Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-14

lofk buAll make UP closed MAIN ioi wv -
change Office Of Italy, Snaa, Turin traynl-
| ing ofnre, ana this Italian exchange ONCE
shall mako up closed malls for New l9rk:
ARTICLE II. Each mall exchanged bo-
| tween the two administrations lhnll DO &c.
| companled by a letter bill showing tho post
aRes, the charges Of Transit, tho fees, etc.,
accruIng 10 each ONCE upon the Inherent
kinds OF correspondence. Inc form OF ina
| letter bill shall follow the models A and u,
i hereto annexed, and shall consecutively be
| numbered by the dtspatehing ONCE during
i each calendar year. Tho receiving ofice
shall Acknowledge lh receipt By the next
despatch. -g1l- ss. r
ARTICLE III. The exchange offices shall
divide the correspondence which they
despatch into suitable number OF sep
arate packages, according TO the letter bill.
Each Of these packages shall bear tho
/ proper etiquette and number corresponding
10 the letter bill. ..
ARTICLE ". When more than a single
rate ls chargeablo upon any letter or other
article, the number OF rates to which II is
subject shall be indicated by the deIpatchlng
ONCE, BY . figure In the upper len corner OF
the address.
ARTICLE V. Registered correspondence
shall be described 10 register llst, follow
Ing the model Q, hereto annexed. Allregls-
tered letters shall be enyeloped together In
strong paper securely fastened, aud the
packet inscribed with the words ''Regisfsred"
or NRaoeoglsndato,n and placed Ia the mail.
| The blank 10 the letter bill for expressing
the number OF registered articles shall DO
| nlled BY lettors expressing the number. In
| case no registered articles are sent the
propsr blank OF the letter bill shall be filled
| by the word MAJ, or M. ''I'.'
ARTIoIE vi. The registered letters de-
/ spatched shall beaeknowledged Immediately
/ by the receiving Office. II the verihcatlon
/ by the receiving office shall disclose an error
OF any kind Ia the register list, 1t shall be
also BY tho arst mall notified to tho despatch
Ing Office. -.l..-.. D.. ff.-. s..
mutually engage to take ncodful measures
4 for the careful transmission OF registered
correspondence, and for pursuing lt when
lost, but II is understood that neither assumes
TO tho other any pecuniary responsibility In
case Of loss. No.. .H
ARTICLE VIII. All letters exchanged be-
tween the two Offices shall Indicate, by
stamps or writing thereon, the Office Of orr
gln. Correspondence fully PAID e dsstinS;
States, and r. ID. In Italy. Registered arti-
cles shall be stamped "RtgiStered' In the
United States, and "Rdeeomdntldio" In Italy.
Correspondence lnsufiiclently prepaid shall
be stamped "In5g1teisRhy F'did' In the Uni.
| ted etstSa, and "FrdHcobelo Ins.I1ieieHfs" In
Italy, and the amoupt Of the deficient post.
age expressed in figures on the face. When.
ever different lines Of communication shall
DO employed between the two oflcos, the
letters unpaid and insufficiently paid shall
be stamped to indicate the route by which
they are sent. t-. r.rH..-. ...
ARTICLE TX. Tho countries with which,
! and the conditions on which, letters, oTdlnA.
~ and registered, aud also Other correspond.
ence, may be exchanged in tho open mail,
between Italy and tho United States, are In
dlcated In the tables marked d aud Z, here
to annexed, ...,
ARTICLE X. Tho respective exchange
otiices shall mark, In rcd Ink, In the upper
corner Of the address OF prepaid lettsrs sent
for transit In the open mall, the amount OIL
tho postage due to the foreign Office Of des
tluation, aud In the Same manner, but II
black Ink, shall mark tho amount OF the
postage due TO the foreign Office Of origin
upon the unpaid letters so sent 10 transit.
ARTICLE XI, Correspondence under bant
which docs not conform TO the conditions
mentioned in Article TX Of the conVon
tlon, or which is In no part prepaid, shall
DO retained by the admlnlstIAllon Of origin,
or, II sent, shall not be subject to account
ARrIcLR MI. Letters originating In Of
destined for foreign countries, sent In tn,
open malls through the United Btates o.
through Italy, and which are lnsufiielentlJ
| prepaid. snail DC as Wholly un
Ipaid, and no account taken between the twI
administrations Of the amount prepaid.
