The New York herald., 1875-07-12
THE POSTAL TREATY.
THE voRNATroN or A GENERAL UNIos-TExT
or rlr AoRErMENT SIGNED AT BERSR

October o. 1874 concerning the formation OF gen.
erai postal union, win doubtless be Of grea: inter
ess 70 HERALD readers. This treaty, AZ signed,
wash the French language only, an English trans.
lation having been added In Washington. The
plenipotentiaries OF Germany, Austria, Hungary,
Belgium. Denmark, Egypt. Spain, the United
States France, Great Britain, Greece Italy, Lux
embourg Russia Norway, the Netherlands Por-
tuSal, Roumanla Servia, sweden. Switzerland.
and turkey participated in this convention, and
forned under the title OF
GENERAL POSTAL uNIoN.n
single postal territory for the reciprocal ex-
change Of correspondence between their Post
0tnces.
Tbe articles OF the agreement explain them
selves, and are aboutias follows:-
spulations treaty shall extend to letters,
psteras isgsS ara sc%SsfsSsi ia
unon ana nie nded Ior another those countries They
snail also apply the exchange by post Of the articles
SG's ana Sreiss % Union sSca
Fse General Union rate Of
age fixed centmes for the single prepaid
SPo Is 70 zach IN Sssr s e iSi ice
% oNs aS c6s
eS oe. OF 60 Sed0
weight shall be red Hgs s's fhe te gea5ge rne
for every fifteen Sramnes teen granmess
THs CHARGE ON % UsrAID LETTERS LIT oc,os
tnaon on prepaid cors The prepayment OF post cards
At os at on 10 PAID WITH
to round on The fractions For all conveyance By sea sea
district Of the Union ss there may be JOINED c TO s 5sl n"
Sa halt or the general UScn rate
paid letter The general Union rate for lssa sna
papers, stitched or bound books pamphlets music.
snd Potess s' Of f'; SaSoas 1inds whsthsr Rintsd
d or % %e as for ae psS
packet Nevertheless as measure OF conversion the
ne % ne a ar sUw Sd e
Every packet Which does not exceed fty sSampass in
e nas be be
sass or every fifty grsmmes or traction Of a ran,nies
miles an he e Of q the Union Sc
FS Weight q Ss arSes above is szsd
2 amss DssiSTns e aod ISa q o
ernmen OF each country Of the Union the right re-
spsoeS in the eresent ardes With regard to which the
% & f sS bsy hs S se obs
SerVsa Sc i '"Ol'A0D 4la 'l'ula'l'il A-'' '' ''eA w.
erces no. registered The charge to be made for reg
made in the interior service q The country
OF % the n s Of hs G srs sha s
paid nds mniy Of nity francs TO the sender or at his
tie erritOry in the nsritime s:rviee Of which the
%s1s rs q as
Of such country the office not responsible for the loss
payment d This Indemnity shall be effected with the
5sai Fa the year a
eeanS no Sa on woh e es s
""' p'''eN PREPAYMENT OF POSTAGE
S poase y, stamps or STAMPED G enGye9gss valid M
papers unpaid insuficlenty paid shall not Ie Tor
patd be charged unpaid etters AFTER deGaetns
IL Sn % ne ssmpS No or ha s
ebsgsd for the % Of postal articles within
las ssy sSIoSsl s %NSe oSs
Seina reafss.sd, snteS the service q Snctnes
spordence resiys to the postal service exempt nom
Of postage 10 allowed.
Union. Consequently there shall be iall and entire
unioS Ssng SEND TscproSsy, iS' Il r ansis ses
to he wants the trao and the e5gencies Of the
" n % s &
Ss Se 70 e acSe s hS nye the
s pacs by @ se oyer % S exceeding & so nautical
he expense Of which this seryce snail
have the right to payment Of the expenses attending
Of the e,pondence c orwsrded IN transit s
consent an aGeDaIt Of sue ,pch
essn Sas serve as !ae basis 1 the aGconas Of the post
Re Vi on-tirst in any Important moddca ton in
TIE direction Of the correspondence second at the ex
fhsse provslons are not applicable to the Indian mail
4caoss TERniroRY OF UNITED STATES
Of America by tue railways between new YORK and San
iect OF special arrangements between the post offices
Ares II Of the treaty deals with the relations Of the
Of ts rSa aSp Th Ia S: foreign to
lions which now exist or which may be concluded be-
% .s be SsySna s union
... .,,. THE sxca1SGs s OF o. LETTERS TIERS
snail form the subject Of ulerior arrangements be
tween Zoe various countries or groups OF countries com
SqIs5Pns q II: present treaty no, involve
country any restriction the right of the contract
a. to md establish more restricted anions with
we" TO progressive Improvement OF postal rela
Postal Congress ErOysss t9a; % shall Be
snail oo conducted under the surveillance postal
nini.tIa.lop and the expenses o. this ONCE shall Be
cs shall be charged with the duy Of collecting, pub
concerns the International postal service OF giving,
tue ,ea1e; q the parties eSnSeped an opinion upon
modifying the detailed regulations; OF notifying altcra
t.rnsuoial accounts and working out ali questions
toe Interest Of the union union; =, nj. .rn,v,.,
between more members OF the union TO the I'm
Se G y S % oa.h
Of the oicss concerned shan cho9se enother momber
The decision OF the arbitrators shall be given by
absolute majority OF votes
Ia case oi an equality OF votes tho nrtiirators shall
choose with the view of settling the difference another
adninstration equally unintcrestcd in the question
dispute
Article 10 provides for meeting OF the Congress at
least every three with view Of pcrfecting
the system the union. Each country has one vote
Bsci country may be represented either by
oral delegates by the delegation OF another country
gates ei one country can be charged with the repre-
sent Of two countries only including the they
represent rhe next meeting shall take place at Paris in
laL nevertheless the period OF this meeting may be
third at least of the members of the union.
The present treaty shall come into force on the 1st Of
July, lS75 II u concluded for three years from that
date When that term Is passed 4 shall be considered
Is Indefinitely prolonged but each Contracting party
yv have the right to Withdraw from the oh Civ
ing notice one year in advance.
TIE sIGNERS OF TUE TREATY
were Joseph H. Blackfan, for the United St1tes,
and Pienlpotentiaries from oil the states In
cuded IN the Postal Union.
Tne formal ratification ey the Hon. Marshall
Jewell Postmaster General, and It's approval by
the President OF the United States makes its ratI-