discontinue anv of the offices
designated for the exchange of mails, or tc
establish others in their place.
| ARTICLE III. .
| The postoffices of Sweden and Norway
| snail make their own arrangements for the
dispatch OF mails to the United States; and
| In like manner the postOtfice 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
| communication: and each office shall, al
| It's own cost, pay the expense Of the inter
mediate transportation (sea and terrtorial)
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 iu either
| direction. between the frontiers Of the re-
| spective countries. shall be first betrayed
| by that one OF the offices which shall have
| oDtaIned IRON the postotticts OF the inter
medlary countries the most favorable terms
1or such conveyance, and any amount so
advanced by one office. for and on account
OF the other, shal! be promptly reimbursed
ARTICLE ".
The standard weigh: for IT,. single "a:
Of postage shall be:
l For letters, fifteen -rarnines.
=. For al! other correspondence mentioned
III the second paragraph OK the first article.
| that which each oI:ice adopts for the mails
which Il dispatches 20 the other. adapted 70
the regulations prescribed for such GORE.
spondence IN the Gl-patching country. Each
Office shall. however, give notice 70 the
other OF the standard weight it adopts and
o: any subsequent change thereof.
The rule OF progression shall be an adi.
tlonai single rate TOR each additional single
weight or fraction thereof.
The weight stated by the Gispa.chng
office shall always De accepted. excep. IN
the case st manifest error.
ARTICLE Y.
The single rate of postage for lette. cor.
respondenc" exchanged in direct mails be.
tween the United Kingdoms and the United
States shall be-
|. By closed mail. via England. without
regard to the forwarding of the correspond.
ence. whether 10 or from Swedish org Nor.
wegian seaport. or through Germany
!. For letters from. Sweden Tor the United
States
ta) When prepaid IN Sweden. :hirtysix
~ When paid il the United States. four.
teen cents.
.. For letters FROM the United States TO
Sweden
.at When prepaid in the uni:e; States.
nine cents.
u, When paid in Sweden. tifty-six ore. :
3. For letters from Norway for the United
,iaI When prepaid in Norway. twelve
shilling.
10 When paid in :hc United States, IF:
teen cents.
I. For letters from the United States for
Norway
"a, When prepaid IN tie United States,
ten cents.
%. When paid il Norway. eighteen skill.
ing.
III. By direc: regular steamship com.
munication between ports in the United
Kingdoms. whether the port be Swedish or
Norwegian or the one side, and ports in the
United States on the other side
l. For letters from Sweden for the United
States
.ay When prepai! II Sweden, twenty
four ore.
ID! When paid il tie United States. nine
cents.
.. Fo: letters from the United States 10:
Sweden
.a) When prepaid in the United States.
six cents.
%! When paid in Sweden. .hr,y-six ore
>. For letters ;rolu Norway to the United
States
To When prepaid liz Norway. teyen
shilling.
u, When paid in the Unite! States, nine
cents.
I. For letters from the United States 70.
Norway
.ta' When prepaid il the United States.
six cents.
u! When paid in Norway. ten shilling.
lnsutficiently prepaid letters shalt be
charged with the postage for unpaid letters.
alter deductlng the prepaid amount.
On all other correspondence mentioned in
the second paragraph Of the tirs. article, the
rate shall be, for the mails despatched by
either route. that which the dispaching
Office shall adop.. adapted to the re gulations
prescribed for such correspondence in the
dispatching country. But each Office shall!
give notice to the other OF the rate it adopts.
and OF any subsequent change thereof.
ARTICLE ".
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 Fix cents per pound for
other correspondence; nor shall the charge
for the sea conveyance thereof. between
England and the United kingdoms, exceed
two cents per single letter rate. or six cents
per ounce net weight OF letter mails. and
six cents pc: pound for other CORES.
pondence.
1t is also agreed that the entire cost of
the sea transportation between the bounda-
ries of the respective countries, by any di.
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 grammes OF let
tiers, and ten cents ie. l.!logramme ct other
CORES pOndence.
II is also understood and agreed that the
Norwegian postoffice shall be reimbursed
tor the closed mails sent through Germany.
which have been forwarded by the direct
steamboat line between Christanssand and
Hamburg, worked on Norwegian account,
by 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 iirs: article. prepay.
iDent shall: be obligatory.
ARTICLE Wiz.
Registered articles shall. in addition to
the postage. be subject to a register fee o.
thirty ore in Sweden, Of eight skillin: 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 fee for the mails it
ARTICLE TX.
ANY correspondence may be registered,
no al