New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-20
by which, or on the side of which. the
postage shall be collected.


postage shall be collected.
ARTICLE VIII.
Samples Of merchandise shall no: be al
mitted to the benefits of reduced rate
unless they are in themselves Of no com
mercial value, unless they are placed I'm
der band, or in such q manner as to ieav
no doubt OF their nature, and unless the.
bear no other writing BY the hand than tn
address, . mark Of fabric or of the mer
chant, numbers Of order and price.
IN order TO benefit by a reduced rate. tn
photographs and printed matter mentioned
in articles five and seven should also b'
placed under band, and bear no writing
figure. or Sign whatever. made by hand
except the address. the signature OF th'
sender, or date.
Tie samples of merchandise. photo
graphs. and printed matter which
do not fulfil! the conditions men
toned above, or which have no: beer
prepaid to the fixed limit. shall be consid
cred as letters. and charged accordingly.
1t is understood that the provisions con
tanned in the present article. and IN article,
five and seven preceding. do not impair IN
sny:manner the right Of the posta! admins
tsations Of the two countries not TO permit
upon their respective territories the trans
portation and distribution OF photographs,
autographs. engravings and printed matter
which are not ia accordance with the laws.
ordinances or DEGREES which regulate the
conditions OF their publication and circUia-
ton both in France and in the United
States.
ARTICLE TX.
The postal administrations OF France and
the United States shall not admit 10 destina-
ton in either Of the two countries. or in
the countries using their Intermediary. any
package or letter containing gold or silver
money. jewels or articles OF intrinsic value.
OF any object subject to customs duty.
Liquids and articles which may injure the
correspondence. and which are prohibited
in the country OF destination. shall not be
admitted under any torn to be dispatched
through the pOstottice.
No package of more than sixty cent?.
metres or two feet. American. in length.
and of more than thirty centimetres or one
foot, American, in the other dimensions.
can be sent from one of the two coVn tries
to the other through the postoiiice.
ARTICLE <.
The French government agrees to cause
to be transported. in closed mails. either
across France or by means OF the French
maritime postal service. the correspondence
which the postal administration of the
United States may desire to exchange with
other countries by the intermediary of the
French postotfice: and reciprOcaliy the gov.
eminent OF the United States agrees to
cause to be transported. in closed
mails. eithe. across the United States
postal services. the correspondence
which the posta! administration Of
France may desire to exchange with other
countries by the intermediary of the United
States postoffice.
The postal administration Of France
should pay to the postal administration Of
the United States. viz
Elrst-The sum six francs per xiiOyramme
On letters, and one franc per kilogramme on
samples and prints. for the transportation
across the territory Of the United States of
The closed mails which shall be exchanged
between France and other countries via
San Francsco.
Second-The sum OF ten francs per kilo.
,ramme on letters. and one franc per kilo.
,ramme on samples and printed mat
er. tor the TRANSPORTATION across the
erritory of the United States Of the
losed mails which shall be exchanged
" any other route than that of San
francisco between France and its colo. |
lies. or all other places where it shall have |
'ostal esta blishments, or the countries with !
which 1t Is at present bound by postal con- |
entiOns. |
Reciprecally the postal administration of !
he United States shall pay to the postal |
OF France. viz:
First-The cum of 81 20 per kllogramme |
n letters and twenty cents per kilogramme |
n patterns and printed matter. for the trans.
ortatlOn across French territory OF the |
losed mails which shall be exchanged be. !
ween the United States and other States
Y the Franco Belgian or Franco German
'Ontier.
Second-The sum Of two dollars per kilo.
ramme on letters, and twenty cents Der
lloEramme on samples and prints. for the
across French territory of |
ne closed mails which shall be exchang ed
Y all other points OF the French frontier
ian those contiguous to Germany or to
elgium between the United States and the
,untries with which the government of
e United States is at present bound by |
,stal conventions.
When the closed mails coming from or
dressed to France shall be transported
,tween the French frontier and the Amer.
An frontier by the packets Of the Hamburg
&c, the postal administration Of France
lall pay to the postal administration of
e United States, in addition TO the Amer.
an territorial transit rates above men.
Dned. the cum of ten francs per kilo.
ANNE on letters. and the sum Of fifty
ntimes pe. kilogramme ON samnIe, AMI
.inted matter. which NAV be- CONTAINED in
csc nails.
Reciprocally, when the closed mails com.
e from or addressed TO the United States
all be transported between the American
Dntier and the French frontier by the
;ench mail packets. the United States |
ssaa aa.is' "a snal pay to the postal
l.lliIls .l".on ~ r.ance M aodltlon 10 the
nSn .ha s,rs of a. rae ABOVE men
, ,.o' w Wy 1 .an W pol hiogranhle Oh
,"nls. and nr;ntad nS ,o pc, A,I1gralnme on
pi ;ns5 anu tha nm a ,na''ef' "hlen may DC
Ttaineo on ~ enese inails.
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