The Portland daily press., 1873-01-31
CONVENTION q"

r. CONGRESS.
20 1oenal
CONVENTION "e3 ..',. A.e
The Regulation of the Postal Intcrcourse
between the United States of America
and the Kingdom Of Denmark.
The Post Department of the United States of
America and the Danish Post Department have
agreed upon employing the steamers in regular
vice between their territories well the
engaged between Hamburg and Bremen on the one
side and american ports on the other in order
tablish an immediate exchange of mails, and have,
for that purpose consented to the following articles
ARTICLE l.
There shall be an immediate exchange of Cores
pondencs between the United States of America and
correspondence shall embrace letters newspapers,
book packets, prints of all kinds comprising MAPS
snS II sr ike s
processes, sheets Of mnsic, &c., and patterns
samples of merchandise; and such. correspondence
the said countries, or originating in countries to
which these may respectively serve Intermediates.
Hsbsee# ~ ARTICLE 2. #sAs
The exchange of correspondence shall take place
the two post departments; but either of the two Off
ces so designated may at any time be dsconl mued,
and others established by mutnal consent.
sN95 8g G. ARTICLE 8. s.s4asssfR Soc GA
line Un1t6u STATES ONCE snail make Its r.
rangements for the dispatch of its mails Denmark
and i'm like manner the Office of Denmark shall make
Its own arrangements for the dispatch of its mails to
the United States. The mails shall be reciprocally
forwarded by the regular routes of communication
hereinbefore mentioned, and each Office SHALL at its
own cost, pay the expense of the intermediate trans
portaton (sca and terrtoriaD of the mails which it
dispatches to the other 1t is also agreed that the
cost either in whole or in part Of the International
ocean and terri0 a transit of the closed mails
changed in both directions between the respective
frontiers shall upon application of either oise be
fist betrayed by that one Of the two Offices which
shall nave dpsn6z se q. the most
favorable pecuniary FERNS for such CONVEYANCE, and
any amount SO advanced by for on account Of
the other shall be promptly reimbursed.
ARTICLE 4. irf
The postage on ordinary letters sent from the
United States to denmark, or from Denmark to the
United States, shall be respectively twelve 02 skill
ling ngsmont or seven () cents for single letter.
Inc weight OF single letter shall not exceed ff-
For every letter exceeding fifteen grammes there
or 1a s every add
The weight stated by the dlspatching office shall al
ways be accepted except in cases of manifest
The maximum weight OF letters shall be two hun
dred and fifty (25O) grammes. -.-s,.
ARTICLE 8. 49,
The prepayment of postage on ordinary letters
shall be OPP onal II they shall be forwarded unpaid
insufieiently paid, they SHALL in the first case be-
charged besides the usual postage, with an additional
postage Of respectively four ( CENTS or six (6) skill
ling rigsmont and In the last case besides the def
SicAe PoSeoSO' "ith siiuiidA duultloidl postage.
ARTICLE 6.
On all other correspondence in the first article mem
toned, the rates shall be, for the mails dispatched
that which the dispatching officer shall adopt adapted
tration But each Office shall give notice to The other
of the rate 1t adopts and of any subsequent Change
thereof These articles shall be forwarded under reg
ulaions OF the dlspatching post-oce but always in
cluding the following:
1. The postage shall be prepaid. IT. however, the
postage on the correspondence mentioned in this ar
fha ooiI
pondence shall still be forwarded to the place Of des
tination; but it SHALL in that case beside the def
not exceeding four a. in the United States and
six (6l shilling rigsmont in Denmark.
2 No packet shall contain anything which shall be
closed against inspection, any written commun-
cation whatever, except TO state from whom and to
whom the packet is sent and the number and price
3. No packet MAY exceed two feet in length or ono
foot in any other dimension
Neither office shall be bound to deliver any artj
Gle the importation Of which may be prohibited by
the laws regulations of the country of destiuaon
s. The customs duties that may be chargeable in
ca OF the two countries may be levied for the use Of
the customs
se snassaa ARTICLE Z. .
