Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-08

In order to benefit by a reduced rate, the photo
graphs and printed matter mentioned In Articles
and VII should 80 be placed under band, aud bear
no writing figure, or sign whatever, made by
hand except the address, the signature OF the
The samples of merchandise. photographs and
printed matter which do not fulnll the conditions
mentioned above or which have not been prepaid
10 the Dix d lint, shall be considered as letters,
and charged accordingly.
1t is understood that the provisions contained In
the present article, and in Articles and VII pre-
cedng, do not impair in any manner the right Of
h postal administrations OF the two countries not
TO permit upon their RESPECTIVE territories lhe
transportation and distribution OF photographs,
Autographs engravings, aud printed matter, which
are not In ac ordance with the laws ordinances, or
DEGREES VIII ch regua the conditions OF their pub
licatlon and circulation both in France and in the
United States.
The postal administrations OF France and Of the |
United states shall not admit 10 destination IN |
either OF the two countries, or in the countries
using their inter ledary, any package or letter |
containing gold or silver tmoney, ieweis or articles
of intrinsic vaue, or any oblec subject to customs
duty.
LIQUIDS an articles which may injure the cprres- |
pondence, and which are prohibited In the country
Of destination, shall not be admitted under any
form TO be dispatched through the post -onlce.
NO package of more than 80 centimetres or feet
American, in length, and of more than 30 centlne-
ties or foot, American, in the other dimensions.
can be sent from one of the two countries to the
other through the post-oiice.
Article X
The French government agrees to cause TO be
ported, closed mails either across france or
by means of the French maritime post service,
tie correspondence which the postal administration
of the United States may desire to exchange with
o her countries by the intermediary OF the french
post.oiilce and reclprOcally he Government OF
the United States ag ees to cause to be transported
IN closed mails, either across the United States or
by means of American maritime postal services,
the cor espOndence which the postal administra-
tion OF France may desire TO exchange with other
countries by the intermediary OF tne united States
post-oflice.
The postal administration Of France shall pay to
the postal administration of the United states,
VIZ;
1st. The sum OF fran ker kll0gramme on let
ers and franc per kilogramne on samples and
prints, for the transportation across the territory OF
the United Statef of the closed mails which shall be
exchanged between Francs and other countries via
| Sau Francisco
| 2d The sum II 10 francs per kilogramme on let
| ters and franc per kilogramme on samples and
printed ma ter, for the transportation across the
| territory of the United states of tue tO5ed malls
| which shall he exchanged by any other route ian
| that of san Francisco between France and its colo
MES or all other places where 1t shall have postal
establishments, or the countries with which IL is at
present bound by postal conventions.
keclprocaly the postal administration OF the
United states shall pay TO the postal administration
| of France, viz:
lst. The sum Of 81 20 per kiogramme on letters,
and 20 cents per kogi anime on patterns and print
ed matter for the transportation across French ter
ritory of the closed which shall be exchanged be-
tween the United States and other states by The
Franco Belgian or Franco erman frontier.
| I'd. he sum OF 50 ner kiOgramme on letters, ard
20 cents per k0granin7 on samples and prints for
|
closed mails which shall be exchanged by all other
points OF the French from er than those contiguous
TO Germany or to Belgium between the United
States and the countries with which the Govern
| ment of the United States Is at present bound by
postal conventions.
| When the cosed mails 1mng from OF addressed
| to France shall be transported between the French
frontier ani the american frontier by the packets
OF the Hamburg line, the postal administration OF
France shall pay 10 the pOsla ADMINISTRATION OF the
United states, in addition to the American terrific
rial transit rates above ment oned, the sum OF 10
francs per kOgramme on letters, and the sum OF
so centlmes per kogramme on samples and printed
matter, which may he contained in these mails.
