The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-03-12
f0RFIcIALI
LAWS OF TaE UNITED STATES
Psssed At tie First Sessios Of tie Forty
First Congress.

first Congress.
Articles agreed upon between the Post Depar
ment Of the United States Of America repre-
sented by John A. kass n, Esqure, Specis
Commissioner, and the Postal Administration Q
the Kingdom Of Italy, represented by Cavalier
Avvoca,o George Batti>ts Tantesio, director
&C., &C., both invested with the necessar,
Powers for the Modification of the Conventiei
executed between the two Countries unie dat
Of eighth July. 1868, and provided in tn
XXIVth Article of said Convention.
AkrIcIs I. There shall be = regular exchang
Of correspondents, in closed mails, between tn,
post department of the United states Of Americ
aud the postal administrator of the kingdom o
Itaiy, As vel for correspondence originating il
or destined for foreign Countries to which the
United States and Italy may respectively serve a
Intermediates.
This correspondents shall embrace the followins
articles:
I. Letters, ordinary and registered
. Newspapers prints u all kinds. books, maps
plans, engrav.ngs, drawings, photographs. litho-
graphs. sheets of music printed written. and
patterns samples of merchandise, including
grains and seeds
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
1. Suss-traveIi NJ Office.
? Notwithstanding Office.
3. Arola-travelling Office
The two administrations NAV. by common &C.
cord. establish additional Offices If exchange
whenever it shall be found necessary or suspend
an existing OH ce of exchange.
ARTICLE Ill. Each administration shall make its
own arrangements for the despatch of its mails TO
the other. and shall transport them ct its own ex
pense the frontier o. the country Of destination.
IL Is also agreed that the cost OF the territorial
and marine transit of the mails despatched by
admin stfaton to the other shall be Il st def aged
by tha Of the two aiminiss raticns which shall
have obtained from the Intermediates the mo-t
favorable pecuniary terms for such transit; and
any amount so advanced by one for the other shall
be promptly reimbursed
Arr LIE Iv. The standard weight for the sin
gle rate Of postage ami the rule of progression
SHALL be-
For letters. fftsen grams.
for all other correspondence mentioned in the
second paragraph II the first article, it shall be
that which the despstchins administration shall
ADOPT for the mails which it dispatches to the
other, adapted to the nyeuience Of its interior
service.
Each admin strafion, however, shall notify the |
other Of the standard eight it shall adopt, and of
any subsequent change theref
sional single rate Tor each additional standard |
weight traction thereof
The weight stated by the despatching Office |
shall always be accepted, except in Csc of mani
fest mistake.
AKIIcLx V. The single rate of postage for the
direct c, correspondence is established 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 despatchiig administration shall
adopt for the mails it dispatches, adapted its
own convenience, hut each administration shall
icforn the other IF Tie il adopts, and Of any
change Of it, T.
The postage upon any correspondence. however,
may be, by common accord, nj. lifted whenever
he sender shall avail himself Of any route which
al
his article. and the envelope shall Indicate the
-oute preferred either in writing by the amount
4 postage prepaid
AkrcIk VI The prepayment of postage on
ordinary letters between the United States and
Italy shall be optional.
The prepayment Of postage on all other corre-
pondence, including registered letters, shall be
obligatory
% D. epzij shall be charged ty the receiving ad-
with fine not exceeding cents in
he United States, and not exceeding 80 centsinii
n Italy,
repaid, shall be dispatched, but shal. be charged
y the receiving administration with the deficient
.Istaxe as well the fine aforesaid.
Fractions Of cent in the United States and Il
5 centisiini in Ita.y, shall be counted .or the
all amount
AEI.cLz VII Any correspondence may be reg
stored, well that directly exchan- ed between N
he two n untries. rs that originating in either
rhich they may respectively .elve int. Inedi-
ries for registered correspondence, and vice
The International cnrr-sp ndence register ed
must always be prepaid, both the postage and
he register fee.
The fee shall be, not exceeding 10 cents in the
United a,es. and so centisini in Italy
ARTICLE VIII. Accounts between the two ad-
ILLUSTRATIONS shall be regulated rs f4lUws:
Prom the tot Il AMOUNT OF portage collected upon
etters, added To the amouAt IF ster fees ard Of
prepaid hostages upon other articles than let p
ers COLLECTED 10y each administration. II shall
educt the at tue established rates Of the in in
mediate transit of the mail. it dispatches to
he other and the balance shall be equally divided -t
etueen the two admin trstions- OF
There s.,all be excluded frum the account all 4.
mes upon III paid sufsicientiy paid correspond a.
nee, and the deficient hostages upon articles ca
.entioned in the second paragraph of tice first st
II OF which shall be retained t. the use Of the m
ADMINISTRATION which collects them.
ARIlclE IN The correspondence mentioned in m
10 secund paragraph q article first snail be de-
,asrh~d in ccuformity with the interior eystem of
10 despAtchiDg administration, but always in
nding the following rules:
,a) The correspondence must be under bands, VI
thaf the contenfs can be readily examined. III
d. There must be written communication
Lcept the date, the name Of the sender, the adj la
g. and the price. and manufacturer marks di
,on sanpl, Of merchandise. ISv
(e) No pattern OF packet may exceed sixty CEN
nsfres in length and thirty esntineters in any of
an There hall be admitted NO liquid nor other
licie which might injuie the other correspond I'D
CO, nor any article the importation Of which tu
y be prohibited by the laws or regulations Of Re-
. county Of destination. Ot
ARTICLE X. IL il expressly agreed that all in ac
national correspondence exchanged shall be x re,
,.sever NOT expressly proviied BY this conven- va
q: Provided. sersytt,less, That a'sy duty which all
y b due the Gust. upon any article under sh
laws Of the country Of destination, may be gr