The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-30
La,es Passed 6y the Second Session Of
the F0rtieth Congress.

. DEIWceU tuG UOot NOE&NtIIGAN "a AAG
United States of America and 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:
/. Letters, ordinary and registered.
2. Newspapers, prints OF all kinds,
books, maps, plans, engravings, draw
ings. photographs, Autographs, sheets
of music printed or written, and pat
terms or samples of merchandise, In
Guiding grains aud seeds.
ARTICLE II.
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-traveling Office.
2. Camerlata-traveling office.
3. demonstrating office.
The two administrations may, by
common accord, establish additional
offices Of exchange whenever it shall
be found necessary; or suspend an
existing Office OF exchange.
ARTICLE III.
Each administration shall make its
own arrangements for the dispatch OF
its mails to the other, and shall trans
port them at it's own expense to the
frontier of the country Of destination.
Tt is also agreed that the cost of the
Territorial and maritime transit of the
-,.sI-1 oz .oEahaH huona aA administration
to the other shall be first betrayed by
that n of the two administrations
which shall have obtained from the
Intermediates the most favorable Pc
cuRiary terms for such transit; and
any amount so advanced by one for the
other shall be promptly reimbursed.
ARTICLE Nv.
The standard weight for the single
rate OF postage and the rule of pro-
gressien shall be: +.
For letters, fifteen grams.
For all other correspondence men
toned in the second paragraph of the
first article, il shall be that which the
despatching administration shall adopt
for the mails which it dispatches to
tie other, adapted to the convenience
of its interior service.
0aChd ntAOhs AOWC "a 0AAAA
notify the other of the standard
weight it shall adopt, and of any sub
seduent change thereof.
The rule of procession shall always
be an additional single rate for each
additional standard weight or fraction
thereof.
The weight stated by the despatch
ing Office shall always be accepted.
except in a case of manifest mistake.
ARTICLE ".
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 correspondence men
toned in the second paragraph o
the first article, it shall be that which
the despatching administration shall
adopt for the mails 1t dispatches
adapted to its own convenience, bu
each administration shall inform tn
other of the rate it adopts, and of an,
change of it.
The postage upon any correspond
ence. however, may be, by commoI
accord, modified whenever the sende
shall avail himself of any route whic
REQUIRES a higher rate than that estaE
lished by this article, and the enve
b shall Indicate the route preferre
either in writing or by the anount
postage prepaid.
ARTICLE VI.
The prepayment of postage on ord
nary letters between the United State
and Italy shall be optional.
The prepayment of postage on Q
other correspondence, including regi
tered letters, shall be obligatory.
The correspondence of all KNIT
which shall not be prepaid shall |
charged by the receiving administri
ton with a fine not exceeding 3 cen
IN the United States. and not excees
inc 80 centesimi IN Italy.
The correspondence of any kin
insuficiently prepaid, shall be d
spatched, but shall be charged by Il
receiving administration with Il
deficient postage, as well as the ii
aforesaid.
Fractions OF one cent in the Unit
State aud OF 8 centesimi in Italy, shi
be counted for the full amouRt-
ARTICLE VII.
ANY correspondence may be re
istered, as we'll that direcf
exchanged between the two cou
tries, as that originating in eitf
of them and destined to other foreis
countries to which they may respC
lively serve as Intermediates for re
istered correspondence and Vice per-
The international correspondent
registered must always be prepai
both the hostage and the register Fl
III r. I'LL 10 not axann1fn~
cents in the United States, and
centesimi in Italy.
ARTICLE VIII.
Accounts between the two admin
t~rations shall be regulated as follow
From the total amount of the pc
age collected upon letters, added
the amount of register fees, and
prepaid hostages upon other artic
than letters as collected by each
ministration, it shall deduct the c
at the established rates of the I'M
mediate transit of the mails it
spatches to the other, and the bala
shall be equally divided between
two administrations.
There shalt be excluded from
account all fines upon unpaid or
sufficiently paid correspondence,
the deficient hostages upon arti
mentioned in the second paragrap
article first, all of which shall be
tanned to the use of the admins
ton which collects them.
ARTICLE TX.
The correspondence mentlone'