The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-03-04
[OFFICIAL-l
LAWS OF TaE UNITED STATES
Passed at the First Session of the Forty
FIRST Congress.

Articles agreed upon between the Post Depart
ment of the United states of america repre-
eented by John A. kass n. Esquire, specia
Commissioner. and the Postal Adm ni-tratiun a
the Kingdom of Italy, represented by Cavalier
Avvocato George Batri>t. Tanre-io, irector
Sc. &c, both inve-tei with the necessar.
Powers for the Modification Of the COnve1fi I
execute between the two Caunrri-s un date
OF eighth July I,t-i. and provided IN ths
NXIyth Article Of said Convention
Article 1. There shall be a regular exchange
of correspondence. in ei.sed mails, between he
post depar menf of the Unitei states If Am-ric
aud the postal administrator Of the kingdom 81
Isaiy, as well FIR correspondence originating in
or destined for foreign countries 10 which the
United states and Itiy may respectively serve as
Intermediates.
This cocrespcunen,e shall embrace the following
articles
l. Letters ordinary and registered
= Newspapers. prints IF all kinIs books maps.
Hans, eDsrav.ngs drawings, photographs, ltho-
graphs. sheets Of music printed or written. and
Patterns or samples of merchandise, including
grains and SEEDS
ARTICLE IL The offices for the exchange Ct tie
mails shall be, the part of tie United States,
Ses York
TN the part Of ltay.-
/ SusI-travell n Office
Notwithstanding Cfice
:. ArOla-travelIiug o,tce.
TlIs two administrators NAV, ~ common &C
cord establish additional ,fiices # exchange
Wherever " snail be IJuHd necessary or su>irHI
existing Of &c Of exchange
ARTICLE III. Each administration shall make lis
arrangements Tor the des ateh II it, mails 10
the other and slla transport them It lis cwn ca
re-e u the frontier o. the country Of destination
II Is aisp agreed that tn est Of the rritorial
and marine transit of the Ii dis de- patched ty
ilnin stiat N to the other stall te 4 II def aged
ty tha Of the two TIN n!stra tcus which shall
have obtained from the interim diaries the most
favorable peeunfary terms for such transit; and
any amount - advanced by ON for the other shall
he promptly reimbursed
AzrI-LE w. lhe standard weight for the sin
gle rate of postage AMI the rule Of Progression
shall be-
For letters fifteen grams.
For all other correspondence mentioned ia the
second paragraph II the first article, II shall be
that which the tespatchinc administration shall
aiort FIR the mails which it Dispatches to the
other, adapted 10 ihe convenience OF its interior
service.
Each admin istra,ian however, shall notify the
other of the standard ght il shall adopt and of
any subsequent change theretf
The rule Of progression shall always lie an addi-
ti0Ial single rate tor each additional standard
weight or fraction thereof
The weight stated by the despat hing office !
shsli always be accepted, except In Csc Of mani |
fest mistake
direct correspondence Is established ss fellows:
For Letters from the United States fifteen cents |
For letters from Italy. eighty C-uti-in.i.
For ali ether corre-pOnience mentioned in the /
second paragraph Of the first article, it shall be
that which the Gespatching administration shall
adopt f,r the mails it Dispatches, adapted 10 lis
convenience, Tut each administrative shall
i.fJru the other Of the rate II ADOPTS and Ct any
change Of it,
The postage upon any correspondence however.
NAV be, by Common accord, Ills died whenever
the sender shall avail lims.if Of any route which
IeqgIres higher rate taan that established by
tins article and the envelope shall Indicate the
TJute preferred either in whiting Ut by the amount
If postage prepaid. /
Article VI The prepayment Of postage on
ord nary lie tiers between tie United States and |
Italy shall tie optional t.
1he prepayment of postage ali other CORE
sP7ndence, including registered letters, shall be
obligatory
The correspondence of all kinds which shall not
lie p eTrsi1 shall be charged iy the receiving ad-
IlIini-tration with fine lot exceeding cents in
the tnited States, and not exceeding 80 centisimi
in Italy,
Tue correspondence Of any kind, insuficiently
prepaid, shall be dispatched, but shall be charged
by the receiving administration with the deficient
postage. well as the fine afiTesait-
Fractions of one cent II the United States and
IF eentisimi in itaiy, shall he counted Tor the
full amount
AKI.cIg VII. Any correspondence may be reg
Istered. well that directly exchan- ed between
the two c Juntries, that originating in either
II them AMI destined 20 otherf reign countries TO
which they may respee lively serve as inteIued-
aries registered correspondence, and vice Versa
The international correspJnience registered
must always be prepaid, both the postage and
the register fee.
Ths f. shall be. rot exceeding 10 cents in the
United ates. and 50 centisinii il Italy.
AEIIcLE VIII. Accounts between the two adj
N Ii-tr4tiOni shall lie egu,ared as llJws:
From the tot Il a Mount Q: postage collected upon
Letters added 10 the amouAt u reg strr fees, and
Of prepaid hostages upon other articles than let
tiers a, collected each administration shall
.I,ct the ctst established rates Of the in
trrulrJiate transit of the mall it dispatches to
d other and the balance cha II lie equally GiyiGed
between the two adnlipi traiiOns- liz
There sal be excluded froIn the account all I
hes u,lu paid CT iLsufcisIltiy paid correspond
cnce and tue deficient Hostages upon articles {
f4eutoHei in the second paragraph Of al tcie nrst,
O. which shall be retaiEei q the Ess If the I
Z. .;uin straiion which collects them.
AEIICLE IN The correspondence mentioned Ill | q
the second paragraph q: article hrst sisil be de-
patched in confJrniity with the iute-iOr system of
Jne GesIatching administration, lCt always In
ulIrE the flowing ruIes:
al The correspondence must be uHde- bands, y
- that tue con; eats can be readily examined. I
ID There llust be written communication
-xc,pt the date the name Of the sender, the al |,
Esss aad the price. and manufacturer marks I.
pm -aHpi Of Merchandise 5
(c , No pattern packet nay exceed sixty Gen.
metres length and tAIrry ceEtliletefs IN an. O
Their oiiselsion- Ia
td1 There shsll be admitted no liquid nor ether
rt;c.e which might injuTe the other correspond a
nee nor any article TIE impoI taiion Of which t
i,y Be- prohibited by the laws regulations OF r
he count ' of destination. 0
AYTTLE y. 1t il expressly agreed that all IN a
I'm sto.l clrrtsyo udence exchanged shall be ex
M in the country If stinaiiJn any charge
lrlteyer not expressly provided by this conven- Vi
on: Pho. del tersfit, 3ss, That any duty vhIat al
sy be due - the upon any article, unsier Il
,e laws Of the country Of destination, I1ay lie g