Any correspondence mentioned in Article NAV be
registered and the postage chargeable on such cor
respondence shall always be prepaid. Registered
correspondence SHALL in addition to the postage be
subject to an international registration fee not ex.
Ceeding ten (0) cents in the Uuted States and
eight e skng rgsmont in Denmark, and this ae fee
shall always be prepaid Each office is at liberty to
reduce TINS zee LOT the mails it dispatches, Each de-
partment shall use its best exerOns for the safe do
livery OF registered correspondence but not resnon
sbe pecuniariy for the loss of any such correspon
dence.
ARTICLE s.
1t is further agreed that charge of any kind or
on any account, otherwise than is herein exnressv
provided shall be levied or collected in the country
of destination on the letters or other correspondence
exchanged.
ARTICLE o. sTsa
As to the correspondence originating in one coun-
nod fnr% %1,nn t1,a,.
place. and thus the post-oice of the United States
shall retain the whole amount of postage collected in
the United states upon International laid correspon.
unpaid or nsuficienty paid rcspondence received
from Denmark; and in like manner the Danish post
Office shall retain the whole amount of postage col
lected in Denmark upon international Maid CORES
pondence forwarded to the United States and upon
unpaid orinsuticienty paid correpon-
However, each of the two departments shall he at
liberty to claim accounts to be settled when il an
50 rer cent thau in the other If an acconnt I;
CLAIMED 1t shall be regulated on the following basis:
From tie total amount of postages and register
lees collected by each office on letters added to the
otal amount of prepaid posages and register fees on
ther correspondence which It dispatches, the dis
.atching office shall deduet the amount required for
ries and the ,unt of the two net sums shall be
qualy divided between the two offices. sVT
The deficient and additional postages mentioned in
rtic shall not be incu led in he acc olnt BET ween
ne Two onces but, unshared shall belong to the Of
ce by which they are cole tied.
ARTICLE 10.
The two post departments shall establish, by agree
lent, and in conformity with tho arrangements In |
rce at the time the c0nd tions upon which the two
ices may respectively exchange in open mails the |
originating in or dust med to other
'regn countries to which they may recipr0caly Serve
: Intermediates II is always under tond however.
nas sucn correspondenee shall oply be charged with
ne ~ Srsa Danish rate, augmented by the postage
u ~ @ countries, or for other exterior service
hall as to tbe t .ns account of this correspondence
he same be reeuated 40 postages chargeable IN
recedng article; but that the smonmt "f wt 10 .ao
q reciprocallV sccn oax t1r exterior service shall
harges for paid correspondence to aui rstes. Snch
nrom foreign countries sba unpaid
Ills tn the creditlof the countrv resi- ective letter.
anne is forwarded. through which the
ARTICLE IL.
The Post Office of the United States shou,
the privilege of transit of closed mails % be grant
,ansh territory exchanged in either direcrou thu
om sweden and Norway, for a payment ", 70 and
letters and two-thrds shilling rigsmont es weight
10y grammes net weight Of prints, r pattaln.y ttr.y
nd samples OF merchandise. CORES respondcnce er,
mpt from postage, letters which cannot be he de- |
vered, as well as money shall not be charged
ith any transit rate.
Recipfocally, the United States office grants to the
fice Of Denmark the privilege of transit of tbe
osed mails exchanged in either direction between
le latter and any country to which the former NAV
rye as Intermediary, by its usual means of mai |
whether on sea or land and the terms
transit shall be agreed upon when the exercise Of
e privilege is required.
ARTICLE 12.
The postal accounts between the two offices shall
stated and transmitted quarterly and verified as
eedily possible, and the balance found due shall
paid in the coin of the creditor country.
The rate for the conversion of the money Of the two
Intriss shall be one dollar for rigsdaler eghty
0 skillings rigsmont. The two Offices shall, how
Dr. always be at hbertp to agree upon another rate
the conversion