The New York herald., 1874-10-30
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY OCTOBER 80 874-TRIPLE

these conye fons; these shall be added IN case
they occur, 20 the tax OF the union
In confer nifty with the dispositions OF article
the tax of The UNION shall be set down in the fol-
lowing DEnner:-
keep ny inll the tax OF the union on prepaid cor
respon fence destined for foreign countrie
= Ssc0 Ad-Ihe oiice oi the union to winch the
letter rs destined sha! keep in Iu the tax OF the
uniori on correspondence not prepaid coming from
lore ,gn countries
n llyu-The once OF the union which exchanges
clio yed mails with foreign countries shall keep IN
fui the tax OF the union on prepaid correspond
eEsce coming frf,..s '.seiga countries and on cor
rtsp0ndence not prepaid destined Tor foreign
Z ia the cases designated under Nos. 4, Q and
8. the Office which exchanges the mails has no
right TO the augmentation for the transit. In all
otnsr esses the expenses or the transit shall be
paid according to the dispositions OF article 10.
-iABr. II. The service al letters with declared
value and OF Post ONCE orders shall be the sub
tect OF Interior arrangements between the divers
conn tries or groups OF countries In the union.
AIT. l2-The postal administrations OF the diff
ferent countries which compose the union are
competent to decide by mutual consent according
the rule, aii tue nisasnres OF order and detail
Il is Snds that the dspositops Of the pres.
ent treaty can be modified NJ any time by common
accord between the administrations OF the union.
The dil1erent administrations can make between
themselves the necessary arrangements relating
to questions which 40 not concern the assembly OF
the uion such AS the regulation Of reports at the
frontier, the liking OF lines Of frontier with
reduced taxes the conditions or exchange OF
Post Orce orders and letters with declared value.
ART. l4.-Tne stipulations Of the present treaty
postal legislation OF each country or restriction
IN the right e contracting parties to maintain aud
establish closer UNIONS wlth view to progressive
Hmelioration OF postal relations.
Ant. l5.-A central ONCE shall De established
under the name OF the International Bureau OF the
General Postal Union, winch shall operate under
the surveillance OF a postal administration desig-
mated Dy tnls Congress, and the expenses Oi which
snail be borne by all tue ADMINISTRATORS OF the
contracting states.
This bureau snail be charged to arrange. to pub
lish and to circulate Information OF every KIND, to
give decisions on the demand OF parties in dispute
ON lhi&lous questions, TO give Instructions on the
demand Tor mooifcations IN the rules OF eXecu-
tiOn, TO modify the changes adopted, to facilitate
the operations Of international accountability,
notably N the relations provided LOT IN article 10
aS above, aud. in general 10 undertake the duties
and the labors imposed upon II In the interest OF
tie Postal UntOn.
AIT. l6.--En case or q Misunderstanding be-
tween two or more members oil the union with re-
gard TO the Interpretation OF the present treaty
the queston In dispute shall be settled by aroitra-
ti0ns concernsd In the dispute shall choose an
other member OF the union net interested In the
affuir.
decision sl the agD,sraPrs shall be given BY
In ease OF equal division OF votes the arbitra-
tors shall choose to settle the difference another
administration equally disinrerested IN the AFFAIR.
tries bey onu the sea not at present taxing part in
tt shat We permitted on the following con-
First-They shall place their declaration In the
handsof the admlnis tratlOn charg ed with the man.
agenlent OF the INTERNATIONAL Bureau Of the union.
.SeO0nd-They shall submit to the atipulatlOns OF
the treaty OF the uniOn saving an ulterior under
standing IN regard to the cost or maritime trans-
Thtrd-Their adhesion to the union shall be pre-
ceded by an agreement between the administra.
tons having postal conventions or direct relations
Fou1n-ro bring about this understanding, the
managing administration shall convoKe should
the case arise, . reunion OF the administrations
Interested and OF the administration seeking ad-
mlsslon.
aging administration shall notify all the members
OF the General Postal Union.
StSan-.f after ~y delay " of SIX weeks, from the
made the adhesion shah be consldefcd accom-
pitahed, and 2 communication to that effect shall
De made to the applicant administration by the
managing administration.
The -dennitiSe adhesion shall be confirmed by
diplomatic acs between the government OF the
managing administration and the government or
the administration admitted into tile union.
of from the Countries naT1al
pating IN the treaty shall be assembled with
view 70 perfect the system OF the union. TO intro
duce into IL improvements that may he judged
necessary, and to discuss mutual affairs.
Each country has one vote.
several representatives, or by the delegates from
another STATE
gate or delegates Of country can only be allowed
TO represent two countries. including their OWL.
the next reunion VIII take place IN Paris In
But the time OF this reunion will be advanced il
a,demand IS made by At least third OF the mem.
bers Vi the union.
ART. iS.-Tne present treaty shall Deput in force
on the lst oI July, 1875.
Itis concluded for three years, counting from
that date. After that time It shall be consldered
as indefinitely prolonged. but each contracting
party shall have the right to retire rom the union
vance.
ART. 2o.-Ail the dispositions or the special
treaties, concluded between tue different countries
anL administrations are abrogated, counting
from the day on which the present treaty shall pc
put into execution in so far as they may not be
cOncilable with the terms Of present treaty and
without prejudice to the provisions or article IA.
The present treaty shall be ratified as soon 1t
tS possible do so, and the latest three months
before II Is put into execution. The acts ratt1-
cation shall be exchanged at Berne.
In guarantee 0fWhlCh the plenipOten n tiaries. OF
the governments or the States represented at the
Congress have signed 1t at Berne, the eth day OF
October, 1874