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

second paragraph of the irst article, pre-
payment shall he obligatory.
ARTICLE
Registered articles shall, in addition TO
the postage. be subject TO register..fee of 30
ore in Sweden, OF 8 SHILLING in Norway,
and OF cents in the United States. This
fee, as well as the postage, shall always be
prepaid. Each office is nj liberty to reduce
this Ice for the mails il dispatches.
ARTICLE
Any correspondence may he registered,
as " oil the international as that original
ing in or destined for other countries to
which the post offices Uf the contracting
countries may serve as Intermediates for
the transmission of such registered arti-
cles.
Each office shall notify the other of the
countries to which 1t may serve as inter-
mediary.
ARTICLE 10.
The accounts ON the international corre-
spundeuce, exchanged in either direction,
shall be adjusted aud settled on the follow
ing basis, viz:
States:
From the total amount of international
postages aud register fees for correspond
euce between Sweden and the United
States, collected in Sweden, the Sweden
Postal Administration shall deduct the
amount which, without exceeding the high
est rates agreed upon. has cen paid for
the conveyance of The mails TO the frontier
of the United States. From the total a
mount OF International postages and regis
ter fees, for correspondence exchanged be-
tween Sweden and the United Stat9s, col
lected in the United States, the Postal Ad-
minslration of the United States shall, in
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without exceeding the highest rates agreed
upon. has been paid for the conveyance of
the mails 10 the frontier OF Sweden, (Or of
Norway, in case of conveyance by direct
steamship communication, or through
England.)
or the amount Of the two net sums thus
obtained, Sweden shall receive one moiety
and the United States the other.
II. Between Norway and the United
States:
From the total amount of the interna-
tiunal pOStages aud register fees for CORE
spondence between Norway and the Unit
ed States, collected in Norway, the Nor
wegian Postal Administration shall deduct
the amount which, without exceeding the
highest rates agreed upon, has been paid
for the cuu veyance of the mails to the 'front.'
ier of the United States. From the total
amount ui international pOstages and reg
lister fees for correspondence between Nor
way anu the I nlltu EOlhlts. fOilttleU III lut
United States, the Postal Administration of
the United States SHALL in like manner, de-
duct the amount which, without exceeding
the highest rates agreed upon, has been
paid for the conveyance of the mails to the
frontier OF Norway, Tor OF Sweden, in case
Of conveyance by direct steamship com
munication, or through England.)
or the amount Of the two net sums thus
obtained, Norway shall receive one mole
", and the United States the other.
ARTICLE II.
The correspondence mentioned in the
second paragraph of the first article shall
I've despatched under regulations to be es-
tablished by the despatching office; but
these shall embrace the following:
l. No package shall contain anything
which shall he closed against inspection,
nor any written communication whatever
except to state from whom and to whom
the pack ct Is sent, aud numbers and prices
placed upon patterns or samples OF mer-
chandise.
2. No packet may exceed two feet in
length, or one foot in any other dimension.
8. Neither Office shall be bound to de-
liver any article the importation Of which
NAV be prohibited by the laws or regula-
tions Of The country of destination.
4, The customs duties tina. may he
cbarpeable in each of the two countries
may he levied for the use of The customs.
8. Except as above no charge whatever
shall be collected on the letters and other
correspondence exchanged. The small To-
cal carriers fee now chargeahle in Sweden
NAV, however, be levied to the use of the
Swedish office; and as long as fee of
skilling for the delivery of poste restante
letters, and of shilling for letters posted
after the general time for collecting the
post, are chargeable in Norway, these fees
may be levied to the use Of the Norwegian
office.
ARTICLE IL.
The Postal Administrations ofeach Of the
United Kingdoms, and that OF the United
States, shall establish by agreement, and
in conformity with the arrangements in
force at the time, the conditions upon which
the offices may exchange In open mans
the correspondence originating in or deS-
tined for foreign countries TO which they
serve as Intermediates.
1t is, however, always understood that
such correspondence shall only be charged
ith the rate applicable 10 international
CORES espondence augmented by the postage
and other taxes due to Foreign Postal Ad-
ministrations, and any other tax fur eXte-
rior service.
ARTICLE Is.
The postal accounts between the respec'
tive offices hich, according TO Article 10
are to be settled separately between Swe-
| den aud the United States, and between
| Norway and the United States, shall be
stated quarterly, and transmitted and veri'
fled as speedily as practicable and the bal
| auce found due shall be paid to the credit
| or office. either hy exchange on London, ol
| al the debtor office, as the creditor oihc'
| may desire.
| The rule for the conversion OF The mon
| eys of the respective countries shall be es
tablished by common agreement between
| the respective offices.
ARTICLE Il.
When in port, whether belonging to Ell
ther of the United Kingdoms or 10 th
| United States, a closed mail Is transferred
nom one vessel TO another, without any ex
pense TO the office of the country where th
| transfer is made, such transfer shall not b
subject to any charge by one office agains
the other.
ARTICLE 10.
Official communications between the re
spective Postal Administrations shall no
be the occasion of any accounts belwee
them.
ARTICLE l6.
The respective Post Offices shall, by mu
tual consent, make detailed regulations 10
carrying the articles OF lhis convention ~
to execution; and in like manner modil
such regulations, from time to time, as III
exigencies of the service may require.
ARTICLE II.
Letters wrongly sent, wrongly addressed
or not deliverable for any cause, shall b
returned to the despatching office at its el
pense for the return, if any expense sha
be incurred. Registered articles, in I'll
second paragraph of the hrst article mel
toned, shall also be returned in like mar
ner. Other articles shall be left 10 the di
r position of the receiving office.
Any postages not collected upon the CO.
: responaence returned, but which sha
2 have been charged against the receiving
7 fee, shall be deducted from the account.
ATTICLE Is.
3 This convention shall take effect fro