, 1869-02-05


T6cE0RGE BATTISTA TANTESI0, DIREO. !
T0R ko.. &c. BOTH INVESTED WITH The
NECESSARY POWERS FOR TIE MODlFl-
CATION OF THE CONVENTION EXECUTED
PETWFEN THE TWO COUNTRIES UNDEk
DATE OF THE EIGHTH JULY, 1853, AhD
As PROVIDED IN TIE XXlVrH ARTICLE
OF SAID CONVENTION.
ARTICLE l.
There shall be a regular exchange OF cores
nondence in closed mails, between the post de-
psrtment of the United States Of America and
he nostal administration of the kingdom OF
ItaIv as we'll for correspondence originating IN
eitber of said countries and destined Tor the
othsr as for that originating in or destined for
foreign countries TO which the United states ana
Italy may respectively serve as intermediarles'
Y This correspondence shall embrace tue ioiIo"'
ing erticles
i. Letters ordinary and registered.
q Newspapers, prints of oil kinds, BOOKS
maps, plans, engravings drawings, photographs,
Autographs, sheets of music printed or wrltten'
and patterns or samples of merchandise, inelud-
ing grains and seeds
ARTICLE II.
The Offices for the exchange of the mails shall
be, on the part of the United SAtesi new lotk'
On the part Of Italy
l. Susa-travelling Office.
g. Camerlata-traveling office.
3. Arona-trayelling office.
The two administrations may, by common ac-
cord. establish additional Offices of exchange
whenever it shall be found necessary or sus-
pend an existing office of exchange.
ARTICLE Ill.
Each administration shall make its own ar
rangements for the despatch Of its mails TO the
other, and shall transport them at its own exN
pense to the frontier of the country OF Destination
II is also agreed that the cost Of the territorial
and maritime transit of the mails despatched by
one administration TO the other shall be hrst
defrayed by that one of the two ADMINISTRATORS
which shall have obtained from the intermedlaN
ries the most favorable pecuniary terms for such
transit; and any amount so advanced oy one ior
the other shall be promptly reimbursed
ARTICLE ".
The standard weight for The single rate OF
postage and the rule OF progression shall be
For letters, fifteen grams.
For all other correspondence mentioned in the
second paragraph OF the first article, it shall be
that which the despAtching administration shall
adopt tor the mails which it dispatches 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
ofany subsequent change thereof
The rule of progression shall always be an ad'
ditiouaI single rate for each additional standard
weight or fraction thereof.
The weight stated by the despatchng office
shall always be accepted, excePtin case OF mani"
fest mistake
ARTICLE Y.
The single rate OF postage for the direct cor'
respondence is established AS follows:
Far letters from the United States, fifteen cents
For letters from Italy, eighty ceDtesiml.
For all other correspondence mentioned in The
second paragraph, OF the hrst article, II snail OF
that which the despatching administration sha!
lie - Aa5 oh az ed n
own convenience, but each administration shal
inform the other of the rate it adopts and Of auy
change of it.
The postage upon any correspondence, how
ever, may be, by common accord modihet
whenever the seDder shall avail himself OF an!
route which requires higher rate than tia
established by tbs article, and the envelope shal
indicate the route preferred either 10 writing o.
by the amount of postage prepaid.
ARTICLE vi.
The prepayment of postage on ordinary letter
between the United States and Italy shall b
optional.
The prepayment Of postage on all other CORES
poudence, including registered letters, shall b
obligatory.
The correspondence of all kinds which shal
not be prepaid shall be charged by the receivln
administration with fine not exceeding cent
in the United States, and not exceeding 80 cen
tesimi in Italy.
The CORES pondence of any kind, insufficient
prepaid shall be despatched, but shall b
charged by the receiving administration with th
deficient postage, as well as the tine Aforesaid.
Fractions OF one cent in the United States, an
of 5 centesimi in Italy, shall be counted for th
full amount.
Article VII
Any correspondence may be registered, as we
that directly exchanged between the two eoun
tries, as that originating in either of them 40
destined to other foreign countries 10 which the
NAV respectively serve as intermediates 70
registered correspondence, and piee versa
The international correspondence registere
must always be prepaid, both the postage an
the register fee.
The fee shall be, not exceeding 10 cents in ;h
United States, and 50 centesimi 10 Italy.
ARrIcLE VIII.
Accounts between the two Administration
shall be regulated as follows
From the total amount of the postage colleete
upon letters, added to the amount Of register fee
and of prepaid postages upon other articles tha
letters as collected by each administration,
shall deduct the cost at the established rates
the intermediate transit Of the mails it despatch
es to the other, aud the balance shall be equal
divided between the two Administrations.
There shall be excluded from the account a
fnes upon unpaid or iusuiieiently paid CORE
pondence and the deficient poslage upon artiel
mentioned IN tne secpuu OF hElc
first, all Of which shall be retained to the use
the administration which collects them.
ARTICLE TX.
The correspondence mentioned 10 the secoI
paragraph Of article 6rst shall be despatched
conformity With the interior system Of the de
patching administration, but always ineludil
the folnwing rules:
(d.) The eorrespondenee must be under bant
so that the contents can be readily examined.
(bD There must be no written communicate
except the date, the name of the sender, The a
dress, and the price, aud mauufaeturers' mar
upon samples Of merchandise.
le.) No pattern or packet may exceed siI
esuumeIers 10 length And thirty eentimetsrs
Any other dimension.
(d) There shall be admitted 20 LIQUID or otl
article Sheh might injure the other eorrespou
euee, nor any article the Importation Of Ehi
may be prohibited BY the laws or regulations
the eountry OF destination.
ARrIcLE x
II Is expressly agreed that all information
eorresPondeHee exchanged shall be exempt in