Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-09

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is Paid by the inhabitants OF the United States
| for the correspondence which they exchange
with the same countries.
"a. TO the payment by the American admin
tstration 20 the French administration, wien
the postage shall be collected IN the Countries
To which the United States serve as intermedia-
10 grammes or traction Of 10 grsmmes for orii-
nary letters, OF cents per 10 grammes or frAc-
hon OF 10 srsmmes for registered letters, aud Of
cent Per 10 grammes or fraction Of 40 yrAmmes
fer printed matter of sIl kinds.
Inc correspondence exchanged between the
countries to which France serves a. inter-
meoiary ana the countries TO hich the United
States serve as Intermediates, saSu be made
subject 10 the following settlements
lst. TO the payment by the French admins
tration TO the American sdministr a tiOn, N the
postage on the correspondence II collected in
the countries TO which France serves ss inter
medi6ry, of \ rate Of postage equal to the post
age paiG by the inhabitants of the United States
tor the correspondence which they exchange
With the countries 10 which the United States
serve rs Intermediates.
%. To the payment BY the American admin
islTsiiOn 20 the French administrator,
n the postage on the CORES ponden,e il
col e6ted in tie countries 10 which the United
STATES serves as Intermediates, of rate OF
postage equal 20 that paid by the inhabitants OF
France and Algeria for the correspondence
which they exchange with the countries 10
which France serves As intermediary.
TIE expenses OF intermediate transportation
between France and the United States Of the
correspondence 70 which spply the provisions
OF TIE present article shan be defrAyef bv tSat
OF the twO postal administrations OF France or
OF The United States by which, or on the side OF
which, the postage shall be collected.
ARTICLE VIII.
Samples OF merchandise shall not be admitted
70 The benefits o. redacsd rate, unless they
are IN the sslves of no Commercial value, IN
less they are placed under bard, or in such a
manner as 20 leave no doubt OF their nS ure,
and unless they bear no other writing by the
hand than the address, a mark Of fabric or OF
the merchant, numbers Of order. and price.
In order 10 benefit by reduced rate, the pho
togrsThs and printed matter mentioned in
Articles V and VII should also be placed under
band, and bear no writing, figure, or sign what
ever, made by hand, except the address, the
signature o. the sender. or date.
The samples of merchandise. photographs,
snd printed matter which do not fd.hll the con
ditions mentioned above, or which have not
been prepaid TO the fixed limit, shall be consii-
cred as letters, and charged accordingly.
1t is understood that the provisions contained
in the present article, and in Articles ami
VII preceding, do not impair in any manner the
right of the postal administrations Of the two
countries not 60 permit upon their respective
territories the transportation and distribution
Of photographs, Autographs, engrayings, and
printed matter, which are not in accord snce
with the laws, ordinances, or DEGREES which
regulate the conditions of their publication and
circulation beth in France and in the United
States.
ARTICLE TX.
The postal administrations of France and the
United States shall not admit 20 destination in
either OF the two countries, or in countries
using their intermediary, any package or letter
containing gold or silver money. Jewels, or
articles of intrinsic value, or any object subject
Liquids and articles which may injure the
correspondence, and which are prohi btted in
the country Of destination. shall not be al ntted
under any form to be dispatched through the
post-Cfiice.
No package of more than 60 ceutimetres or
feet, American, in length, and OF more than -
centmetres or foot, American, in the other
dimensions, can be sent from one of the two
countries TO the other through the post-ofce.
ARTICLE Y.
The French government agrees 20 cause 70 be
transported, in closed mails, either across
France or by means OF the French maritime
postal service, the correspondence which the
postal administration of the United States may
desire to exchange with other countries by the
intermediary OF the French post-Ofi &c; and re-
| cipIocslly the Government of the United States
agrees TO cause TO be transported, in closed
| malls, either across the United States or b.
means Of American maritime postal services
the correspondence which the postal admins
| tTstiOD of France may desire TO exchange with
4 other countries by the intermediary of the
| United States pOst-ofhce.
The postal administration Of France should
pay to the postal administration of the United
States, viz:
lst The sum of francs per kiogramme on
letters, and franc per kl9gramme on sam les
| and prints, for the trans pOrtatiOn across the
territory of the Unted States OF the closed mails
! which shall be exchanged between France aud
| other countries via San Francisco.
| ID. The sum of 10 francs per kilogramme on
| letters, and franc per kilogramme on samples
an printed matter, for The Transportation
across the territory OF the United States OF the
| Closed mails which shall be exchanged by suy
other route than that of San Francisco between
4 France and Its colonies, all other places
| Were it shall have postal establishments, or
1 tie countries with which II is at present bound
by postal conventions.
EeciprOcslIy the postal Administration Of the
| United States shall Fay to the postal admins
L tTatCn OF France, viz:
LIST. The sum OF Sl.20 per kiIogramme on let
| tiers, ard ~ cents per kllogramme on pattern
/ and printed matter, for the transportation aeros
| French territory eft the closed mails which shall
/ BE- exchanged between the United States and
| other states by the Franco Belgian or Franco
1 German frontier.
| %. The sum OF 50 per kilogramme on letters.
| and 20 cents per kilogramme on samples and
| prints, for the transportation across French
| territory OF the closed mails which shall be ex-
| changed by all other points Of the French from
tier than those contiguous to Germany or TO
| Belgium between the United States and the
| countries with which the Government Of the
United States Is at present bound by postal con-
ventions.
When the closed mails coming from or ad-
dressed to France shall be transported between
| the French frontier and the American frontier
by the packets of the Hamburg line, the postal
| administration of France shall pay to the postal
administration OF the United States, in addition
| TO the American territorial transit-rates above
mentioned, the sum of 10 francs per kilogramme
on letters, and the cum OF 80 confines per kilo-
grsmme on samples and printed matter, which
4 may be contained in these mails.
Reciprocally, when the closed mails coming
4 from or addressed to the United States shall be
| transported between the American frontier aad
| the French frontier by the French mail pack
cts. the United States postal sdministTa alton
shall pay 10 the postal administration OF France,
in addition to the French territorial transit rate
| above mentioned, the sum of 50 per kilOgramme
on letters, and 10 cents per kilOgramme on sam
| pies of printed matter, which may be contained
| in these mails.
| The maritime postage for which the two
postal administrations of France and of the
| United States will have TO reciprOcslly account
| upon the correspondence IF all kinds trans
ported in closed mails, by packets other than
| those navigating between France and the United
States, will be the same as those applicable TO
correspondence OF the same nature coming
fFcm or addressed to the countries which assure
| the maritime transportation or the said closed
| mails.
1t is understood that the weight of the corre-
/ spOndepce OF all kinds which is found undeIiy-
cradle, also that of the letter bills and other
/ documents of account arising from the ex-
| change of the correspondence transported in
| closed mails by either OF the two administra-
| tiOns for the account of the other, shall not be
| included in the weight OF the letters, samples,
| or printed matter, upon which should be levied
| The territorial and maritime transit rates re-
| Quired in virtue Of the present article.
ARTICLE Nj