Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-25
OFFICIAL.
Postal Convention with Ita,,

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the htngdom Of ka,y. repressnfed by CaraI;,r,
AEroeato George Bsftsssa Faatesio, D,r,c,oy.
dc. dc, both tsrested ritA the neeessdry Poacers
fer the hodifcaten Of the Come ntion e1scutsd
oe'oeen we tlco Countries under date of tAe
Clghp. July, j. O., preetded in the Il TFIVLL
Article Of said COarention.
ARTICLE L. There shall be q regular ex-
change OF correspondence. in closed m ails re-
tween the post department OF the Unlted Stat a
OF America and the postal administration Of
me Kingdom OF Italy, as we'll for cores pom.
destined for the otner, az for thai orr ri sting
ID or destined fer foreign countries 20 vvb Gu
tue United States and Italy NAV respectively
se.m ss.ss IS hntermsdaIIes ned TINS coIrespendsncs
ters, ordinary and registered. .. Newspapers,
prIrs OF all KINDS, books. maps plans, en-.
saxings, Cravings: photographs, Autographs,
sneets OF music, printed or written, and pat-
terms or samples Of merchandise, including
grams and seeds. NJ u
ARTICLE IL. The Offices for the exchange of
malls shall be. on the part of the United States,
New u lork. On the part of Italy, Susa-
travelling Office 3 Oarierlata-traveliing
administrations may, by common accord es-
tabilsh addiiional Offices of exchange whenever
II shall he found necessary; or suspend an ex.
IstIng cface of exchange.
make It's own Arrangements for the des patch Of
It's mails 70 the other, and shall Irans port them
az its own expense to the frontier OF the coun-
Try OF destination. 1t is also agreed that the
cost OF the territorial and maritime trans Of
the mails despatched by one ADMINISTRATION to
the other shall be first defrayed by tha, one OF
thetwo administrations which shall have OBJ
tanned from the In nternediart-s the most f4vor-
able pecuniary terms for such transit; and any
smount so advanced by one for the other snail
be promptly REIN bursed.
ARTICLE ~. The standard weight for the
single rate OF postage and the rule of progres.
SION shall be;-For letters. fifteen grams. For
all other correspondence mentioned in the Sec
ond paragraph of the first article. IL shall be
that which the despatching administration shall
adOpt for the mails which it dispatches TO the
TIor service. Zach administration. however,
shall notify the Other OF the standard weight il
snaII adopt and Of any subsequent change
ways be an addItional single rate for each ad-
dluonal standard weight or fraction thereof
The weight stated by ths despatching onice
shall always be accepted, except in case of
manifest mistake.
AKTICLEV. The single rate of postage for
the direct correspondence Is established as fol-
lows For letters from the United States, fit-
teen cents Fer letters from Italy, eighty GEN.
teSiIni- For all correspondence mentioned IN
the second paragraph CT the first article 1t shall
be that which the despatching administration
shall adopt for the mails it despatches, adapted
TO ITS own convenience, but each admin ns,ra-
uon shall inform the other of the rate It adopts
and OF any change oft. The postage upon any
CORES spondenee, however, may be, 6y com.
mon accord, modified whenever the sender
shan avall himself Of any route which re-
quIres higher rate than that established by
1hIs article, and the envelope shall indicate the
Ioute preferred either IN writlng or by the
amounI OF postage prepaid.
on ordinary letters between the United states
and Italy shall be optional. The prepay ment
of postage on all other correspondence, in.
cludlne registered letters, shall be bligatory.
The correspondence OF all kinds which shall
not be prepaid shall be charged by the receiv-
ing administration with fine not exceeding
cents in the United States, and not exceeding
30 centesImI in 1taly. The correspondence Of
any kind, ms ofhcientiy prepaid, shall be de-
spate he'd, but shall be charged by The receiving
administration with the deficient postage, as
we'll as the fine Aforesaid Fractions or one
cent in the United States and of centesim,
IN Italy, shall be counted for the rull amount
ARTICLE VII. Any correspondence may be
registered, as well thAI directly ex xenans. ID be-
tween the two countries, as that orig na Ting in
eIfher Of them ana cstined to other foreign
Countries 10 which they may respectively serve
intermediarles tor registered cogrespon
GeIce, and rice reTsd. The International cor
respondence registered must always be pre-.
