Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-04

Ba,n,ta a.qsslflie, Dirssior, fer Se oeh ~
2 odfioa oJ is Convention rrfettsd bsf,ssen IKE |
ftso COaRfrici Hndsr date ~ tAs si0hh J1g 1893,
a.groviaed fHihs iKxIPfh Article Of saIa Cos.
ARTIcts |. There shall be regular er-
change Of correspondence, in closed mails,
between tho post department OF tho United
States OF America aud tho postal adminlt-
traitor OF tho Kingdom Of Italy, as well for
correspondence orlglnatlng in either Of said
eouutties and destined for tho other, a. for
that originating In or destined for foreign
Italy may respectively serve as intermudl.
aries. This correspondence shall embrace
the following articles; 4. Letters, ordinary
and registered; Q. Newspapers, prints Of all
Kinds, books, maps, plans, epgravingS, draw
Jugs, photographs, lhhography, sheets OF
music, printed or written, and patternA or
samples Of merchandise, including grains and
aeeds.
ARTICLE II. The Offices for the exchange
o. malls shall be, on the part Of the United
States, New York, On the part Of ItalYi !.
susa, travelling once; D. Cemerlata, travel
Ing oCicei 8. Aroma, travelling office. The
two administrations may, by common ac-
cord, establish additional Offices Of exchange
whenever II shall be fonnd necessary; or sus-
pend an existing Office OF exchange.
ARTICLE ILL., Each admlnlstratIon shall
make Its own arrangements for tho despatch
OF lts malls TO the other, and shall transport
them at its own expense TO tho frontier Of
tho country Of destination. 1t Is also agreed
that the cost OF the territorial aud maritime
transit OF the malls despatched by. one ad-
uninistratlon TO tho other shall be 1rst de-
frayed BY that one OF tho two admlntstra.
lions wkleh shall hare obtained from tho In.
termediAries tie most favorable pocuninry
terms for such transit; and any amount so
advanced BY ono for tho other shall be
promptly reimbursed. .. F......r
ARTICLE ". The standard weight for tho
single rate ofpostage aud the rnle Of pro.
yrcssIon shall boz, For. lettors, 1ftoen grams.
For all other correspondence mentioned In
tho second paragraph Of tho flrst article, II
shah be that which the despatchIug admin
istratlon shall adopt for the malls which II
dispatches to the other, adapted to the con-
venlcnce OF its interior service. Each ad.
Inlnlstratlon, however, shall notify tho other
OF the standard weight II shall adopt aud Of
any subsequent change thereof. The rule Of
progression shall always be an additional
single rate for each additional standard
weight or fraction thereof. Tho weight
stated by the despatching Office shall always
be accepted, except 10 case Of manifest mis-
take. '''s.-
ARTICLE v. The single rate OF postage for
the direct correspondence Is established as
foilows: For letters from the United States,
nteeu ceuts. For letters from Italy, eighty
centeslmi. For all correspondence mem
toned In the second paragraph OF the hrst
article, II shall DO that which the despatch.
Ing administration shall adopt for tho malls
II dispatches, adapted to its own conve-
nience, but each administration shall inform
tho other Of the rate i adopts, and Of any
change OF II. The postage upon any cor
respondence, however, may be, by common
accord, modified whenever tho sender shall
avail himself of any route which requires a
higher rate than that established by this
articlc, and the envelope shall indicate the
route preferred either 10 writing or by the
amount Of reslage prepaid - -r..-.. o..
ARTICLE VI The prepayment OF postage
on ordinary letters between the United
States aud Italy shall be optional. Tho pre-.
payment Of postage on all other corroGpond-
ence, Including registered letters, shall be
| obligatory. Tho correspondence OF all kinds
| which shall not be prepaid shall be charged
| by the receiving administration with dne
not exceeding cents In the United States,
| aud not exceeding 80 centeslmI In Italy.
The correspondence Of any kind, insufficient.
| " prepaid, shall be despatched, but shall be
| charged by tho receiving administration
With the deficient postage, as we'll as the
ane aforesaid. Fractions Of cent IN the
United States and Of ceutesinl In Italy,
shall he counted for the fun amount.
ARTIcLEVu. Any Correspondence may DO
| registered, as well as that directly exchanged
between the two countries, as that origl-
mating 10 either OF them and destined to
/ other foreign Countries to which thoy may
respectively serve as Intermediates for regis
| tered correspondence, aud pieS rsrSd. The
| International correspondence registered must
always be prepaid, both the postage and the
register fee. The fec shall be, not exceed.
Ing 10 cents IN the United States, and 80
/ centeslmi In Italy.
ARTICLE VIII, Accounts between the two
administrations shall DO regulated as fol-
lowsi From the total amount OF the postage
l collected upon letters, added to the amount
| OF register fees, and OF prepaid postageA.u pou
other articles than letters rs collected BY
each administration, 1t shall deduct the coat
| at the established rates OF the intermediate
| transit Of the malls Il dispatches to thu
other, and the balance shall be equally dl.
Isyided between the two administrations
| There shall DO excluded from the account all
dnes upon unpaid or insuf1lclently paid cor.
| respondeneo, and the deficient postages upon
articles mentioned in the second paragraph
Of article first, all OF which shall be retained
to the use Of the administration which col
| lects them. .mr..r. .a. ......
sARTIOLH TX. The correspondence men.
II NlouOh hh0 pNOOuu Vi
nrst shall be despatched In conformity with
the lntorior system OF tho despatehing ad-
mlnistration, but always including the fol,
lowing rules (d.) Tho correspondence
must DO under hands, so that the contents
eau DO readily examined. co., There must
DO no written Communication except the
date, the name. Of the sender, the address,
aud the price, and manufacturer marks
upon samples OF merchandise. (e.) No
l nallnTn nnPEOL RNpaAd
meters In length and thirty ccntimcters in
any other dlmeusion. (d.) There shall be
admitted no liquid nor other article which
might lnjure the other Correspondence, moi
any article the importation orwhich may be
prohibited by the laws or regulations of the
country OF destination. O.
ARTICLE X. II Is expressly agreed that al
international correspondence exchanged
shall be exempt 10 the country of destina
ton from any charge whatevernot expressly
| provided by this convention Provided, Heg,
srthslssS, That any duty which may DO due
to the customs upon my article, under the
laws Of the country Of destination, may bC
i collected.
| > ARfIoLn XI. The two administration.
shalI establish by common accord, and Ia
conformity with the arrangements 10 force
at the time, tho conditions upon which the
two Offices may respectively exchange In
| open lnhlls tue correspondence originating
| In or destined 10 foreign countries to which
they may reciprocally serve as uterine
diaries. IL IL always understood, however,
that such correspondence shall only be
charged with the international postage es
tabllshed by this convention, augmented by
the postage due to foreign countries, or fol
other exterior service.
ARTICLE XII. ThepOst departments OF the
United States and Of Italy reCprocally on.
gage to transport gratuitously across thell
respective territories all correspondence
which shall be exchanged IN closed maili
with any countries to which they may re-
spectively serve as Intermediates ProDidsC
dlpdys, That such conveyance shall b.
effected by the ordinary means of mail con
yeyance In uSei and that the countries tax
Ing the benefits OF such gratuitous service
shall rcclprocally accord the like privilege
Of free transit across their respective terri
tories. For the transport Of closed mails b.
either Standardization for the other by sea
the following rates are nxod to be charged
and received by the administration render
Ing the service, viz; (d) For transport
across the waters Of the Atlantic ocean,