New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-26

Detailed regulations agreed upon between
4 the Postot6ce Of the United States and
the postal administration of Sweden for
the execution of the convention of the
fifteenth of March, 1873, between the
United States Of America and the King
doms of Sweden and Norway.
ARTICLEI.
The American exchange offices Of New
York and Chicago shall make up mails for
the Swedish exchange offices of GotebOrg,
the travelling postotiice No. l between Cote
borg and Stockholm, and the travelling
postofiice No. 2 between Malmo and Fal-
hoping.
The latter shall make up mails for the
exchange offices of New York and Chicago
Table A, hereto annoyed, indicates the
correspondence to be HstrI buted to each
exchange office.
ARTICLE II.
Each mail exchanged between the respec-
tive offices shall be accompanied by let
ter-bill showing the posta2es and the
charges of transit. the fees. etc, accruing
to each office upon the different kinds Of
correspondence.
The form of this Ietter-bill shall follow
the models 81 and b.. hereto annexed, and
shall be consecutively numb ered by the dis.
patching Office during each quarter OF the
year.
The receiving office shall acknowledge its
receipt by the next dispatch.
ARTICLE III.
The exchange offices shall divide the cor
which they dispatch into
suitable number Of separate packages, &C.
cording to the letter bill.
Each OF these packages shall bear the
proper etiquette and numbers correspond
ing to the letter bill.
ARTICLE w.,
When more than a single rate is charge.
able upon any letter or other article, the
number OF rates to which it is subject shall
be indicated by the dispatching office by
figure il the upper lett corner OF the ad.
dress.
ARTICLE '.
Registered correspondence shall be de-
scribed in a register list following the
models CT and c., hereto annexed.
All registered letters and the register list
shall be, enveloped together. in strong pa
per. and securely fastened, and the packet
plainly inscribed with the word regis
tered" or ''rekommenderas.' and placed in
the mail.
The blank in the registered letter list for
the number Unregistered articles
shall be 1iiled in letters and figures express
ing the number. In case no registered arti-
cles are sent, the proper blank If the letter
bill shall De filled with the word "nihil," or
"pii.'
ARTICLE VI.
The register lists dispatched shall be re-
tanned 10y the receiving office, which office
shall acknowledge by the first mail the
registered articles, numerically, from No. -
to No. -.
If the verifcation by the exchange Office
80 IND iyf he ;cto
receipt of the list, it shall be, also, by the
FIRST mail. notified to the dispatching office.
ARTICLE VII.
The two administrations mutually engage
to take all needful measures for the careful
of registered correspondence,
and for pursuing it when lost; but it is I'M
other any pecuniary responsibility in case
OF loss.
ARTICLE VIII.
Ali letters exchanged between the sew
eral offices shall indicate by stamp or writ
ing thereon the office Of origin and the I'M
paid 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 paid
all' and in Sweden 'franko.'
Registered articles shall be stamped
..regisrered' in the United States, and ire
kommenderas' in Sweden.
Correspondence insutficiently paid shall
be stamped in the United States Insult
GENTLY paid" and in Sweden ''Ofullstandig
frankerad," and the amount of deficient
postage expressed in figures tblaek) on the
face.
Correspondence dispatched by direct
! n he
De stamped direct service" or service di-
rect
When dispatched via England or via Ger
many and Denmark, it shall be stamped to
indicate British or GermaE and Danish
transit.
ARTICLE TX.
The respective postal administrations are
mutually TO furnish each other with lists
stating the foreign countries to which the
TO, eign postage, and the amount thereof
must be absolutely prepaid. or can be left
unpaid. and until such lists are furnished
neither country is to mail to the other any
for foreign countries be-
yond the country to which the mail is sent.
Such lists shall also indicate the foreign
countries with which registered correspond
epce may be exchanged in the open mails
between TIE several offices. and the icoldl.
tiOns thereof.
ARTICLE *.
The respective exchange Offices shall!
mark. III 1ed ink, N the upper corner OF the
address, at the right hand. of prepaid let.
tiers sent for transi. in the open mail, the
amount Of the extra national postage due to
the country through which the same are Tor
warded: and in the same manner and place,
but in black ink. shall mark the amount OF
the extra national postage due to the for.
warding country upon the unpaid letters
cent !u transit.
ARTICLE Il.
Articles Under band which, DO not con.
form to the conditions mentioned in article
eleven o: the convention, or which are in
no par. prepaid. shall be retained by the
administration of origin. and shall! remain
suhjec: TO is disposal.
ARTICLE XII.
Letters originating in or destined for for
e:gn countries, sent in the open mail, for
transit through the United States or through
Sweden. and which are insutiiciently paid,
shall be transmitted as wholly unpaid, and
no account taken between the respective
administrations Of the amount prepaid.
ARTICLE XIII.
Letters and all registered articles not de.
liverable snail be respectively returned to
the dispatching administration at the end
of every month isee exhibits Dl and D2),
but all other articles Of correspondence, not
which from any cause can not
be delivered. shall be retained at the dlspo'
sition OF the receiving country.
The unpaid hostages on the letters so re-
turned shall Re deducted from the account
against the office originally charged there
with.
The prepaid hostages on the letters so re.
turned shall remain in the account as
originally entered.
The expense OF transit Of unpaid CORES.
pondendce which has been transported by
either administration in closed mails, and
shal! be returned 70 the lispatching office