The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-03-11
t0RRIClALl
LAWS OF rHE UNITED STATES
Passed at tie First Session of tie Forty
Frat Congress.

Articles agreed upon between the Post Depaf
mens OF the United States Of America repr
sented by John A. kass.n, Esquire, Specii
Commissioner, and the Postal Administration
the Kingdom of Italy. represented by Cavalier
Avvocato George Bafti>ts Tantesio, director
&C., &C., both invested with the necessar
Powers for the Modification of the Conventicl
executed between the two Countries unoer dat
Of eighth July, 1865. and rs provided in tn
tAxIVth Article Of said Convention
- ARTICLE I. There shall be a regular exchang
Of correspondence. in closed mails, between tn,
post depar. ment of the United states of Americ
. and the postal administration of the kingdom o
Italy, as well for correspondence originating il
OF destined for foreign countries to which tn,
United States and Italy may respectively serve a
intermsdaries.
This Correspondence shall embrace the followin.
articles:
1. Letters, ordinary and registered.
2 Newspapers, prints Of all kinds. books, maps
plans, engrav.ngs, drawings, photographs. litho-
graphs. sheets Of music printed or written, and
patterns or samples of merchandise, including
grains and SEEDS
mails shall be, the part of the United States,
New York.
On the part Of Italy
l. Srs,-travel! NJ Office
= Cameriafa-travelling Office
:. aroaa-traveliHg office-
The two administrations NAV. cy common &C.
cord. establish additional effices of exchange
whenever it shall be found necessary or suspend
an existing off 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 at its own ex
pense the frontier o. the country of destination.
1t is also agree! that the cost of the trr itorial
and marine transit Of the mails despatched by
admin stf alton to the other shall be first def aged
ey tina. Of the two administrations which shall
lave obtained from the Intermediates the most
favorable pecuniary terms for such transit; and
any amount advanced by one for the other ehali
be promptly reimbursed
Article ". The STANDARD weight for the sin
gle rate of postage ami the rule Of progression
For letters, fifteen grams.
Eor all other correspondence mentioned in the
second paragraph VI the FIRST article, it shall be
that which the de patching administration shall
ADOPT for the mails which il dispatches to the
other, adapted to the convenience Of its interior
service.
Each administration. howeeer, shall notify the
other Of the standard weight it shall adopt and Of
any subsequent change there'f
The rule of progression shall always be an addi-
tionai single rate TOR each addifiousl standard
weight or fraction thereof
The weight stated by the despatching Office |
shall always be accepted, except in c-se Of mani
fest m.-tske.
AkrrcLs v The single rate of postage for the |
direct correspondence Is established as follows:
For letters from the United states fifteen cents.
For letters tom Italy. eighty centisimi.
For all other correspondence mentioned in the /
second araxrsph Of the first article, il shall be
adopt for the mails it dispatches, adapted its
own convenience, hut each administration shall
Inform the other Of the rate it adopts and Ct any
change Of it,
may be, by common accord, us iIfied whenever
the sender shall avail himself If any route which
requires a biz her rate than that established by
lhis article, and the envelope shall Indicate the
route preferred either in writing by the amount
4 pastags prepaid.
ARf,cLk VI The prepayment of postage on
ordinary letters between tie United States and
Italy shall be optional
The prepayment of postage On all other corre-
'pondenc-, including registered letters, shall be
obligatory
The correspondence of all kinds which shall not
,e prepaid shall be charged ty the receiving adj
slinistration with u fine not exceeding cents in
he United States. and not exceeding 30 centisn,i
n Italy,
Tue correspondence of any kind, in-udcieniIy
,repaii shall be dispatched, but shall be charged
~ The RECEIVING administration with the deficient
.sta,e. well as the fine aforesaid
Fractions Of cent in the United States and |
{ ) eenfismi in Itay, shall be counted ior the
all amount
AR-.clE VII. ANY correspondence may be reg
..ered, as we'll that directly exchan- ed between ,
he two untries, as that originating in either
4 them and destined Go other fhreign countries to
Shich they may rsSpec lively serve as intes mei-
ries fo- reg steIei correspondence and vice Versa
The international correspondence registered
aust always be prepaid, both the postage and
ne register Iee
The fee shall be. not exceeding 10 cents in the
'nised a;es. and so eentisini in Italy.
ARTICLE VIII. Accounts between the two adj
n mi. trations shall be regulated as fJilows:
Sfon the tot i amount OF postage cpllectsa upon
:; :ers sisd 10 the aniouht Of register fees and O
prepaid posfages upon other articles than LET p
rs a. coiected ty each administration, it shall i
eiuct the At tue established rates Of the in
,rnediass transit Of the mails it dispatches to
he other and the balance shall he equally divided
ssve~n the two admini trarions. Io
There sail be excluded frum the account all Z,
mes upon paid nsufficiently paid correspond a
nee, and the deficient hostages upon articles e:
eptioned in the second paragraph Of ticle first,
l o. which shall be retained - the vf the m
which collects them.
AxiICLx TX. The correspondence mentioned in N
10 second parlgr.Ih a: article first shall be de-
,atched in cunfoI NIFTY with the interior system of
% deslafeling administration, but always in
ading the allowing rures:
(a-) The correspondence must be under bands, "
that tine contents can be readily examined. IL
o. There must be NO written Communication
cept the date, the name Of the sender, the ad Ia
o. aui the price, and Manufacturer marks di
IN sampi $ Of Merchandise. lSv
e No pattern or packet may exceed sixty CEN
c:r-s ia length and thirty crntime'ers in any Of
aer Gimessi,n. Inn
dl There hall be admitted no liquid nor other
icis vhMh might injuie the other correspond ad
e. nor any article tho importation of which tu
y be prohibited by the laws regulations OF Re
count If destination. ot
ARzi.Lg n Ii il expressly agreed that all in ac
national correspondence exchanged shall be *
yt the country Il destination from any charge gr
,tevsr not expressly provided BY this conven- va
D: Iroridss, nsrsytt,tess That ANY, duty which all
be due the Gust upon any article, under sh,
l.ss Il the Country Of destination, may be gr
eesed.