New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-21

IN case future Attachments in transit ex.
! penses admit OF reduction in the present
! rates on letters exchanged between the
! United States ami Switzerland, the post Il
! administrations Of the two contracting
| countries are authorized 10 fix, bv common
! accord, the respective reduced rates and to
! take the necessary measures to place them
| TO the profit o! the public Ct the two couu.
| tries.
ARTICLE ".
The ,resent convention. which, shall be
! considered AZ "a secoLd supplement to the
! convention Of October II. 1887, shall enter
| into operation July !. 1872.
Done in duplicate and signed in Wash
! ington the sixth day OF May. one thousand
! eight hundred and seventytwO, and in
| Berne the thirty first day of May. one thou.
sand eight hundred and seventy two.
JOHN 4. j. CRESMELi,
Postmaster General Of the United States.
The Federal Department OF Posts and
T,legraphs.
+. CHALET VENE!.
hereby approve the at0regoing cOn7rn.
tion. and in testimony thereof have caused
the seal Of the United States to be aft xed.
L. S. GRANT.
Ey the President:
HAMHroE FIsH.
Secretary OF State.
Washington, May /, 1872.
;Transi&tion.i
Tie Federal Council of the Swiss Con.
federation makes known by these presents:
That u has approved and consented TO
tho above convention. la faith OF which
the present have been sighed by the Pres!.
dent and Chancellor OF the Swiss COnfrde-
ration. amt sealed with the seal OF the
Federal Council. at Berne. the tenth of
July. one Thousand eight hundred and sew.
cnty-tWO.
10 the name Of tho Swiss Fedora, Council.
The President OF the Confederation.
WELLS.
IL, Chancellor d. the Confederation.
SCHlESS.
Po-ta.! Convention between the United
States and Newfoundland.
Toe undersigned. beng tRereunto duly
authorized by their respective govern
m"nts. have agreed upon the following
articles. establishing ana regulating the tX.
change %: correspondence between the
United *t":"- % America and %"w!uuaa.
Land:
ARTICLE I.
There -i.'. l." ar exchange If mails be-.
tween :hr i'!ited States of Ameri.. and
Newfoundland lv such mean. of trans p0r-
t"t!rn IL are now. Or shall hereafter ue. ;
established with the approval Of the re- !
apeoIiye Pos. Departments of the two |
countries. comprising letters, newspapers, |
books. printed matter of every kind, and |
patterns or samples of merchandise origin |
atlng N either country and addressed. to
and deliverable in the other country.
lRrICLEH.
Ti- post0tiices of Boston and New York
shall he the exchange offices on the side of
the United StateE, and the Do>toffice of
81 1ubnx hall no ba on1a offio 6 ,b,
on the side of Newfoundland, for all mails
between the two countries un.
der this arran cement; and all mail matter
III either direction, between
the respective Offices OF exchange, shall be
forwarded i'll closed bags or pouches under
seal, addressed to the corresponding ex.
change office. Each mail shall! be- accom-.
panied by letter or post-bill. showing in
columns the number of letters,
ne wspapers and other articles embraced
therein. and the hostages thereon.
ARTICLE III.
\" accounts shall be kept between the
Post Departments of the two countries
upon ihe international correspondence,
written or printed. exchanged between
them, but each Department shall retain to
It's own use 81! the postage which it collects
thereon.
The single rate OF International letter
postage. III full. to destination, shall be SIN
cents on each letter weighing half an ounce.
fifteen grains. or less. and an additional
rate of Sin cents for each additional weight
Of half an ounce. fifteen grams. or fraction
thereof. the prepayment OF which shall be
al the office of mailing IN either
The United States pcstotlice shall levy
and collect 10 its own use Il postage charge
Of two cents on each newspaper mailed in |
Ill - 1 i.
Iuundland: aud 4 postage charge of two
'entS Tor each two ounces. or fraction there
Of, on pamphlets. periodicals. books. other
articles of printed matter. and patterns or
samples of merchandise addressed to or re
'eivcd from Newfoundland.
The postOthce of Newfoundland shall |
evy and collect to its own Use II postage
barge OF two cents for each new spaper
nailed in Newfoundland and addres sed to
he United States, and the established
'ates of domestic postage chargeablc in
Newfoundland. on pamphlets, periodicals.
books. other articles of printed matter. and
patterns OF samples Of merchandise address.
d to or received from the United States.
Every international letter or newspaper
ball be plainly stamped with the words
Paid all, in red ink. by the dispatchng. |
tilce OF exchange. and shall be delivered |
rec of any charge whatever in the country |
i destination.
Newspapers. and all other kinds OF print.
d matter, shsl! be subject to the laws and
equations of each country respectively. in
egar6 {" their liability TO be rated with
-tter postage when containing written mat
pr. or for any other cause specified III said
AVS and regulations. as well as IN regard
D their liability to customs duty under tie
rvenuc laws.
ARTICLE ".
Tie two fost Departments shalt establish
Y agreement. and in conformity with ar.
angements in force at the time. the condi. .
ions upon which the two offices NAV recip. ,
ocally exchange in open mails the cores /
Ondence originating in or destined to other {
Dreign countries to which they may respect. {
'Piy serve as Intermediates. {
Either country forwarding or receiy- !
X such correspondence through the |
pen mails OF the other shall ac- c
Dunt to such other country for euch /
ostage rates AZ are chargeablc thereon. Il
II exterior service. by its laws and regula- :
ons. or the require ments OF its foreign o
Dstal arrangements. II
ARTICIEY V. :.
The two Post Departments NAV. by mu %
al agreement. provide for the transmits II