National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-04
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POSTAL CONVENTION

POSTAL CONVENTION
ZEN THE UNITED STATES OF
RIGA AND THE REPUBLIC OF
nee.
Concluded April %, 1874.
undersigned, John A. J. CresweIl, Post,
General of the United States Of Amer.
Virtue of the powers vested in him BY
ID N. Amedee Bartholdi, officer Of the
81 order Of the Legion of Honor, envoy
culinary and minister plenipotentiary
france at Washington, &c, in the name
government and by virtue Of the powers
ne has formally presented to this effect,
lagreed upon the following articles, viz
ARTICLE
shall be between the postal admins
tof France and the postal administration
'NUnited States an exchange, IN closed
of letters, samples of mer handlse, pho-
'hs, and printed matter Of all KINGS, oy
allowing means of communication ana
brtatiOn, viz:
By the French msil-pacEets.
I By the packets Of the Hamburg line:
3y the way Of England and the packets
Eed in transporting the mails between
Britain and the United States.
exnenses arising from the Transports
4 the mails by any one of the above-men-
irortes shall be betrayed by the dispatch
Ficr. Int it is understood that these
-Ies shall be betrayed in both directions
4 Of the two administrations which is
n secure the transportation upon the
.uyorable terms, the other administration
fnburse to it its share Of the said eX-
\.
: United States postal administration,
jer.shall pay to the postal administration
ace, for the conveyance of mails sent from
oited States TO France by means Of the
; packets, the same Eea-rates as those
THE said United States postal administra-
puld pay, according to American legisls-
pr the maritime conveyance Of the same
Iby steamers Of commerce. 1t is also
stood that these rates are not to be lower
hose which the postal administration of
: shall have TO pay for the conveyance by
hamburg packets Of the mails which it
rscnd by these packets to the United
:.
ARTICLE II.
sons who desire to send ordinary, that is
' not registered, letters, either from
c ard Algeria, for the United States aud
from the United States and its
ories for France and Algeria, may, lat their
i, leave the postage on said letters TO be
~ the addresses, or they can prepay said
&c to destination.
ARTICLE III.
: charge to be levied in France upon let
originating in or addressed to the United
: shall be so centimes per 10 grammes or
bn Of 10 grammes, under the reservation
ie French government of the power of
fter applying the progression Of IS
ines, The charge to be levied in the
4 States upon letters originating in or
ssed to France shall be cents per Is
mes or fractions of Is Erammes. indie
unity of the charges mentioned above, q
ice OF % confines, or cents, as the case
pc, shall be levied upon the unpaid let
-egard to the letters insufflciently paid by
: Of postage-stamps, they shall be treated
npaid letters, saving deduction Of the
:ut Of the postage-stamps; but when the
,e resulting from this deduction shall give
:tion OF half decline French, or of a cent
:icau, an eutire half decline or cent, as the
may be, shall be levied for the fraction.
ARTICLE ".
, public of the two countries may send
Is, registered, from one country to the
e postage on such registered letters must
rs be prepaid to destination.
cry registered letter sent from France and
ia to the United States and its territories
bear, on departure, in addition to the
&c applicable TO an ordinary paid letter of
anne weight, fixed fee OF so centimes;
every registered letter sent
the United States and its territories to
e and Algeria shall bear, on departure,
iitiOn to the postage applicable to paid
of the same weight, fixed fee Of 10
ARTICLE Y.
nples Of merchandise or of grains, photo
IS, engravings, and Autographs, neWspa-
periodicals., sewed or bound books, PAM
S, sheets Of music, catalogues, prospect
announcements, and various circulars,
ID, engraved, Autographed, or auto
led, which shall be sent either from France
Nigeria to the United States and its terri
E, or from the United States and it's terri
to France and Algeria, must be prepaid,
th sides, to destination
: rates of prepayment shall be fixed by
0vernment Of the country Of origin.
ARTICLE VI.
h administration shall retain the whole
mt of she sums which it shall have COL
| by authority Of Articles III, ", and V,
ding.
! ILL 5000 bsFr-as1 Fba Ey-o oov,
ng parties, that such objects as are desig-
in the said article, which shall have been
il to destination, cannot, under any pre-
or title whatever, be subjected, in the
~ of destination, to any postage or fee to
large of the addresses.
ARTICLE VII.
, two administrations may reciprocslly
r in open mails ordinary letters and
d matter Of all kinds coming from
dressed TO the countries TO which they
respectively as Intermediates; and
egistered letters coming from or addressed
h of those countries to which the pay
of ordinary letters can be effected to des-
on.
S delivery shall take place according to
blowing arrangements
} correspondence exchanged between
e or Algeria and the countries to which
nited States serve as Intermediates shall
lde subject TO the following settlements
To the payment by the French admins
n, to the American administration, when
0stage shall be collected in France or Al
Of a rate Of postage equal to that which
i BY the inhabitants of the United States
he correspondence which they exchange
The same countries.
To the payment by the American admin
ion to the French administration, when
lstage shall be collected in the countries
ich the United States serve as intermedi-
Of rate of French postage Of cents per
.mmes or fraction Of 10 grammes for or
: letters, Of cents per 10 grammes or
On of 10 grampes for registered letters,
( cent per 40 Rrammes or fraction Of 40
mes for printed matter of all kinds.
correspondence exchanged between the
ries to which France serves as intermedi-
I'd the countries to which the United
serves as Intermediates, shall be made
It to the following settlements:
To the payment by the French admins
n TO the American administration, if the
ye on the correspondence is collected in
Duntries TO which France serves as inter
ny, Of rate Of postage equal to the pos
paid by the inhabitants of the United
} for the correspondence which they ex-
e with the countries to which the United
serve as intermediates.
To the payment by the American admin
On to the French administration, II the
ye on the correspondence is collected in
untries to which the United States serves
Of rate Of postage equal TO
aid by the inhabitants of France and Al
for the correspondence which they ex-
e With the countries 10 which France
as Intermediary.
expenses Of intermediate transportation
en- France and the United States Of the
Pondence TO which apply the provisions
present article shall be betrayed by that
two postal administrations of France or
e United States by which, or on the siIe
ich, the postage shall be collected.
ARTICLE VIII.
lples Of merchandise shall not be ad-
to the benefits Of a reduced rate, unless /
ire in themselves of no commercial value, |