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

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We, Oscar, by the grace of God King of
Sweden, Norway, the Goths and the Van
dals, make known that whereas, We and
the United States OF America have found IL
expedient and necessary TO enter into ne
goliations having for their object the con-
clusion Of a postal convention, and our
Minister, duly authorized for that purpose,
having, ON the 18th day Of Msrch, in the
present year, with the Postmaster q eneral
of The United States, established, conclud-
ed, signed, and with his seal provided a
convention, word for word as follows:
(See Convention above.)
Therefore We have desired to ratify, ap-
prove, and accept the convention 50 con-
c;uded, With all It's articles, paragraphs.
ami clauses, and We do by these presents,
in the most express terms, approve, accept,
and ratify the same and We will sincere
ly and honestly uphold and ful6l the fore
going convention and all its articles, para
graphs, and clauses.
Ia witness whereof We have, with our
own hand, signed, and caused the same 10
he confirmed by our royal seal.
Done al Stockholm Castle, on The six
teenth day OF the month of May, in the
year after the birth OF our Lord and Saw
iUur, one thousand eight hundred and sew
enty-three.
OSCAR. [sEAL.l
y. Nj. BJORNSTJERNA.
The undersigned having met together for
the purpose Of exchanging the raliticaiions
of the convention concluded al the city Of
Washington On the fifteenth day OF March,
in the ear OF our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-three, between His
Majesty the King Of Sweden aud Norway,
and the United States of North America.
concerning the exchange OF Correspondence
between the United States Of North Amer
lea and the United Kingdoms Of Sweden
and Norway, and the respective Iatitica-
liuns Of the said convention having been
carefully compared and found 20 agree ex-
actly one with the other, and both with the
original of the said convention, the ex-
change has this day been effected in the u.s.
ual form.
In witness whereof the undersigned have
signed the present certificate of exchange,
and have af1i xed thereto the seals Of their
arms.
Done at Stockholm the 26th day OF May,
1873.
&C. ANDREWS. [sEAL.l
o. NJ. BJORNSTJERNA. tsEAL.l
Detailed regulations agreed upon between
the Post Office of the United States and
the Postal Administration OF Sweden for
the execution Of tue convention OF the
18th of March, 1873, between the United
States of America and the Kingdoms OF
sweden ana Norway.
ARTICLE
The American exchange offices OF New
York and Chicago shall make up mails for
the Swedish exchange offices of Goteborg,
the travelling post office No. l between
Goteborg and Stockholm, and the t'avel-
ling posi- Office No. 2 between Malmo and
Falkoping.
The latter shall mako up mails for the
exchange Offices Of New York and Chica-
go.
Table A, hereto annexed, indicates the
correspondence TO be distributed 10 each
exchange Office.
ARTICLE 2.
Each mail exchanged bet cen the respec-
tive Offices shall be accompanied by let
ter-bill, showing the pustsRes and the
charges OF transit, the fees, &C., accruing to
each Office upon the different kinds of cor
respondence.
the models Bl and b., hereto annexed, and
shall be consecutively numbered by the
dispatching Office during each quarter of
the calendar year.
The receiving office shall ark now ledge
its receipt by the next dispatch.
ARTICLE 8.
The exchange offices shall divide the cor
respundence which they dispatch Into a
suitable number Of separate packages ac-
cording TO the letter-bill.
Eacn Of these packages shall bear the
proper etiquette and numbers correspond
ing to the ietter-bill.
ARTICLE
When more than a single rate IL charge
able upon any letter or other article, the
number OF rates to which II Is subject shall
be indicated by the di-patchng office by a
figure in the upper let corner oT the ad-
dress.
ARTICLE 8.
Registered correspondence shall be de-
scribed in a register-list, following the
CT aud c. hereto annexed.
All registered letters and the register list
shall be enveloped together, in strong pa
per, aud securely fastened, and the packet
plainly inscribed with the word Register
ed" or "RekOmmeRderds," and placed In
the mail.
expressing the number OF registered arti-
cles shall be filled in letters and figures ex'
| pressing the number. In case no register
| ed articles are sent, the proper blank of thu
letter-bil shall be filled with the wore
"Nihil," or MI"
ARTICLE
The register-lists dispatched shall be re
tanned by the receiving ONCE, which cffic'
shall acknowledge by the first mail the u Q
ceipt of the registered articles, numerical
| ly, from No. - to No. -
If the verification by the exchange of1ic
disclose an error of any kind in The regis
ter-lst, 1t shall be, also, by the first mai
notified to the dispatchiug office.
ARTICLE
The two administrations mutually en-
gage to take all needful measures for tn
careful translation Of registered correspon
dence, and for pursuing II when lost bn
wards the other any pecuniary resPonsibll
ity in case of loss.
All letters exchanged between the sever
al offices shall indicate by stamp or wri
ing thereon, the Office of OH ;in; and th
unpaid letters so exchanged shall also
stamped with the name OF The dispatchin
office of exchange.
Correspondence fully paid TO destinatio
shall be stamped iu the United States PA
ALL" aud in Sweden, "Frdnko."
Registered articles shall be s!ampe
"Registered' in the United States, al
"RekommenderdS" in Sweden.
Correspondence insufficiently paid sba
be stamped in tue United States "InSu0
eiently paid" and in Sweden "OfutLstdnt
/. i1 JrGnkerdd," and the amount Of deficieI
postage expressed in figures, (blaek) c
| the face.
, Correspondence dispatched by a dire
line between the respective countries sha
be stamped "Direct SerUIce, " or "SeTVice
| rect"
When dispatched via England or via &c
, many and Denmark, II shall be stamped
indicate British or German and Dani'
! transit.
= Additional articles OF agreement betwe'
: the POst-Onice Depart ments Of the Un
ed States of America and OF the Dumi
ion of Canada ealahlishing an eXchAn