Show the new postal Courent convention ion washington aug 28 tim the following has been prepared pie pared at tile the post office du department altmont aLt ment article 5 of the new postal convention concluded between the united states of america and the united kingdom of great britain arid and li eland cland on the ath day of july A D 1867 including printed papers of ill 11 kinds maps punts engravings drawings ills 10 P photographs boto graphs lithographs shoots of music ac arid and patterns and samples of merchandise dibe including seeds arid and 0 grain air shall be transmitted by eithe r office at such chaides not less than ad in tile the united kin kingdom kindom dom and go ac in the united states per 4 oz un books packets and patterns or other samples of merchandise and under such regulations us as the dispatch dispatching bing office may fal OM time to time lay down and whereas the provisions of the said article arc to be cairies into effect in each country on the of october A D 1867 it is hereby ordered that the rates of postage to be levied and collected in tile the united states on arid and after the 1st ast d day ay of october 1867 upon international newspapers printed matter and ud other postal packets enumerated in tile the said at article ait icle p posted sted in ill the united states arid and addressed to the united kingdom of gi gibat eat britain aud and ireland shall be as follows viz newspapers and unsealed sealed circulars two cents each pamphlets arid and periodicals over two ounces in weight and other painted matter except books including printed int e d papers of if all kinds maps plans engravings ravings drawings photographs alli tl li lithographs sheets of music I 1 and so forth four cents per four ounces or fi action of four ounces books bis ix cents per four ounces or action fi corrou of foai ounces patterns and samples of faction of four Oline ounces eq and it is further ordered that tile the rep regulations lations to he be tved and alid atif rc ed cd lo 10 tit the united states with to tile the printed papers of all kinds and olner postal packets iu in the said article shall be the llie following viz 1 the postage charges heidin es must in all be fiali fully prepaid sit at the office of mailing in the united states by means or of united states postage stamps affixed outside tile packet or its cover if not so prepared the packet cannot be forwarded 2 newspapers cai colars pamphlets periodicals periodical books or other printed papers including traps naps plans plane prints enc lavinge ta vinge 11 drawings photographs C lith lithographs ti graphs sheets of music etc must be wrapped or enveloped in covers open at the sides or ends so BO as to i admit of the in closures being removed for examination 3 no newspaper pamp pamphlet pet period ical or article of printed in itter ot other than book packets pac keta conti boutain any hotd euid or on whether by writing printing 4 marks or signs i 0 upon tile the covet cover 0 or r lapper thereof except the namu name and address of ihu ili person to whom it is sent the printed title of tile the publication the printed nimo name of tit the publisher publish cr or vender who bends it or in case of newspapers or other regular publication when sent dai direct act to subscriber subscribe is s from the office of publication the printed date when subscription expires it must kotcon tain a letter or any communication in writing or other inclosure 4 no book packet may contain anything that is scaled or otherwise closed against inspection nor must there he be any letter nor any communication of the basure of a letter whether sep 1 abate ai ate or otherwise unless the whole of of such letter or communication be pi printed anted but entries merely stating from whom or to whom the packet p I 1 ceet is sent bent shall not be regarded reg aided as a letter 5 no book packet roust must exceed two feet in length or one foot in width or depth 6 any book packet which vh ich is not open at the side or ends or has any in the nature letter or c communication of a lettle written in it or upon it ita cover cannot be received or forlai d d in ill tb the e mail and it is ia the duty of postmasters whenever they have ground for ting a inai infringement in gement of any or of the above conditions to pm open and exemine book packets patterns pattern sain samples packets posted at or or other oilier postal haq passing sing ahr through agh g their offices 7 patterns or sa samples aplet of dise inn must 4 riot not be of intrinsic i value which rule exal excl excludes ude fro from th the e mails all articles of a sai sa leable vable na nature milre 1 or oil wil whatever at may have a market value C of f its own apart front from its ita encio use as A 1 patt pattern