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

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ARTICLE g.
Pe sistered articles shall in addition to thepo
tage, be subject to register fee of 80 ore in Swe
den, of shilling in Norway and of cents in ;h
| UDited States. This fee an well as the postage
shall always be prepaid. Each Office is at lber
ty to reduce this fee for for the mails it despatch
es.
/ ARTICLE g.
The correspondence may be registered, as vel
the inierna tional as that originating in or destn
ed for other countries to which the post Offices q
the contracting countries may serve ntermcdl-
aries for the Transmission of such registered ar.
ticles r.
Each office shall notify the other of the coun
| tries to which it may serve Intern ediary.
ARTICLE 10.
/ The accounts the international correspon-
dence, exchanged in either direction. shall be ad-
usted and settled on the following basis, viz; y
| /. Between Sweden and the United STATES;
| From the to tai amount Of international posta-
ges and register fees for correspondence between
Sweden and the United S.ases. collected in Swe-
| den, the Sweden postal Administration shall de-
duct the amount which, without exceeding the
| highest rates agreed upon, has been paid for he
conveyance of the mails to the frontier of the U
| nited States. From the total amount of internn-
| fonal hostages and register fees for correspen
dence exchanged between Sweden and he Uni
al Administration Of the United States shall IN
like manner, deduct the amount which without
exceeding the highest rate agreed upon has been
paid for the conveyance OF the ma Is to the from
tier Of Sweden, Tor OF Norway. in case of convey
ance by direct steamship communication, or
| through EngIand.)
Ol the amount 0, the two net sums thus obtain
tel, Sweden shall receive one moety and the Uui-
ted states the other.
II Between Norway and the United States:
From the Total amount of the international pos
tages and 'egister fees for correspondence be-
tween Norway and the United States. collected in
Norway, the Norwegian Postal administration
shall, in like manner, deduct the amount which,
without exceeding the highest rates agreed upon,
has been paid for the conveyance of the mails e
the frontier CT Norway, Tor Sweden, in case OF
conveyance by direct steamship communication,
OF through England
OF the anoant o! the two net sums thus obtain
ed, Norway shall receive moiety, and the u
niea States the Other.
ARTICLE1l.
The correspondence mentioned in the second
paragraph the first article shall be despatched
under regulations 10 b. established by t des
patching officer but these shall embrace he fol
loving:
!. No packet shall contain any thing which shall
he closed against nspectlou. nor shall any writ
ten communication whatever. except to state 10
whom and fl ON whom he pack sg. is sent, ami
numbers aud prices placed upon patterns or SAM
pies of merchandise.
2. No packer may exceed two feet in length, or
one 1901 III amy other dimension.
8. Neither Office shall be bound to deliver any
arlc!e the importation which may be prohibit
ted by the laws regulations of the country OF
destination
The GUS oms duties that may be chargeahle
i II each OF the Two countries, may be levied for
he use of tie customs.
5 EXCEPT above, charge shall BE- collec-
ted n he letters and other correspondence ex-
changed The snail local carriers Zee now char
reabte in Sweden. may however. be levied to tGe
use OF he Swedish office; and as long fee OF
: skillnas los tie delivery Of posi- restante let
ters and one OF our shilling Tor letters restsd
after the general time for co leerng he post, are
ch1rgaabfe in Norway these fees may be levied
to The use OF the Norwegian office
ARTlCLEi,.
The Postal Administrations OF each Of the Uni
tel kingdoms, aud 'ha, 9th United States, shall
establish by agreement, and IN conformity with
the arrangements il force at the time the condi
tions upon which the Offices may exchange in |
p~n mails The CORE spondence originating in or
destined for foreign countries to which they may
serve intermediates.
[, is however. always understood, that such
correspondence shall. only be charged with the
rate applicable to international correspondence i
augmented by the post ge and other taxes due |
0 Foreign Postal Administrations, and any 9th !
er lag for exterior service
ARrNL El3.
The postal accounts between the respective |
offices which, according to Article 10, to be |
settled separately between Sweden and the Unit !
ed Stares, aud between Norway and the Quilted
States, shall be stated qnarterlv and transmit |
ted and verified as speedily practicable; and
the balance found due shall be paid to the credi
tor Office either by exchange on London. or at |
the debtor office, he creditor Office may desire
The rule for the conversion of the moneys of |
the respective Countries shall be established by |
common agreement between the respective offices.
ARTICLE IA.
When in port. wins her belonging to either of !
the United Kingdoms to the United States a |
closed mail is transferred from vessel to an
other, without any expense TO the otlne OF the |
country wher the transfer is made, such trans
fer shall not be subject to any charge by one Of
fee against the other
ARTICLE Is
Official communications between the respective |
Postal Administrations shall not be the OF casion
of any accounts between them.
ARTICLE l6
The respective Post Offices SHALL by mutual |
consent maize detailed regulations for carrying
he articles Of this Invention INFO execution |
and in like manner modify such regulations, rem
time to time, as the exigences IF the service may
require.
ARTICLE II.
Letters wrongly sent, wrongly addressed, or
MT deliverable Tor any cause shall be returned to
the despatching office al IT'S expense, for me re
turn, if any exp nse sball incurred Rig stored
articles ia the Sc Dad paragraph OF the Isl article
mentioned. shah also be returned in like manner
Other articles shall be left to the disposition Of tue
receiving office.
ARTICLE IS.
This convention shall take effect from and on
the 1T day OF July. 1878. 1t shall be continued
for one year from the ii ne when ny Of the gov
ernments of the respective countries shall have
given uutice of their wish to terminate the same.
is to BIZ ratified and the rst 6caions are to be
exchanged as soon as possible
Done III dup cate original, at The city OF Wash
inc,ou this fifteenth day Of March, in the year
OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sevent y-three
JNO. A. ). .CREsWELL, IsxAL ]
Postmaster G. neral.
GLUE STEVENSON. SEAL
hereby approve The foregoing convention. and
in testimony thereof have caused she seal Of
the Emitted States 0 be affixed.
u S. GRANT
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary Of State.
Wa hington, March 10, 1873.
fSEAL.