The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-03-09

LAWS OF rae UNITED STATES
Passed at the First Sessions of tie Forty
First Congress.

ment Of the United States Of America repre-
s-nted by John A Kass n. Esquire. Specia
Commissioner, and the Postal Administration o
the Kingdom of Italy, represented by Cavalier
Ayyocato George Raf,i>ts Tante-io, director
Ac., &c, both invested with the n-cessar.
Powers for the Nodihcatior Of the Convention
executed between the two Countries unter dat
Of eighth July. 1sfS. and as provided In tn,
XNIvth Article Of said Convention
ARTICLE L. There shall lie a regular exchang,
Ct correspondence. in cl,~ed mails, between the
p,st department Of the Unifei states of Americ
and the postal administrator If the kingdom Of
LAZY, well for correspondence originating in
or destined for foreign countries to which the
United States and Italy may respectively serve a'
Intermediates.
This Correspondence shall embrace the following
articles:
/. Letters ordinary and registered
2 Newspapers, prints of 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 III The Offices for the exchange Of the
mails shall be, on the pa-t of the United States,
New York.
On the part Of Italy
l. Sus.-traven NJ Office
. Clmsrlata-travellips ofiice.
3 Aroas-travrllinc oicc.
Ths tive administrators NAV, hy common ac-
cord. establish additional ,ffees # exchange
whenever it shall BE- found necessary or suspend
existing iii &c Of exchange
ARTICLE L.. Etrn administration snail MAKE HIS
owl arran, for the ,ies afch If It's mails to
the other and shall transport them at its cwn
pease the frontier o. the cgntry Of destination.
Ii Is also agreed that the c,,-t of the territorial
and marine transit II the mails despatched by one
admin i>tTation to the other shall be st def aged
by tina. Of the two ADMINISTRATORS which shall
have obtained from the INTERN diaries the most
favorable pecunary terms for sueh transit; and
any amount advanced by one for the other aha II
be promptly reimbursed
AkucLE ". The STANDARD weight for the sim
gle rate Of postage ami the rule Of Progression
shall be-
Hor all other correspondence mentioned in the
second paragraph Of the first article, IL shall be
that which the despafchins administration shall
ADOPT for the mails which it dispatches to the
other, adapted 10 tbs convenience VI its interior
service.
Each admin istraticn however, shall notify the
other Of the standard weight it shall adopt, and of
any subsequent change thereof
The rule Of progression shall always be an addi-
tional single rate for each additional standard
weight or fraction thereof
The weight stated by the despatohing Office
shall always be accepted, except in Of mani
fest mistake.
ARrIcLx " The single rate of postage for the |
direct correspondence is established as follows:
For letters from the United States fifteen cents
For letters from Italy. eighty eentisimi.
Hor all other correspondence mentioned in the \
second paragraph Of the first article, il shall be
taaf which the despatchiug administration shall |
own convenience, but each administration shall |
i-form the other Of the rate it adopts and Of any
change Of it,
The postage upon any correspondence however,
nav be, by common accord. ns iified whenever /
the sender shall avail himself Of any route which /
requires higher rate than that established by |
this article and the envelope shall indicate the
route preferred either in writing OF by the amount
of postage prepaid.
ARr,cIK VI The prepayment Of postage on
ordinary letters between the United States and
Italy shall he optional.
The prepayment of postage on all other corre-
spondence, including registered letters, shall be
obligatory
The correspondence of all kinds which shall not
be prepaid shall be charged by the receiving ad-
with fine not exceeding Gents in
the United States, and not exceeding - centisimi
in Italy,
The correspondence of any kind, inzuficientIy
prepaid, shall be dispatched, but shall be charged
by the receiving administration with the deficient
rlsta,,e. ell as the fine aforesaid.
Fractions Of one cent in the United States and /
If centisimi in Italy, shall be counted TOR the
full amount
AkricIx VII Aay correspondence may be reg
is.ered as we'll tina; directly exchan- ed between
The two Countries. that originating in either
Of them AMI destined TO other foreign countries to
aries for registered correspondence, and vice
The international correspondence registered :
must always be prepaid, both the postage and
the register fee.
The fee shall be, not exceeding 10 cents in the
United States. and so centizimi in Italy.
Article VIII. Accounts between the two adj
M nj trsfious shall be regulated fJllows:
From the tot al amount of poetage collected upon
letters added To the amount Of register fees and a
IF prepaid hostages upon other articles than let;
ers as collected by each administration, shall I
ieduct the tine established rates of the in
eEmediate transit of the mails it dispatches to
The other and the balance shall be equally divided
,etw cen the two admin. trsrions. n
There s,iatl be excluded from the account all II
ines upon unpaid insuftciently paid correspond
.nce, and the deficient hostages upCn articles q
mentioned in the second paragraph Of ticle first
~ oil which shall be retained 10 the IF the n
iu,in st-aticn which collects them.
ARLIcIE TX. The correspondence mentioned in N
he second paragraph Of article first shall be de-
patched in conformity with the interior system of
ne despatehing administration, but always in
.uding the f,ilowing ru,es:
tai The correspondence must be under bands, v
D that the contents can be readily examined. 4
(6.) There must be no written communication
xcept the date, the name Of the sender, the ad- Ia
ress. and the price. and manufacturer marks di
pom sample Of merchandise. Is,
{e) No pattern OF packet may exceed sixty CEN
metres in length and thirty centimeters in any Of
Their dimension. I'm
i'd There -hall be admitted no liquid nor other
rsicir which might injure the other correspond NJ
nee nor any article the importation Of which t.
Ay Be prohibited by the laws regulations Of r
he count y Of destination. Iot
ARTICLE N. 1t is expressly agreed that all in &C
irrational correspondence exchanged shall be * re
npt in the country Of destination from any charge
hstever not expressly provided BY this conven- "a
be due to the customs upon any article, under sh
10 laws Of the country Of destination, may be Rr
Elected.
Article XI. The two administrations shall e. nj
blish By common accord, End in conformity With n
e arr~nxenents in force At the time the co0di- al
fvro 1v