Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-11-06
ARTICLE II.

Detailed regulations agreed upon between
the Post Office of the United States and
the Postal Administrator Of Norway. for
the execution of the postal convention of
the 10th of March, 1873, between the !
United States of America and the King
doms of Sweden and Norway.
ARTICLE l.
The American exchange offices of New
York and Chicago shall make up mails for
the Norwegian exchange offices of Chris |
tianssand, Christiana, Bergen, and the sea
Post-O Office. on the steamboat line between
Hammeriest and Hamburg.
The latter shall make up mails for the
exchange offices of New York and Chicago.
ARTICLE ..
Each mail exchanged between the two
countries shall he accompanied by Letter
Bill, showing the hostages on each class of
correspondence, the number Of register
fees, total weight of correspondence, g..
The form of this Letter Bill shall follow
the models Al and AZ, hereto annexed.
and shall he consecutvelv numbered uv
the dispatching Office during each quarter
of the calendar year.
The receiving office shall acknowledge
its receipt by the next dispatch.
ARTICLE 3.
The exchange offices shall divide the cor
respondence which they dispatch into Il
suitable number of separate packages ac-
cording to the Letter-Bil.
Each OF these packages shall bear the
proper etiquette and numbers correspond
ing TO the Letter-Bll.
ARTICLE 4.
When more than single rate is charge
able upon anN letter or other article the
number Of rates to which i. is subject stall
he indicated by the dispatching office by \
figure in the upper left corner of the adj
dress.
ARTICLE g.
Registered correspondence shall he de
scrbed in a register list, following the
models 81 and BE- hereto annexed.
All registered letters and the register
list shall be enveloped together in strong
paper and securely fastened, and tire pack
ct plainly inscribed with the word "Reg-
lStered' or "Re1LStreret," and placed in the
| mail.
The blank in the Registered Letter List
for expressing the number of registered
articles shall be filed in letters and figures
expressing the number. In case no rcgis-
tered articles are sent the proper blank of
the Letter Bill sh"ll he filled with the
word "NihU' or" Va"
ARTICLE G.
The register lists dispatched shall be re-
shall acknowledge, by the first mail, the
| receipt of the registered articles numerical
| " from No - to No..
| Ifthe vcritication by the exchange Office
| disclose an error of any kind in the re -is-
| ter list ii shall he also, Ivy the first mail,
| notified to the dispatchng office.
ARTICLE :.
The two administrations mutually en-
| gage to take all needlul measures for the
| careful transmission of registered cores
pOndence and for pursuing it when lost.
| but it is understood that neither assumes
| towards the other any pecuniary response
| bility in case OF loss.
ARTICLE S.
All letters exchanged between the two
countries shall indicate by stamp or writ
| ing thereon the office of origin and the
| unpaid letters so exchanged shall also he
stamped with tie name of the diSpatchiug
! office of exchange.
Correspondence fully paid to destination
shall be stamped in the United States
"I'did all" and in Norway ''F'rdnco,"
Registered articles shall be stamped
Registered" in the United States, aud
"Anbefaet'' in Norway.
Correspondence insufiicientlv paid shall
he stamped in the United States "Insuf-
fcientlV paid" and in Norway Utiistrdk-
| keh1t frdnkeret, and the amount of deficient
|
| face.
Correspondence dispatched bv a direct
| line between the respective countries shall
be stamped "Direct service" or "ISerUice d.
rect"
When dispatched via England or via
Germany, it shall he stamped to ind icate
British or German transit.
ARTICLE 0.
The respective Postal Administrations
are mutually TO furnish each other with
| lists stating the foreign countries to which
| the foreign postage, and the amount there
| of, must be absolutely prepaid or can be
left unpaid; and until such lists are furn-
| ished, neither country is 10 mail to the
other any correspondence for foreign coun-
tries beyond the country to which the mail
| is sent.
Such lists shall also indicate the foreign
countries with which registered cores
| pnndence may be exchanged in the open
mails between the several offices and the
conditions thereof
ARTICLE 10.
The respective exchange offices shall
mark in red ink in the upper corner Of the
| address at the right hand. of prepaid let
ters sent for transit in the open mail the
| amount Of the eXtranatinnal postage due 10
the country through which the same are
| forwarded and in the same manner and
| amount of the eSlranatiunal postage due to
the forwarding country upon the unpaid
| letters sent in transit.
ARTICLE II.
Articles under band, which do not con
form TO the conditions mentioned in Arli-
Gle ii OF the convention, or which are in no
part pre- laid, shall he retained by the Adj
ministralion Of origin, and shall remain
subject to its disposal.
ARTICLE 70.
Letters originating in or destined for
foreign countries, sent in the open mail for
| transit through the United States or through
! Norway, and which are insutiiciently paid
shall be transmitted as wholly UNI aid, and
no account taken between the respective
Administrations Of the amount prepaid.
ARTICLE Is.
Letters and all registered articles not de-
| liyerabe shall he respectively returned 10
| the dlspalchng Administration at The end