erD or simple or whet e the he quantity anti of any matei ial sent osten ostensibly mil til ly rife ns a patter gattein pat tein it or sample is so cicat real that it could be fairly considered conti dered as having on this ground an intrinsic value 8 no packet of patter na its or samples ples must exceed 24 inches in ill length or 12 inches iu in breadth or depth or 24 ounces in weight 9 patterns arid and samples must not beat bear any writing other than tile address of tile the persons for whom they art an intended except the address of the sender a trade mark all and numbers and the prices of tile the articles artic lus 10 there must be no other than the patterns or samples the themselves in selves the particulars which aie allowed to be furnished under alic P proceeding rece eding resolution must in all cases be given not on loose pieces of paper but no small labels attached when patterns or samples or the bags CO containing them 11 patterns Patt tiina eins or samples must be split sent in covers open at tile the ends S so 0 as to be of if easy examination samples however of seeds itc ac which cannot be sent bent in open covers may be in bags of linen or other material faSt fastened eDed in such a manner that they may b be e readily opened for examination 12 patterns samples or other packets containing liquids liquid poisons explosive ive chemicals chemical 1 s or other articles like likely to injure tile the contents of the ma mail il bags or tile the person of any officer of the post office arc a re positively excluded from the mails 13 the law anol regulations of this department which excludes obscene books pamphlets pictures prints or 01 other publications pul locations of a vulgar and indecent dt cent character chai acter fiam the mails oatlie of the states file also to be enforced with wilh respect to books pamphlets p pictures ic tures or other publications of like character addi addressed essed to 0 the united I 1 kingdom kindom kin t dom oi 01 other foreign country 14 Lt L attis newspapers pamphlets P periodicals 0 ur or books posted in ill the url rl 11 B u 1 U united cited ri kingdom ignot ii may be at tile office nice of ail mailing 0 neon payment tent of a it m fee ot of liblit cents in ill ad digit ii to thi ordinary oid inary postage 11 chaides cli ch aiges both of which must ie be prepaid but tile the reduced ic 10 fee of eig ht cent on letters will riot not take effect until the of ol january 1868 15 or other kinds of matter book p LL acts palt P ittel eins or r samples of merchandise originating 0 ill in the united kingdom and address fd d to the uniti united d states will ile be ie e cleved in the united states fully pic paid and must be delivered free of chaice to tile party addressed addic addi essed at tile the office frice of in the united status states article 5 of the aforesaid convention also prescribes tile the following specific t to be observed and enforced in each viz viz neither office shall be bound to deliver r printed papers the importation of which may be prohibited by the laws lawa or regulations 0 of the country to which they are arc tr transmitted so long as any customs duty is chargeable 0 in tire U united cited states on oil the importation por tation front from the united kingdom kingdo ni of any of the at ai tides enumerated above abo ve such I 1 customs duty shall be in ill the united status stalls arid and the proceeds shall accrue to tile the united states biej ti ea sury except as above no charge whatever rk hallbe be levied levi edon on alic country in which international book packets and patterns or samples of meir merchandise mei chandise han dise are delivered postmasters are arc instructed to IL levy vy and lid CO collect liecbt in ill advance on ind and after the of october 1567 1867 the rates of postage 11 as fixed by this order on oil the different kinds of pt anted matter and otho other r postal packets hebein enumerated observing in strictly the regulations cs established t abolished ablis hed with respect to each cadi classification of tile a ime it le so much of tile the relates to international n new ew convention as an letters exchanged with tile the united kingdom will not talc take e effect until tile the of Jant iain 1868 arid and in tile the meantime tile the postage charge 0 on letters will continue is as at present at 24 cents per single rato rate of if balfan liala an ounce or andr but on and after the of january 1868 tho the single i g rats rate of if letters will postage tage on oil international be reduced to 1 12 cents the offices of exchange on oil tile the side of tile the united states are arc new yolk boston philadelphia baltimore portland detroit chicago arid and sari san Faran cisco 0 ALEX W I 1 postmaster general |