New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-20
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TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS.

States Of America and the Republic O.
France, concluded April %. 1874.
The undersigned, John A. J. Cresswell
Postmaster General Of the United States o
America, in virtue of the powers vested II
him by law, and NJ. Amedee BarthOldi, OF
| fcer OF the national order Of the Legion O
Honor, envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary from France at Washing
ton. etc., in the name Of his government
formally presented to this effect. hav'
| agreed upon the following articles, Wis
ART.cLEL
There shall be between the postal admin
istration OF France and the postal admins
tration Of the United States Al exchange
in closed mails. of letters, samples OF
merchandise. photographs and printed
matter of al! kinds. by the following
means of communication and Transports
ton. viz:
First-By the French mail packets.
Secondly the packets OF the Hamburg
line.
Thirdly :he way Of England and the
packets employed III transporting the
mails between Grea: Britain and the
United States.
The expenses arising from the trans.
portation OF the maiis by any one OF the
| 0DOVe-lueEllOutu routes eudlA 10
BY the dispatching Office: but it is under
stood that these expenses shall be betrayed
| in both directions by that OF the two ad.
illustrations which is able - secure the
| transportation upon the most favorable
terms, the other administration to REIN.
burse TO it its share OF the said expenses.
| The United States postal administration,
| however, shaN pay to the posta! admins.
tration OF France. for the conveyance OF
4 yr,,A oI &tnrn 90, krav,
by me ans Of the French packets. the same sea
rates az those which the said United States
postal administration would pay. according
to American legislation. for the maritime
conveyance OF the same mails by steamers
OF commerce. 1t is also understood tina:
these rates are not 70 be lower than those
which the postal administration OF France
shall have to pay for the conveyance by the
Hamburg packets OF the mails which it
shall send by these packets to the United
States.
ARTICLE II.
Persons who desire TO send ordinary. that
ia to say not registered. letters. either from
France and Algeria. for the United States
and it's Territories, or from the United States
and ats Territories for France and Algeria,
may, at their option. leave the postage on
said letters to be paid by the addresses.
or they can prepay ssid postage to desti.
nation.
The charge to be levied in France upon
letters originating in or addressed to the
United States shall be fifty confines per ten
grammes or fraction OF ten grammee, under
the reservation for the French government
of the power of hereafter applying the pro.
gressiOn Of fifteen grammes. The charge
to be levied in the United States upon let.
tiers originating IN or addressed to France
shall be nine cents per fifteen grammes or
fraction OF fifteen grammes. independently
OF the charges mentioned above, fixed fee
of twenty five centimes or five cents, as the
case may be. shall be levied upon the un.
paid letters.
In regard to the letters ;nsuffic;ently paid
by means OF postage stamps. they shall be
treated az unpaid letters. saving deduction
of the amount OF the postage stamps; but
when she charge resulting from this deduc-
ton shall give fraction OF half decline
French. or Of cent American an entire
half decline or cent. as the case may be,
shall be levied for the fraction.
ARTICLE ".
The public of the two countries may send |
letters. registered, from one country to the |
other.
The postage On such registered letters |
must always be prepaid to des tination.
Every registered letter sent from France |
and Algeria 20 the United States and Its |
Territories shall bear. on departure. in adj
lition to the postage applicable to an or
binary paid letter Of the same weight, q
liked fee Of fifty confines: and, recipro-
eally. every registered letter sent from the
United States and its Territories to France
and Algeria shall bear, on departure, in ad-
iition to the postage applicable to paid
etter ct the same weight, . fixed fee OF
ZEN cents.
ARrycLEv.
Samples OF merchandise or of grains,
)hO toy aphs. engravlngs. and autographs.
newspapers, periodicals, sewed or bound
books. pamphlets. sheets OF music. cata- |
Ogues. prOspectuses, announcements and
7arious circulars. printed, engraved, litho.
.raphed or autographed. which shall be sent
lther from France and Algeria to the United
states and its Territories, or from the United
states and its Territories to France and
destination.
The rates Of prepayment shall be fixed |
" the government OF the country OF origin.
ARTICLE VI.
Each administration shall retain the
Whole amount Of the sums which it shall
ave collected by authority Of articles three,
our and five preceding.
1t is formally agreed. between the two !
parties. that such objects as are |
esignated in the said article, which shall
ave been prepaid to destination. can not.
nder any pretext or title whatever. be sub.
.cted. in the country of destination, to any
Ostage or fee to the charge OF the ad.
resseee.
ARTICLE VII.
The two administrations may reciprOcailv I
oliver in open mails ordinary letters and !
rinted matter of all kinds coming from or I
ddressed to the countries to which they ;
erve respectively as Intermediates; and
lso registered letters coming from or ad.
ressed to such OF those countries to which |
ne payment OF ordinary letters can be
tfected to destination.
This delivery shall take place according
, the following arrangements:
Ihe correspondence exchanged between !
rance or Algeria and the countries to
hich the United States serve as interme.
iaries shall be made subject to the follow. e
y settlements: q
First-To the payment by the French ad- i
to the American adminlstra. l
on, when the postage shall be collected in | i
rance or Algeria, Of q rate of postage | r
lual to that which is paid by the inhab. | t
ants of the United States for the CORE.
'ondence which they exchange with the
me countries. j..
Second-To the payment by the American !
to the French administra. I !.
on. when the postage shall be collected in -
10 countries to which tho United States y
rye as Intermediates. Of a rate of French
'stage of four cents per ten grammes or y
action of ten grammes for ordinary let. !.
rs. Of eight cents per ten grammes or frac. :, :,
IN of ten grammes for registered letters, =
ID of one cent per forty grammes or frac. :,
N OF forty grammes for printed matter Of n
kinds. =
The correspondence exchanged between q