The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-21
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed OF The Sec3nd Session Of the
F5ifieth Congress


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United Skate5a Of America, repre-
scented by John "A. KassOny ESQ.
Special Commissioner oand the
Postal Administration of the King
dom of Italy, TepEesen ted by Cav.
aliete Advocate George s-Battista
pantesio: Director, &C., sc. q both
inEested2wifh the necessary powers
for the modification Of the cOnVen-
ton executed between the TIVE
countries under date of the eighth
July. 1863, and as provided In the
XXIVth Article Of said conven
'iiri 9 .s-qosg dlir i-auo.a 4fT as
-a5esaa dcus ARTICLE I,edf 10 TO 7raaa
Hhere-shall beta regular exc hange
of correspondence IN aclosed mails,
between theiPOst Department oflthe
United States of America aud the
postal administration of the kingdom
of Italy, as we'll for correspondence
originating In either Of said countries
and destined for the other, as for that
originating in or destined for foreign
countries to which the United States
and Italy may respectively serve as
Intermediates.
This correspondence shall embrace
the following articles; ...g..,.t -
1.sLetters, ordinary and registered.
2. Newspapers, prints OF all kinds
books, maps, plans, epgravlngss draw
ings, photographs, Autographs, sheets
of music printed or written, and pat-.
teFns1orl samples of merchandise, in
Guiding grains and seeds. u ar4se.
s.is4sH ARTICLE II. -n-H es.t pn
The offices for the exchange of the
mails shall be, on the part of the
United States, New York. ........ 81.
On the part of Italy-z,i.-a5s 3D.. .s..5a.
l. SUsa-tTaveling office. 5.
2. Camerlata-traveling office.
3. Arona-traveling office. ~
The two administrations may, by
common accord, establish additional
Offices of exchange whenever it shall
be found necessary; or suspend an ex-
isting office of exchange.
sit4aI @n ARTICLE III. I'll
Each administration shall make its
own arrangements for the despatch of
its mails to the other, and shall trans
port them at it's own expense to the
frontier Of the country of destination.
1t is also agreed that the cost of the
territorial and maritime transit of the
mails despatched by one administra-
ton to the other shall be first de-
frayed by that one Of the two admin
istratiens which shall have obtained
from the Intermediates the most ia
vorab1e pecuniary terms for such
transit; and any amount so advanced
by one for the other shall be prompt
~ reimbursed.
t-aa i~5e ARTICLE Nv. iT
The standard weight for the single
rate of postage and the rule of pro-
erosion shall be-
For letters, fifteen grains
For all other correspondence men
toned in the second paragraph of the
first article, it shall be that which the
dispatching administration shall
adopt for the mails which it dis
patches to the other, adapted to the
convenience of its interior service.
Each administration, however,
shall notify the other of the standard
weight it shall adopt, and of any sub
sequent change thereof.
The rule of progression shall al
ways be an additional single rate for
each additional standard weight or
fraction thereof.
The weight stated by the dispatch
ing office shall always be accepted,
except in case of manifest mistake.
ls aah ARTICLE v.
The single rate OF postage for the
direct correspondence is established
as follows:
For letters from the United States,
fifteen cents.
For letters from Italy, eighty cen
tesimi.
For all other correspoHdence men
toned In the second paragraph of the
first article, it shall be that which the
dispatching administration shall adopt
for the mails it dispatches, adapted
to its own convenience, but each ad-
ministration shall inform the other of
the rate it adopts, and OF any change
of it.
The postage upon any corresponds
ence, however. may be, by common
accord, modified whenever the sender
shall avail himself Of any route which
requires a higher rate than that estab-
lished by this article and the envelope
shall indicate the route preferred
either in writing or by the amount of
postage prepaid.
ARTICLE VI. EEs
The prepayment Of postage on or
binary letters between the United
States and italy shall be optional
The prepayment Of postage on all
other corresp ondence, including regis
tered letters, shall be obligatory.
The correspondence Of all kinds
which shall not be prepaid shall be
charged by the receiving administra-