The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-03-01
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the First Session of the Forty
FIRST Congress.

Articles agreed upon between the Pos; Depart
ment of the United States Of America repre-
sented by John A kass.n. Esquire, SPecia
Commissioner. and the Postal Administration o
the Kingdom of Italy, represented by CaSaiier'
Avvocato George Bstti-ta Tantesio, director,
&c, &C., both invested with the necessary
Powers for the Modification of the Convention
executed between the two Countries under date
of eighth July, let:i, and As provided IN tht
XXIvth Article Of said Convention.
ARTICLE L. There shzlI be a regular exchange
of eorrespondeuce, in closed mails, between the
psst department of the United States Of Americi
and the postal administrator of the kingdom OF
italy. n well for correspondence 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:
L. Letters, ordinary and registered
> Newspapers, prints Of all kinds, books, maps.
Plans, engravings. drawings, photographs. litho-
graph sheets Of music printed or written, and
patterns or samples of merchandise, including
Article IL. The offices for the exchange of the
mails shall be- on the part of the United States,
New York.
On the part Of Italy
I. Suss-trayell ne office.
:. Ctmerlata-trayeliing Office.
= Arula-traveiling Office.
The two Administrations NAV, by common ac-
cord. establish additional offices Of exchange
81 existing OH zee of exchange
ARTICLE Ill. Each administration shall make its
own arrangements Tor the despatch of Its mails to
the other. and shall transport them at its own ex-
pens- the frontier OF the country of destination.
IL is also agreed that the cost of the territorial
and marine transit Of the mails despatched by one
adm in istration TO the other shall be first def aged
BY tina, one Of the two administrations which shall
have obtained from the Intermediates the most
favorable pecuniary terms for such transit; and
any amount advanced by one for the other shall
Is promptly reimbursed
AKTIcLE ". The standard weight for the sin
lie rate of postage and the rule of progression
For letters. fifteen grams.
For al other correspondence mentioned in the
second paragraph Of the first article, it shall be
that which the Gespatching administration shall
adopt for 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 Of
any subsequent change thereof
The rule of progression shall always be an addi-
tiOnal single rate Tor each additional standard |
weight OF fraction thereof
The weight stated by the despatching Office |
shall always be accepted, except in Case of mani
f=st mistake
ARTICLE v 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 centisimi-
For all other correspondence mentioned in the
second paragraph of the first article, it shall be
that which the despatchiug administration shall
ADOPT for the mails it dispatches, adapted to its
own convenience, bur each administration shall
i-for the other If tie rate It adopts, and Of any
change of it.
The postage upon any correspondence however,
aay be, by common accord. MT iIfied whenever !
The sender shall avail himself OF any route which
requires a higher rate than that established by
is article. and the envelope shall Indicate the
octe preferred either In writing or by the amount
4 pcsta-e prepaid.
ARrIcLk VI The prepayment of postage on
ordinary letters between the United States and
.aiy shall be optional
The prepayment Of postage on all other CORE
pJndence, including registered letters, shall be
obligatory
Tie correspondence of all kinds which shall not
e prepaid shall be charged by the receiving adj
with fine not exceeding cents in !
he United States. aad not exceeding 80 centisimi
n Italy,
The correspondence Of any kind, insuficien.Iy
repaid, shall be dispatched. but shalt be charged
y the receiving administration with the deficient
,1stase as well as the fine aforesaid.
Fractions of one cent il the United States and /
{ centisfmi in Italy, shall be counted Tor the
oil amount
ARTICLE VII. Any correspondence may be reg
stored, Is well that directly exchans ed between
he two countries, that originating in either 1
I them and destined to other foreign countries to
. hich they NAY respectively serve intermedi-
registered correspondence and vice versa
The international correspondence registered
must always be prepaid, both the postage and
he register fee
The lee shall be, not exceeding 10 cents in the
United ates, and 80 centisimi in Italy.
Article VIII Accounts between the two adj
z Illustrations shall be regulated as follows:
From the total amount Of postage collected upon
tiers, added to the amount Of reg -ter fees and q
I prepaid hostages upon other Articles than let p
ers a. collected by each administration II shall +
iuct the Gust at the established rates of the in
er;ne,iiate transit Of the mails it dispatches to
he other and the balance shal be equally divided .,
.et ~esl the tvo admin trations- To
There saai be excluded from the account all 4
ines upon unpaid iiisuiCiently paid correspond a
.Gce, ami tie deficient hostages upon articles e
uentioned in the second paragraph of al ticle first
Il OF which shall be retained u the Use Of the !,
ADMINISTRATION which collects them.
ARLICLx IN The correspondence mentioned in | n
he second paragraph u article first shall be de-
patched. in euuf5fmiJy with the interior system OF
ne despatching administration, but always III
!uding the following rules:
al The correspondence must be under bands, VI
. ,ha; the contents can be readily examined. In
D. There must be no written communication
kept tbs date, the name of the sender, the adj
res. and the price. and manGfacturers' marks Il
.Jlll s2mpi, of merchandise. s
tc.l No pattern or packet may exceed sixty Gen.
aieLrrs in length and thirty centimeiers in any o
Their dimension. u
"a , There shall be admitted no liquid nor other
-ticle which might iniure the other correspond a
ace any article the importation Of which L
~ be prohibited by the Laws regulations OF Il
.e count y % destinations o
AzTIcLE Y. Ii Is expressly agreed that all in a
cores ondenee exchanged shall be az r,
NOT the Country If destination from any charge
iaateyer not expressly provided by this conyen- VI
~: Freritsd. Eere,thfisSs, That auy duty which Al
ay be due 10 the upon any article, unGer i
% laws If the country of destination, may lie 2
4lectesi
iETIcLE ". The two administrations shall es- p
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