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1921 League of Nations - Treaty Series. 317
services, shall be applicable in the Principality of Liechtenstein in the same manner as in Switzerland.
Competence in penal matters.
Article 3.
Cases of infringement of the fiscal laws of the Condeferation which require to be brought
before a court shall be tried in the first instance in the Court of the Principality at Vaduz.
The Cantonal Court at St. Gall is appointed as Court of Appeal, and the Swiss Federal Court
at Lausanne as Court of Cassation.
Oficial Marks and Designations.
Article 4.
i. The postal, telegraph and telephone offices in the Principality of Liechtenstein shall be
styled offices of the Principality of Liechtenstein, although they shall be exclusively under the
control of the Swiss Postal, Telegraph and Telephone Administrations.
2. In so far as arms and national colours appear in inscriptions, stamps and official seals of
the post, telegraph and telephone offices of the Principality of Liechtenstein, the arms and colours
used shall be those of Liechtenstein.
3. Officials of Liechtenstein nationality employed in the Principality shall, if required to
wear a service-cap, affix to it the Liechtenstein badge.
Postage Stamps.
SECTION II.
POSTAGE STAMPS, CHARGES AND DUES.
Article 5.
i. The Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein shall, at its own expense, manufacture
its own postage stamps, which shall be issued and employed by the Swiss Postal Administration
in the post offices of the Principality, in accordance with the regulations in force for Swizerland.
The Government of Liechtenstein may sell its postage stamps on other premises forstamp-collecting
purposes only.
2. Swiss postage stamps may not be used in the Principality of Liechtenstein or issued in
Liechtenstein post offices unless for the moment no Liechtenstein postage stamps should be available.
The value of stamps thus sold shall, after deduction of the prime cost of the stamps, be
credited to the Principality of Liechtenstein.
3. The postage stamps of each country shall be accorded in the other country the same legal
protection against forgery etc. as is applicable to the stamps of such other country.
Charges and Dues.
Article 6.
I. For the postal, telegraph and telephone services between Switzerland and Liechtenstein
the same charges and dues shall be levied as for the Swiss inland services. For the postal, telegraph
and telephone services between Liechtenstein and foreign countries the same charges shall be
made as for the Swiss services with foreign countries.
2. The right to immunity from payment of dues in the Principality of Liechtenstein shall
be subject to the same regulations as in Switzerland.