kecprocay, when the closed mails coming from
Or addressed To the United States Shall be trans
ported between the american frontier ami the
French frontier by the French mall-packets, the
United States postal administration shall pay 10 the
postal administration of France, in addition to the
French territorial transit-rates above mentioned
the sum Of 50 per kiIograinmc on letters, and Il
cents per klogramme on samples and printed mat
ter which may he contained III these mails
| The maritime postage for which the Two pOsta
administrations OF France and OF the United States
will have to reclprocay account for upon the cor
, responience of 4 Kinds transported iu CLOSED
mails by pack cts other than those navigating be
! tween France and the United states, will be the
same as the same as those applicable to CORES
! pondence of the sane nature coming from or ad
dressed to the countries which assure the maritime
transportation of the saldlcosed mails.
e II IS understood that the weight OF the CORES
| ponde zee of all kinds which is found unbelievable
as also that Of the etter-hls and other document
| of account arising nom the exchange of the cor
respondence transported in closed mails by elthe
y OF lne TWO ADMINISTRATIONS IOr Oh III
u other, shall not he included In the weight of tn
9 letters, sampl S, or printed matter, upon whic
2 should he levied the territorial and mariime tran
u st-rates required in virtue of the present article
Article XI.
There shall be prepared every three months, b
the post administration of France, particular &c
counts, recapituatng the proceedings of the tran:
l. mission of the correspondence between the respect
i've eXchange-otlices.
/ 4 hese accounts, which shall have for basis an
II vouchers the acknowledgements OF receipt for th
d !
1t up IN general account, designed to present I'll
nv definite Results of the transmission of the CORE
N pOndence exchanged between the two administer
m tons.
a After having recprocally examined and approve
10 the general account above mentonfd shall be pa
by the administration, recognized as debtor towart
the other, in the course Of the second quarter fo
, lowing that To which the account refers.
~ The balances OF the accounts snail be paid as Ia
~ u lows, viz:
a. a. list. in drafts upon rashlngton and in America
os money wheu tue balance is In favor of the Unite
a. | States Otce.
&c Cd In drafts upon Paris, and in French none
~ when the balance is In favor OF the French office.
w w In the establishment of the accounts and AL me
~ ers relative to the execution the convention, d
D dollar shall he considered the equivalent of fran
'0 20 centimes.
Article XII.
Ordinary or registered letters, samples OF me
mt chandi photographs, and printed matter, wrong
r. addressed or wrongly sent, shall he, without della
recipr0caly returned through the intermediary
,t the respective eXchange-olces for the weight al
70 rate at which the sending office shall have deliver
to these objects In account to the other office.
Z Articles OF the same nature, which may ha
to been sent to addresses who have lett for the c0u
try of origin OF these letters, shall be respective
returned, charged with the postage which won
ier have been paid by the addresses
of Ordinary letters and articles under band, viii
les shall have originally been delivered to the pos
ss administration of France. or To the postal admin
So tration of the United States by other adminis
,nt TONS and which, in consequence OF change of re
dence of the addresses, must be returned from Q
ol- of the countries to the other shall he recp
cally delivered, charged with the postage requlr
ace at the place of first destination.
led Article XIII.
io- Ordinary or registered letters. samples of INT
ra chandse photographs and printed matter, e
ns changed in open mails between the two postal
y mnstrations of France and of the United stat
tha and which shall be found unbelievable, for
on cause whatsoever, must be reciprocay returned
m the end of each month, and oftener II possible.
III" Such articles as shall have entered into the
ra counts shall be returned for the rate at which Il
ist shall have been originally entered on the accOI
ihe by the dlspatching oflce.
nf Such az shall have been delivered prepaid TO d
tnatinn to the frontier OF the corresponding of
nt, | shall he returned without charge or discount.
'eg- Article XIV.
,ds The pO atal administration of France and the
ha tal admnstrato of the United States shall de-
cb nate by copmOn accord the Offices through VII
nh the exchange of the respective corresponds
49, should take place they shall regulate the route
nis the correspondence reciprocal y transmitted,
the form of the accounts mentioned in the preced
the or order necessary to assume the execution of
lOn- ~ puinuious VI .iiS p.Shsh.
above may be modified by the two admnstrati