Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-08
vsss XXI.
O r IC UAJ .

Postal Adm mi stratiou of the Kingdom of
Italy, rvPrssent.d BY Csvaliere Avvocs.
&C, kc., beth invested with the neces-
sary powers for the Modification of the
convention executed between the two
ce11trles under date Of The eighth Jniy.
1868. and as provided iRthe XxIvth arsi.
che Of said csn<eatien.
ARTICLEI.
ahere shall be regular exchange of cerrcs-
pcndence, in closed mails, between the post
department of the Unrsed States Of America
oad the postal admin istration of the kingdom
o. Italy, as Well for correspondence originating
N either OF saE countries and destined fer the
'othtr as for that originating in or destined for
fore gn countries to which the United States
and Italy may respectively serve as interme-
diaries.
This correspondence shall embrace the fol-
lowing articles: q .f-rs -lTu
/. Letters, ordinary and registered.
maps, plans, engravings, drawings, photo
graphs, Autographs. sheets of music, printed
or written and patterns or samples Of mer.
chandise, tRcluding grains and seeds
ARTICLE IL
The Offices for the exchange OF the mails shall
be, on the part of the United States, New
York.
On the part Of Italy
/. Susa-tEavelling Office.
.. CamerlIa-travelling Office.
3. Arona-travellingo ofiice..
The two administrations may, by common
accord, estsslish additional Offices of exchange
whenever il shall be found necessary; or sus-
pend an existing Office of exchange.
ARTICLE III.
Each administration shall make its own ar.
rangements for the despatch OF its mails to the
other. and shall transport them at its own ex-
pense TO the frontier of the country Of des1na-
ton.
1t is also agreed that the cost of the terrific
rial and maritime transit Of the mails des.
patched by one administration to the other shall
be nrst betrayed by that one of the two admin.
istrations which shall have obtained from the
lntermediaries the most favorable pecu mary
terms for suca transit; and any amount so ad-
Nanced BY one for the other shall be promptly
reimbursed.
ARTICLE
The standard weight for the single rate of
postage and the rule Of progression shall be
For letters, fifteen grams.
For all other correspondence menhoned in
the second paragraph of the first article it shall
be that which the despatching administration
shall adopt for the mails which 1t dispatches
to tbe other, adapted To the convenience of its
interior service.
Each administration, however, shall notify
the other of the standard weight il shall adopt.
and OF any subsequent change thereof
The rule OF progression shall always be an
additional single rate for each additional stand
ard weight or fraction thereof.
The weight stated by the despatching Office
shall always be accepted, except in case of
manifest mistake.
ARTICLE V.
Ihe single rate of postage for the direct cor.
respondence is established as follows:
For letters from the United States, fifteen
cents.
For letters from Italy, eighty centesimi.
For all other CORES spondence mentioned i'm
the second paragraph of the first article, lit
shall be that which the despatchng admins
rauon shall adopt for the mails ii dispatches,
adapted to its own convenience, but each ad-
mlnistration shall inform the other of the rate
IL adopts, and of any change of it.
The postage upon any corresp spondencp. how
ever, may be, by commen accord, modified
whenever the sender shall avail hrnself OF auy
route which requires higher rate than that
established by this article, and the envelope
shall Indicate the route preferred either in
"Iltlnk or 10y the amount OF postage prepaid.
ARTICLE VI.
The prepayment of postage on ordinary let.
ters betweea the United States and Italy shall
be optional.
The prepayment of postage vn all other cor.
respondenee, including registered letters, shall
be obligatory.
The correspondence of all kinds which shall
not be prepaid shall be charged by the receiy.
ing administration with a fine not exceedino
cents in the United States, and not exceeding
30 centesimi in Italy.
The correspondence OF any kind Insufficient.
ly prepaid, shall be despatched; but shall be
charged by the receiving administration with
the deficient postage, as well as the fine afore.
said.
Fractions OF one cent in the United States,
and Of centesimi in Italy, shall be counted for
the full amount.
ARTICLE VII.
Any correspondence may be registered, as
well that directly exchanged between the two
countries, as that originating in either Of them
and destined to other foreign countries to
which they may respectfully serve as inter.
mediaries for registered correspondence, and
uIee reTsa.
The International correspondence registered
must always be prepaid, both the postage and
The fee shall be, not exceeding 10 cents in the
United States, and 50 centesimi in Italy.
ARTICLE VIII.
Accounts between the two adnfa STATIONS
shall be regulated : follows.
Prom the total amount of the postage collect
ed upon letters, added to the amount of register
ices, and OF prepaid postages upon other arti-
cles than letters as coliested by each admins.
tration, it shall deduct the cost at the estab-
lished rates of the intermediate transit OF the
mails II despaIches to the other, and the bal
ance shall be equally divided between the two
administrations
There shall be excluded from the account all
fines upon unpaid or insufficiently paid cor
respondence, and the deficient postages upon
articles mentioned in the second paragraph of
article first. all of which shall be retained to
the use of the administration which collects
them.
ARTICLE TX
The correspondence mentioned in the second
paragraph OF article first shall be despatched in
conformity with the interior system of the
despatching administration, but always includ-
ing the following rules:
(a.) The correspondence must be under
bands, so that the contents can be readily ex-
amined.
(b.) There must be no written communica-
tion except the date, the name Of the sen der
the address, ano the price, and manufacturers
marks upon samples Of mere chandise
(c.) No pattern or packet may exceed sixty
eentimetres in length and thirty centimetres in
any other dimension.
. (d) There shall be admitted no LIQUID nor
other article which might injure the other cor
respondence. nor any article the importation
of which may be prohibited by the laws or
regulations OF tho country of destination.
ARTICLEX.
1t is expressly agreed that all International
correspondence exchanged shall be exempt in
the country of destination from any charge
whatever not expressly provided by this con-
venti0n: Preceded, nerertAeless, That any duty
which may be due 10 the customs upon any
article, under the laws of the con utry OF destf.
nation, may be collected.
ARTICLE XI.
The two administrations shall establish, by
common accord, and in con forInity with the
arrangements in force at the time, the condi.
tions upon which the two offices may respec.
lively exchange in open mails the correspond
ence originating in or destined to foreign coun-
tries 10 which they may reciprocallY serve as
Intermediates. II is always understood, how
ever, that such correspondence shall only he
charged with the international postage estab-
Iished by this convention, augmented by the
pos, age due 10 foreign countries, or for other
exterior service. .-... .-..... ....-
ARTICLE XII.
The post departments Of the United States
and of Italy reciprocally engage 70 transport
gratuifously across their respective territories
all correspondence which shall be exchanged
in prloeed mails with any countries to which