The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-03-20
ARTICLES

ARTICLES
Agreed upon between Jim A Kasson, Esq, in
vested with ecial Powe to this Ind, an
signor Commander Don Giovanni Barbavara
Director General If Poss in Italy, by virtue O
his full Powers, in order to est 'blish rexula
Exchange Of Correspondence between the Unite,
| States of America and Italy.
| ARTICLE l. There shall be a regular exchang,
| of correspondence in closed mais between tn,
Post Department of the United STATES and Pos
Department Of Italy, upon the conditions set forth
| in the 70 lowing articles:-
| Article H. The exchange of mails shall bt
effec ed by means of the transatla tic steamers
of the I'M ermediare r,ufe. of transit upon which
| the two postal administrations sta,l hereafter
agree; or, in the absence Of such an agreement.
each postal administration shall designate the
| steamers aud the route of transit by ~hich the
| mails which it dispatches shall be conveyed.
ARTICLE III. The offices for the exchange OF
mails on the part Of the United States. are-
list. New York.
ID. Buston.
On the part Of italy, ae-
LIST. The travelling office from Turin to Susa,
when the transit is by the way OF France and
England.
I'd. The travelling Office from Milan to Gamer
lata, or the travelling office from Aro' to Maya
dine, when the transit is by way Of Germany and
Switzerland
The Post Departments Of the United States and
of Italy whenever they shall find it necessary,
may agree upon other Offices Of exchange
ARTICLE " The following articles shall be
admitted into the msils exchanged between the
two Countries to wit: % ordinary letters; (2)
Registered letters; t3D documents Of business and
other written documents which have not the char
acter Of direct personal correspondence, Cor
rected proofs samples If merchandise including
grains and eds, and rot having a mercantile
vaiue in themsel es; a. Newspapers and prints of
all kinds. in sheets. in lsmphlets and in b oks;
sheets Of music. eDgravings, Autographs, photo
graz b>. drawing, m ps, and plans
ATTIC = w. The weight each packet Of sam
pies Of merchandise shall not exceed SOL grammes
The weight OF any 81, hrr packet mailable articles
shall Not exceed 1900 gIammes: and the form If
the packet shall h. regulated by the practice Of
the desraiching depar ment-
ARTICLE VI al mail Bile articles. rx ept let
re- s. shall he sent ua,ler bard, enclosed thar
postal agents in both Countries may readily verify
the cOnten,- of the packet
ARtIcLE VII. The st ,niard weight and pro-
gr. sson the sin rate Of postage upon all ar
ficles enune afe, in Art Gle ~. Of this nvent n
are e~tailli>h.d as follow-: ~ Dor letters Is
g. For commentary manuscripts not
having the character Of direct pers nal core
spondence fer corrected proofs. and for sampls Of
merchandise 10 grsmm S: (3) unew-lapers and
prints Of all kinds embracing all mailabie articles
not "therwi-e assigned the standard shall not be
ess than ~ ,rammes in Italy, or one once and a
half in the United states; hut each poet depart
nent may establish 4 higher standard weight of |
prpgression adapted to its interi.r requirements
or articles Of this claas which IL dsepatchss.