The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-12-09
oFFIoIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE
FIRST SESSION OF THE FORTY
FIRST CONGRESS,
Postal Coaeeptioa Jeilceen The UiteR
Stqts IF Amcrica and Ray
ARTIOLES

/
! invested with Special Powers to thisEnd, aid
Signor Commander Don Giovanni Bprbavart
/ Director General OF Posts. of Italy. by Virtue
OF his full Powers, In order. to establish reg
ular Exchange Of Correspondence between
lhe United Sta,es OF America and Italy
NRTlcLE | There, shall be regular
| sSr haoge of correspondence 10 closed
mr's, between the Post Department Of
lbt United States apd Past Department
Of Italy, upon the conditions sci forth
in ,he following articles
ARTICLE II The exchange Of mails
shall be effected by means of the trans.
tiantic. steamers aud of the inIermedi-
ate routes of transit upon which the two
postal administrations shall hereinafter
agree; or in the absence ofsuch an agree.
mtnt, each postal ADMINISTRATION shall
designate the sleomers and the 7oute Of
transit by which Ihe two postal adniniss
trations shall hereinafter agree or in
the absence of such an agreement, each
postal administration shall designate the
steamers and the route Of transit by
By which the mails which it dispatches
shall be conveyed.
ARTICLE Ill, The Offices for the pxs
cb,nga ol mails nm tbo mr., of ,bo uni
ted St,tes ara
l. New York.
g, Boston.
On The mar, Of I,,Iv orc-
Ist Tho trovslling orico f,oo, Torio
10 Susa wh.o the trepsit is bv the
way or F,anca and Enoland
Oh Tha iTavellina ofi,c fran Milan
IN Csmerlo,a ar Tho trnvel,ing orf,c
from Aroma 10 Mogadino wb.n The iran.
si, IL hy nav oI Gsrm,nv md Swnge,.
lord Wy
Tbc Pas, Dar,r,msn,s of tina Uoi,cd
s,o,oo and T,oip wbcreyor ,bov NH
ga !, rscos.o,g NAV osroo nnoD o,bor
olT;ces Of excbaooe
ArrTcIr IN Tho fo,Iov;rg or,;,la,
shall h. sdmi,,ed in,o ,bo m,ils ev
cb,rosd between the lwo conn rios IN.
No. a1 5f1 -o,,,;Na,y lst,aro. IoI pa,;.,.r,
ed ie1est+ffo3 psyasucnis business
and other written documents which have
not the character of a direcl personal
correspondence. corrected proofs. samp.
les of merchandise iaelpding grains and
seeds. ana not having a mercantile val
ue in themselves: (4) Nsw1pSpers and
prints Of all kinds, 10 sheets, in pamph
lets and in books: sheets of mu.ic, en-
Cravings, autographs. drawings, maps
and plans
ARTICLE V. The weight Of each pack
ct of samples of merck ab'li'e shall not
exceed 500 grammes. The weight of
any other packet oI msllabe articles shall
not exceed 9 O00grammes: and the form
Of the pocket shall BE- regulated by the
practice oil The despaiching department.
ARTICLg vi. All availsbie articles,
except letters, shall be sent under band,
or so enclosed that postal agents in both
ounries NAV readily veriEy The contents
ofthe packe,
ARTICLE VII. The standard weight
and progression for The siogle rate OF
postage upon all articles enumerated 10
Article w Of this convention are Os,ab
lisbed as follows. on For letters Is
rrammes: (e) For documentary manu.
,cr,p,s no, haviog the character ofa di-
rect persounl correspondence, for cor.
rrcted proofs, and for SAMPLES of mer-
chandse 40 gr4mnes (3) For news.
D,nsrs and pr,n,s Of all kinds, embrs
cing all m,iiabIe articles not otherwise
...i,ned ,bo standard shall moi he less
than 40 pmmmes in Italy. or one ounce
and n half in the United Srass. but
each most deparrmpot NAV establish n
higher standard weight of Progression
ad + ,,sd 10 its in,erior rcouirements for
articles of ,hp class which it dispatches.
Apr1c,e VII Tb, prepoyment of
,o.,ose nnoo ordinary letters cxebone,
Cd hotUeen ,be IJrited States and Italy