The fee shall be, not exceeding 10 cents in ths
L tnited States, and 30 centesImi 10 Italy.
ARTICLE VIII. Accounts between the two
administrations shall be regulated as follows
Prom :he total amount OF the postage col
1ected upon letters, added TO the amount of reg
Isier fees. and Of prepaid postages upon other
ministratIcp, shall ded net the cost at the es-
tablisned rates Of the intermediate transit of
the mails It despstches to the other, and the
ba-ance shall be equally divided between the
two Administrations. There shall be excluded
from the account all fines upon unpaid or in.
Sufficiently paid correspondence, and the def
Gent postages upon articles mentioned IN the
second paragraph OF article first. ali Of which
sball be retained TO the use OF the administra.
ton which collects them.
ARricLB TX The correspondence mentioned
IN the second paragraph Of article first shall be
despatched IN conformity with the interior sys-
TEN OF the despatching administration, but
always including the following rules :-ta.)
The CORES pondencs must he under bands so
that the contents can be readily examined. (b.(
There must be no written comm uu catIon
except the date, the name Of the sc nder, ths
address, and the price, and manutacturers'
marks upon samples of merchandise. (c) No
pattern or packet may exceed sixty centimetefs
in length and thirty centimsters in any other
dimension (d) There shall be admitted no
liquid nor other article which might iujare the
Ctner correspondence, nor any article the i'm
pcrtaiiOn Of which may be prohibited by the
laws or regulations of the country OF destina-
tion.
ARrIcLEX. 1t is expressly agreed that all
International correspondence exehan ged shan
be exempt in the country Of destination
from any charge Whatever not expressly
provided by this convention PfOrid>d,
n>r.ytA>less, That any duty which may be due
10 the customs upon any article, under the
laws Of the country Of destination, may be col-
l6cted.
ARTICLE Nj. The two administrations shall
establish by common accord. and in conformi.
~ with the arrangements IN force at the time,
the conditions upon " nicn ths two offces may
Tepectively exchange In open mails the CORES
countries 70 which they may reciprocally serve
a. Intermediates IL Is always understood,
however, thai such correspondence shall only
be charged with the International postage es-
tabIished by this convention, augmented by the
postage due 70 foreign countries, or for other
exterior service.
ARTICLE MI. The post departments OF the
United states ah6 OF Italy reciprocaliy engage
TO transport gratuitously across their respective
territories ali correspondence which shah Be-
10 which they nay respectively serve as inter-
mediariss; PrOrsded aiscays That such con.
yryance shall be effected by the ordinary
means Of mail conveyance In use; and that the
countries taking the bens0ts Of such gratuitoas
service shall recapsocslly accord the like priv.
1lsge Of free transif across their respective ter.
ritories. For the transport Of closed mails by
either administratioa fof the ether BY sea. the
following rates are Axed TO - charged md re-
eeived BY the administration reAdoging ths
service, VIZ fa) For transport acroes the
waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Q cents per single
letter rate, and - csnts Isr kllogrSn nes Of
oiher eorrespondsuce- (bl For trapsport across
the waters Of the Pactne Ocean, 70 cents per
single letter rate, and - csno per knoGram net
OF other corrapondsncs. (e) FOR transport
ACROSS the Medlterranoon Sea. - ceuteDtmt per
ID grams Of letters net. md 81 cenAstmt tpee
kilogram net Of other correspondence. (d) For
internediate territorial transport eoco eomtn.
isiraton shall charge and receive the amount
which II shall have actually paid for ths &C.
count Of the other.
ARTICLE XIII. rne accounts between the
two admlnlItrarionR anzn he statAd QuarteYlY.