The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-03-06
Postal Convention between the United states Of
America and Italy.
ARTICLES

| America and Italy.
ARTICLES
Agreed upon between John A. Kason, Esq, in
vested with special Powers to this End, and
sienor Commander Don Giovanni Baro.vara,
Director General Of Posts in Italy, BY virtue OF
| his full Powers, in order to establish regular
Exchange Of Correspondence between the United
| States of America and Italy.
ARTICLE l. There shall be . regular exchange
Of correspondencs in closed mais between the
Post Department Of the United Sfases and Post
Department Of Italy, upon the conditions set forth
in the following articles:-
ARTICLE IL. The exchange Of mails shall be
rec, ed by Of the Transatlantic steamers and
Of the intermediate ryates Of transit upon which
the two postal adn,i nistratio0s tall hereafter
agree; or, in the absence of such an agreement.
each postal administration shall designate the
steamers aud the route Of transit by which the
mails which il dispatches shall be conveyei
ARTICLE III. The Offices for the exchange OF
mails on the part Of the United States, are
1st. New York.
ID. Boston
On the part Of Italy, are
1st. The travelling once from Turin to susa,
xhen the transit is by the way Of Frame and
England
I'd The travelling once from Milan to Gamer
Iafa, the travelling Ofiice from Aro.a to Maya
dina, when the transit is by way Of Germany and
Switzerland
The Pet Departments Of the United States and
Of Italy whenever they shall find it necessary,
may agree upun other Offices of exchange
ARTICLE " The following articles shall be
admitted into the mails exchanged between the
two countries. to wit: ~ Ordinary letters, 81
Registered letters; t3J documents of business AM
other written documents which have not the char
scter Of q direct personal correspondence, CIR
rected proofs, samples Of merchandise, including
grains aad eds, and rot having q mercantile
vaiue in themsel es; ~ Newspapers aud prints Of
al kinds. in sheets. in pamphlets, and in 1cks;
sheets OF music, engrav ngs, Autographs, photo
grM his dra WiuQ. az plans
ATTIC v. The weight # each packet Of SAM
ple- of merchandise snail exceed 500 grammes.
The weight OF any other packet # mailable article
shall not exceed 2 600 grsmmes: and the form Of
the packet shall be regulated by the practice Of
the desIatching department.
AR-IclE vi All mail ,ble articles, except let
tess shall he sent under band, or 50 enclosed that
postal agents in both countries may readily verify
the cont eur- of the packet
ARsELk VII The standard weight and pro-
gr,&scn r the single rate Of postage upon all ar
ricles enunsss in Article ". Of this convention
are e-tabli-h.d - follows: ~ For setters. Is
xvsmmes; O. For documentary naanurripts not
having the character Of q direct perstDA eorre-
sEordenee. fer Corrected proofs. and fT sanpaes OF
m-fchsndi-e 20 grausnass. q, Gor nevyAPers and
prints Of all kinda embracing all msiIabe artaees
not osherwfe assigned tie standard shali not be
les than % craunes in Italy, Or one ooDce and
half In tie United sfsses. 6ua saeA psse derart-
nsent may sstabli-h higher staxsdard weight q
psoRrexisn ADAPTED 10 tls insoRSR soquies0sols
icr articles Of TN cha whicA Il dDsaschss.