The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-08


states OF America, represented
by John A. KNsson, Esquire, spe-
cial Commissioner, and the Postal
Administration OF the Kingdom
ofIta1y, represented by Cavnliere
ADVOCATE George Battista Tante-
sio, Director, &C., &C., both In.
vested with the necessary powers
for the Modification of the con-
vention executed between the two
countries under date ofthe eighth
July, 1858, and as provided In the
xxIvth article OF said conSen.
tion.
ARTICLE l.
Their. shall be . regular exchange Of CORE.
spondence, In closed mails, between the Post
Department Of tho United States Of America
and the postal administration Of the kingdom
Of Italy as we'll for correspondsnee original
ing In either Of said countries and destined
for foreign countries to which the United
States and Italy may respectively serve as
This correspondence shall embrace the fol.
lowing articles:
|. Letters ordinary and registered.
2. Newspapers, prints Of all kinds, books,
maps, plans, sngravings, drawings, photo.
graphs, Autographs, sheets Of music, printed
or written, and patterns or samples OF mer.
chandise. including grains and seeds.
ARTICLE IL.
The Offices for the exchange Of the mails
shall DO, on the part OF the United States,
New York.
On the part of Italy
!. Susa-traveling office.
2. misunderstanding office
3. Arona-traveling Office.
Tho two administrations may. by common
accord, establish additional Offices Of OK.
change whenever It shall Be found necessary,
s.kt- an II
ARTICLE III.
Each administration shall make its own
arrangements for the dispatch Of Its mails to
the other, and shall transport them at Its
own expense to the frontier Of the country OF
destination.
1t Is also agreed that the cost of the terri.
torial and maritime transit Of the mails dis
patched by one administration to the other
shall be frat betrayed BY that one Of the two
administrations which shall have obtained
from the Intermediates the most favorable
pecuniary terms for such transit; and any
amount so advanced BY one for tho other
shall be promptly reimbursed.
ARTICLE ".
The standard weight for the single rate Of
postage and rule Of progression shall be-
1. For letters Is grams
2. For all other correspondence. mentioned
in the second paragraph Of the nrst article.
~ tuhi W tuat WulCu tuo uispAtCulnK humtn-
istration shall adopt for the mails which II
dispatches to the other, adapted to the con.
veuionce Of its interior service.
Each administration, however, shall notify
the other Of the standard weight 1t shall adopt.
and OF any subsequent change thereof
The weight stated by the dispatehing Office
shall always DO accepted except in case Of
manifest mistake.
ART v.
Thu al rafa IF nost M NJ he dir.ct .or
respondence Is established as follows:
For letters from the United States, fifteen
cents.
For letters from Italy, eighty centesimi.
For all other correspondence mentioned
10 the second paragraph Of the frst article, II
shall DO that which the dispatching admins
tration shall adopt for the mails 1t dispatched
adapted to Its own convenience, but each ad.
ministration shall inform the other Of tho rate
1t adopts, and Of any change Of 1t.
The postage upon any correspondence, how.
ever, may be, by common accord, modified
whenever the sender shall avail himself Of any
route which requires q higher rate than that
established BY this article, and the envelope
shall indicate tho route preferred either in
writing or BY the amount of postage prepaid.
ART. VI.
The prepayment Of postage on ordinary
letters between the United States and Italy
shall DO optional.
The prepayment Of postage on oil other cor
respondence, including registered letters, shall
DO obligatory.
The correspondence Of all kinds which shall
not be prepaid shall be charged by the receiv.
Ing administratioa with 4 foe not exceeding
cents in the United States, and not exceed
ing 80 centesimi in Italy.
The correspondence Of any kind, insufi.
GENTLY prepaid, shall be dispatched. but shall
be charged by the receiving naturalization
with the deficient postage, as we'll as the fine
Aforesaid.
Fractions Of one cent in tho United St at.s,
and Of 5 centssimi in Italy, shall DO cou ntsd
for tho full amount.
ARTICLE VII.
Any correspondence may be registered, as
we'll that directly exchanged between the two
countries. as that originating in either Of them
and destined to other foreign countries to
which they may respectively serve as inter
mediaries for registered correspondence, and
rice peTga.
The International correspondence registered
must always be prepaid, both the postage and
the register fee.
The fee shall DO, not exceeding 10 cents
In the United States, and SO oentesimi In
Italy.
ARTICLE VIII.
Accounts between tho two administrations
shall be regulated as follows:
From the total amount Of tho postage col.
lected upon letters, added to the amount Of
register fees, and Of prepaid hostages upon
other articles than letters rs collected by each
administration, It shall deduct the cost at the
established rates Of the intermediate transit
OF the mails 1t dispatches to the other, md the
balance shall be equally divided between the
two administrations.
There shall DO excluded from the account
all hnes upon unpaid or insutficisntly paid
correspondence, and the deficient hostages
upon articles mentioned in the second para.
graph Of article 6rst, all Of which shall be TO.
tanned To the use Of the administration which
collects them.
ARTICLE TX.
The correspondence mentioned in the second
paragraph Of article first shall be dispatched
In conformity with the interior system Of the
dispatching administration, but always includ
Ing the following rules
a. The correspondence must be under
bands, so that the contents can DO readily ex
amined.
ID There must be no written communica.
tion except the date the name Of the sender,
the address, and the price, and manufac-
tursrs marks upon samples Of merchandise.
(el No pattern or packet may exceed sixty
eentimetrss In length and thirty csmtimetrei
in any other dimension.
ID There shall be admitted no liquid noi
other article which might ipjure the othel
correspondence, nor any article the importa
ton OF which may be prohibited BY the lawi
or regulations Of the country Of destination.
Article X.