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

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POSTAL CONVENTION between the u
nited States Of America aud the United
Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway.
The Undersigned, John A. j. Creswell,
Postmaster general of the United States Ut
America, in virtue Of the powers vested in
him by law, and Olur Stenersen, Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten-
tary nr his Majesty the King of Sweden
aud Norway to the United States of Amer
lea, in the name of his government, aud by
virtue Of the powers which he has formal
ly presented to this effect, have agreed up
on the loll1wing articles, TO wit:
ARTICLE /.
There shall he an exchange orcorrespond-
ence between the United States of Ameri-
ca aud the United Kingdoms of Sweden
and Norway. This exchange of correspond
ence stall embrace |. Letters. ordinary
and registered. 2. Newspapers, books,
prints OF all kinds, comprising maps,
plans, engravinps, draw ings, photographs,
lithUg raphs, aud all other like productions
of mechanical processes, sheets of music,
&C. and patterns or samples of merchan-
disc, including grains aud seeds. Such
correspondence shall be exchanged wheth-
er originating in the United States and des-
tined for either OF the United Kingdoms,
or Uice versa or originating in, or destin-
ed for, such foreign countries to which the
contracting countries may serve NJ inter
mediaries.
ARTICLE
The offices for the exchange of mails
shall be--on the part OF Sweden-l. Cote.
borg 2. The Travelling Pusi-of1ice No.
between Guteborg aud Stockholm 8. The
Travelling Post-Oflice No. 2 between NAL
mo and Falkoping. On the part Of Nor
way-l. Cbristianssand; 2. Cnristiania;
3. The Sea Post office ON the teamboat
line between Hammerfest ana Hamburg
and on tue part OF the United States-l.
New York 2. Chicago.
The respective Postal Administrations are
authorized, If circumstances shuu require
1t, to discontinue any of the offices desig
mated for the exchange Of mails, oI to estsb-
lish others in their place.
ARTICLE 3.
The Post Offices of Sweden and Norway
shall make their own arrangements for the
dispatch of mails to the United States and
in like manner the Post Office OF the Unit
ed States shall make arrangements for the
despatch OF mails to Sweden and Norway.
The mails shall lie forwarded 10y regular
routes of communication aud each Office
shall, at It's own cost, pay the expense of
the intermediate transportation seaan1 ter
ritorial) OF the mails which it despatch
es to the other country. 1t is agreed that
tne COST OI Inc lnICTUhllOuhl. ocean, ana
territorial transit of closed mails, exchang-
ed in either rection. between the frontiers
OF the respective countries, shall be first
defrayed by that one Of the Offices which
shall have obtained from the post-otfices of
the Intermediary countries the most favor
able terms for such conveyance, and any
amount so advanced by one office, for and
on account of the other, shall be promptly
reimbursed.
ARTICLE 4.
The standard weight for the single rate
OF postage shall be
/. For letters. Is granmeS.
2. For all other correspondence men
toned in tie second paragraph uf the first
article, that which each office adopts for the
mails which it deSpatcbes TO the other, a
dapted to the regulations prescribed for
such correspondence in the despatching
country Each Office shall, however, give
notice 10 the other of the standard weight
ii adopts, and of any subsequent change
thereof.
The rule Of progression shall be an add-
tiunal single rate for each additional single
| weight or fraction thereof
The weight stated by the despatching Of
| flee sNalI always be accepted, except in the
case OF manifest error.
ARTICLE 5.
The single rate Of postage for letter cor
respundence in direct mails between either
| Of Inc United Kingdoms aud the United
| States, shall be-
|. BY closed mail, via England, without
| regard 10 the forwarding OF the correspond
ence, whether to or from a Swedish or Nor
| wegian sea port, or through Germany
i. For letters from Sweden for the Unit
| ed States
| (al When prepaid in Sweden, SO ore.
ID When paid in the United States, II
cents.
2 For letters from The United States for
| Sweden
(a When prepaid in the United States,
| 0 cents.
(bJ When paid in Sweden, So ore.
8. For letters from Norway for the Unit
ed States
(a) When prepaid in Norway, II skill
ling. =.
(6) When paid in the United States, Il
cents.
4. For letters from the United States fol
(a) When prepaid in the United States
(b) When paid in Norway, Is shilling.
| ii. BY direct regular steamship com
municalion between ports in the Uniiet
| Kingdoms, whether the port be Swedish d
Norwegian on the one side, and ports IL
the United States OH the other side
/. For letters from Sweden for the Unit
ed States
(a) When prepaid in Sweden, "a ore.
(b) When paid in the United States.
| cents.
2. For letters from the United States 70
Ca) When prepaid in the United States
@ cents.
(bJ When paid in Sweden, SO ore.
8. For letters f.Um Norway for The Unit
ed States w
(aC When prepaid in Norway, 7 shilling
(b) When paid in the United States,
| cents.
4. For letters from the United States 70
(aJ When prepaid in the United State
cents.
10 When paid in Norway, 10 SHILLING
InsufIiclently prepaid letters shall /
charged with the postage for unpaid letter
. AFTER deducling the prepaid amount.
On all other correspondence meniione
in the second paragraph of the first ariel
the rate shall be, for the malls dispatche
by either route, that which the despatchin
. office shall adopt, adapted to the regul'
, lions prescribed for such correspondent
l in the despatching country. But each o
fee shall give notice to the other OF the ra
ii adopts, and of any subsequent chanl
thereof.
, ARTICLE Q.
The Atlantic sea-rate on the correspon
ence sent in closed mails through EnglaI
shall not exceed 9 cents per ounce for i
ter-mails, and 6 cents per pound for 9th
correspondence nor shall the charge
T. the sea. conveyance thereof, between En-
m land and the United Kingdoms. exceed
fe cents per single-letter rate, or cents p
ounce net weight of lelter-mails, and
9 cents per pound for other correspondence
II is also agreed that the entire cost OF !
sea transportation between the boundarl
of the respective countries, by any dire
line of steamships adapted to the conve
. ance Of mails, aud employed by lhe respt
- live pust-ufIices, shall not exceed 2 Gel
Id- for each single letter rate, or O cents
. | ounoo moi uraiuht Of l,tlef- malls, anC