New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-09

From the total amount of the interna
Conal hostages and register fees for CORE
spondence between Norway and the United
States, collected in Norway, the Norwegian
postal administration shall deduct thu
amount which, without exceeding the high
est rates agreed upon, has been paid for the
conveyance OF the mails to the frontier o.
the United States. From the total amount
OF international hostages and register teet
Tor correspondence between Norway and
the United States, collected in the United
States, the Postal Administration of the
United States shall, in like manner, deduct
the amount which, without exceeding the
highest rates agreed upon, has been paid
tor the conveyance of the mails to the
OF conveyance by direct steamship commu
nlcatlon, or through England).
VI the amount of the two net sums thus
obtained. Norway shall receive one moiety
and the United States the Other.
ARTICLE XII.
The correspondence mentioned in the sec
ond paragraph OF the first article snall be
dispatched under regulations to be estab.
lished by the dispatching office: but these
shall embrace the following:
l. No packet shall contain anything which
] shall be closed against inspection, nor any
] written communication whatever eKcebt to
|
is sent, and numbers and prices placed upon
| patterns or samples of merchandise.
| =. No packet may exceed two feet in
length. or one foot in any other dimension.
/ g. Neither office shall be bound to deliver
any article the importation of which may
be prohibited by the laws op regulations of
the country Of destinations
! 4. The customs duties that may be charge
able in each of the two countries may be
| levied for the nae of the custOmS
! D. Except as above no charge whatever
/ shall be collected on the letters and other
I correspondence exchanged. The small local
carriers fee now charged in Sweden may,
! however, he levied to the use Of the
Swedish office: and as long as fee of two
shilling for the delivery Of poste restante
\ letters, and one of four shilling for letters
posted after the general time tor collecting
| the post are eharaeable in Norway, these
fees may be levied to the use Of the For
I wegian Office.
/ ARTICLE XA
The postal administrations Of each Of the
United Kingdoms, and that Of the United
States, shall establish by agreement, and in
conformity with the arrangements in force
] at the time, the conditions upon which the
offices may exchange lp open mails the cor
respOndence originating in or destined for
| foreign countries to which they may serve
: as Intermediates.
1t is, however, always understood that
such correspondence shall only be charged
with the rate applicable to international
correspondence augmented by the postage
and other taxes due to foreign postal ad
ministratiOns, and any other tax for ex-
terror service.
ARTICLE XIII.
The postal accounts between the respec-
tive Offices which, according to article ten
are to be settled separately between SWe-
den and the United States and between
Norway and the United States, shall be
stated quarterly and transmitted and veri-
fed as speedily as practicable; and the bal
ance found due shall be paid to the creditor
office, either by exchange on London, or at
the debtor office, as the creditor Office may
desire.
The rule for the conversion OF the moneys
of the respective countries shall be estab-
lished by common agreement between the
respective offices.
ARTICLE XIV.
When in port, whether belonging to
either of the United Kingdoms or to the
United States, a closed mail is transferred
from one vessel to another, without any ex-
pense to the Office of the country where the
transfer is made, such transfer shall not be
subject to any charge by ope office against
the other.
ARTICLE XIV.
Official communications between the re-
spective postal administrations shall not be
the occasion OF any accounts between them.
ARTICLE XVI.
The respective postotfices shall, by mu-
tual consent make detailed regulations for
carrying the articles of this convention into
execution; and in like manner modify such
1SfIn 70 %,,,n vi
gencies of the service may require.
ARTICLE XVII.
Letters wrongly sent, wrongly addressed,
or not delivera BILE for any cause, shall be
returned to the dispatching office, at it's
expense for the return, if any expense shall
be incurred. Registered articles, in the
second paragraph Of the first article men
toned, shall also be returned in like man
ner. Other articles shall be left to the dis
position OF the receiving office.
Any hostages not collected upon the cor
respondence returned, but which shall have
been charged against the receiving office,
shall be deducted from the account.
ARTICLE XVIII.
This convention shall take effect from
and on the first day of July, 1873 1t shall
be continued in force until one year from
the time when any OF the governments of
the respective countries shall have given
notice of its wish to terminate the same. 1t
is to be ratified and the notifications are to
be exchanged as soon as possible.
Done in duplicate original at the city of
Washington, this fifteenth day of March,
in the year OF our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seveuty-thr
JOHN A. J. CRESWELL.
Postmaster General.
OLUF STENERSEN.
l hereby approve the foregoing conven-
ton, and in testimony thereof, l have
caused the seal Of the United States to be
affixed.
U. S. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH. Secretary Of State.
Washington, March IL, 1873.
Translation
We, Oscar, by the grace of God, King of
Sweden, Norway, the Cloths and the Van
dals, make known that whereas, we and
the United States of Amerina have found
it expedient and necessary to enter into ne
gotiations having for their object the con-
cluson of a postal convention, and our
minister, duly authorized for that purpose,
having, on the fifteenth day OF March, in
the present year, with the Postmaster Gen.
eral of the United States, esta blished, con-
Guided, signed and, with his SEAL provided
a convention, word for word as follows:
(See convention abOve.)
Therefore we have desired to ratify, ap-
prove. and accept the convention so con
cluded, with all its articles, paragraphs,
and clauses, and we do by these presents,
in the most express terms, approve, accept,
and ratify the same: and we will sincerely
and honestly uphold and fulfill the forego-
ing convention and all Its articles, para
graphs, and clauses.
In witness whereof we have, with our
own hand, signed, and caused the same to
be confirmed by our royal seal.
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