ARTICLE XIII. Letters, and all registered
articles not deliverable, shall be respectiyel,
returned TO the despatchlng administration
at the end OF every month.
The postage on unpaid letters 90 returned
shall be deducted from the account agains
the oflico originally charged Herewith. Tn
postage on prepaid lettors 30 returned shall
remain In the account as originally entered
The expense OF transit OF unpaid CORE
spondsnco which has been transmitted b,
either administration In closed malls, an
| which shall To I0suTsasd - aks Iasr-fshinI
ONCE as not deliverable, shall be deducte
from tho original amount charged 70
transit upon declaration OF the amount b,
the once claiming the reduction. N
charge will DO made by either admlnlstra
! ton for the transit Of correspondence re
turned as not deliverable. % .sn.
. ARTICLE XIV. All correspondence wronRl
addressed OF missent shall DO rcturne
without delay by the receiving Office 10 III
, exchange ofics which despatched Il. Tn
receiving Once shall also correct accordingly
In q column Of Verincatlon, the oriRinI
entries OF the letter bill relating to such col
rospoudenee. The articles Of a like nAtuI
addressed TO persons who have changed the
residence shall be mutually forwarded or n
turned, charged with tho rata that Woul
have been paid at the frst destination.
ARTICLE XIV. The despatchinE exehnnR
: ONCE shall state on the letter bill 10 the 10
termedlAte exchange Offices tho exact nun
= Der OF single rates OF letters Tor weight,
\ requlred) and the total weight Of the othS
eorrespondsnce which shall be despatche
In closed malls. 10 900 ID ..f .-~
AETIoLB XVI. II Is understood that tn
accounts between the two Offices shall
|. established on the respective letter bills
> the proper money Of the despatchlng ofic
For the International charges, the redu
/. tion Of these moneys shall be effected In II
: general accounts at the rate OF nyo lire Il
= eentealml for one dollar Of the United State
In entering the foreign charges on the Ia
ter blll In the money OF tho deSpatching Q
nee, the cent Of the United States and d
centesimi OF Italy shall be taken as equiv
lents. Il Is also undeTstood that the qua
tarly accounts shall DO paid, respectively,
Il gold, and In the denominations ofthe mont
(. Of the creditor ONCE. ,,.,. .rfyr-r. o.
ARTICLE XVII. The quarterly aecoun
shall be prepared by the respective dlspatc
ing oflces Of exchange. They shall be bas'
upon the Acknowledgements Of receipt, Al
shall, respectively, DO arranged according
the modelG hereto annexed and marked
!. and @. A recapltulation Of these account
showing the dennitlye results alike for u
debit and credit, shall be prepared by Il
United States ofics, and shall then be tran
mItted, with the aecounts on which II
= based, for the examination Of the Post ON
) OF Italy. ~. -
ARTicLH XVIII, These detailed regul
tions Bhall be ratified on the part Of the VI
ted States BY the Postmaster. General, al
on the part Of Italy BY the Direetor-aener
OF Posts.
Done at Florence, In duplicate origins
this 10th Of March, 1868, and at WAshln
- ton this I'd Of May, 1868. l.r..
IsEkL.1 JoHN A, KAssoN.
Z fsEAL.1y ar G.B. TANTEsIo.
POsT OEEIcH DEPARTMENT,
IA -. WLHutEdTON, NAY !, lto5
The foregoing articles OF detailed Tegul
~ lions for carrying into execution the post
convention OF 9Th November, 1857, betWe
q the United States aud Italy, arc hereby "a
Vie fed and approved.
Witness my hand and the seal Of t
p PosLo1ice Department this ID day OF Ma
A. d. 1883. 3. 49,. r..
TsKAL. ALEX. W. RANDALL,
P0IimaIieT- @ sHeral
Convention for the lmSiiOFaii0H Of The Pos
bslt1ssn IAs Unffsd SfaIgaoT 8ls,