The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-30
ARTICLE x.

ARTICLE x.
It is expressly agreed that
all international correspondence
exchanged shall be exempt In the
country of destination from any
charge whatever not expressly pro-
vided by this convention: PROVIDED,
nevertheless, That any duty which
may be due to the customs upon any
article, under the laws of the country
of destination, may be collected.
ARTICLE XXI.
The two administrations shall
| establish by common accord, ana In
conformity with the arrangements In
force at the time, the conditions upon
which the two offices may respectively
exchange in open mails the cores
pondence originating IN or destined
to foreign countries 20 which they
NAV reciprocally serve as intermedI-
aries. 1t is always understood, how
ever. that such correspondence shall
only be charged with the Information
al postage established by this onven
ton, augmented by the postage due
to foreign countries, or for other ex-
terror service.
ARTICLE XII
The most departments Of the United
States and Of Italy r~eciprOeally en-
gage to transport gratultously across
their respective territories all CORE
| spondence which shall be exchanged
in closed mails with any countries to
which they may respectively serve as
| Intermediates Provided always, That
| such shall be effected by
| the ordinary means Of mail conveyance
in use; and that the countries taking
the benefits Of such gratuitous service
| shall re~ciprocally accord the like privl-
lege of free transit across their re-
spective territories.
For the transport of closed mails
/ by either administration for tire other
by sea, the following rates. are liked
to be charged and received by he
administration rendering the service,
viz:
(a) For transport across the waters
of the Atlantic Ocean, s cents per sin
gle letter rate; and L cents per kilo-
gram net of other correspondence.
(b) For transport across the waters
of the Pacific Ocean, 10 cents per
single letter rate, and 20 cents per
kilogram net of other correspondence.
(c1 For transport aeloss the MedI
terranean Sea, 80 centesimi per 30
grams of letters net, and 60 centesimi
per kiIogram net of other CORES
pondence.
Id For immediate territorial trans
port each administration shall charger
and receive the amount which itshall
have actually paid for the account of
the other,
ARTICLE XIII.
The accounts between the two adj
ministrations shall be stated quarter
ly, and transmitted and verified as
speedily as practicable; and the debtor
Office shall pay the balance found due
to the creditor office, either by ex-
change on London or at the debtor
office, as the creditor office may de-
sire.
The rate for the conversion of the
money of the two countries shall be
fixed by common agreement between
the two offices.
!, ARTICLE XIV.
When in any port of either country
a closed mail is transferred from one
!, vessel TO another, without any ex-
pense to the office q fthe country where
the transport is maze, such transfer
shall not be subject to any posta
charge by one Office against the other.
. ARTICLE XIV.
CORES pondence exclusively relating
!, to the postal service shall be trans
I nitled on both sides free of all
charge.
y ARTICLE XVI.
Letters wrongly sent, or wrong
: " addressed, or not deliverabl
Z for whatever cause, and all reg
7 istered correspondence not de
o liverable for any cause, shall be re
}, turned as promptly as practicable t
+ the originating office, at its cost. ii an
q cost is incurred. Any hostages on re
u turned correspondence which ma
have been charged -against the return
ing office shall be discharged from tn
j. account.
8 All other correspondence whie
cannot be delivered shall remain 8
II the disposition of the receiving &C
ministration.
ARTICLE XVII.
Is Small sums Of money may be mutt
'e ally transmitted from one country
a. the other by means of postal none
rs orders and the rates and condition
l. may be arranged by agreement b
tween the two departments, as soC
u as sHch arrangement may be tour
convenient.
10 ARTICLE XVIII.
ne The two administrations shall
concert establish detailed regulatiot
ed for the execution of these article
all and both the articles and the reg
~lations may be modified from time
time by accord of the two administr
tions, as the ~exigencies of the servl
t1v may require.
IN ARTICLE XIX.
Ter This convention shall take effe
yn on the first of April next, and shi
&C. continue In force until one year fro
sg- the time when one of the contracti-
parties shall have given the 9th
Ice notice of its desire to terminate
i'd, unless sooner terminated or modlh
ee. by mutual agreement.
~ ARTICLE Xxx.
This convention shall be ratified
the part of the United States by t
Postmaster-General and on the p:
u.s. of Italy by the Direetor-General
vs.: Posts, and the ratitications exchang
ST as early as possible. ~.
to In testimony whereof, the two co
of missioners have subscribed tn
les names and affixed their seals there
adj Done at Florence in duplicate or
iOst inal. this eighth day of Novemb
ter A. d. eighteen hundred and six
de- seven.
nee TsEAL. JOHN A. kAssoN.
the SDecidl Commissioner, dc. DE
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