The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-02-18
Postal Convention between the United States Of
America and Italy.
ARTICLES

1
Agreed upon between John A. Kasson, ESQ. in
vested with special Powers to this End. an
S,gnor Commander Don Giovanni Bafi'asara
Director General Of Posts in Italy. by virtue G
his full Powers. in order to establish regna
Exchange Of Correspondence between the Unite
States of America and Italy.
| ARTICLE l. There shall he n regular eZc!,ang
| If correspondence in closed mails between tn
Po.t D.r.rtment Of thu. United STAGES and Po,
Department If Italy. upon the conditions set forti
| in tire following articIes:-
| AErIcls II. The exchange of mails shall b
efec ed by of the transatla tic steamers an,
of the Intermediate routes of transit upon which
the two postal administrations stall hereafter
agree; or. in the absence Of such an agreement,
each postal administration shall designate the
steamers aud the route of transit by which the
mails which it dispatches shall be convtyea'
ARTICLE III. The Offices for the exchange OF
mails On the part of the United States. are
iSt. New York.
II. Ruston-
ON the part of Italy, ase-
lSt. TIE travelling Office from Turin TO Susa,
when the transit Is by the way OF France and
England.
lnta, or the traveli Office from Arprs to Maga-
dine when the transit is by way Of Germany and
Switzerllul
The PIT Departments Of the Unit,d States and
of ItaIy whenever they shall iIuf it necessary,
may agree upon ether offices OF exchange
Article " The following articles stan be
admitted into the N ills exchanged between the
tVo countries. +" wit: o. ordinary letters; ~
Registered letters: >; Iucum"nt> of business and
other written documents which have not the char
acter If a direct personal correspondence, cor
rected proofs, samples If merchandise, lhcinuins
grains and seeds, and Got having a mercantile
vaiue in thensel e.; a. Newspapers and prints OF
all kinds. in sheets in pamphlets. and In books;
sheets of music. engrav'ngs, hthographs, photo
graz hs. drawing, II r, and plans
ARTIC v The weight zach packet OF sam
pies of merchanGisc shall not exceed 500 grammes
The weight OF ANY other packet # nsahle articles
shall not exceed Z Gon Erammes: and the form Of
the packet shall b- regulated tN the practice OF
the despatchirg depar meEt
ARTICLE VI All mail BILE articles, except let
tiers shall be sent under band, 50 enclosed that
postal agents ia both countries may readily verify
the contents OF the packet
ARTICLE VII Tl. standard weight and pro-
erosion FIR the -le rate of postage upon ali ar
Iices enumerated in Article ". Of this convention
are established AS fellows: 1) for letters. Is
81 For commentary manuscripts not
having the character of a direct personal CORE
poudence for corrected proofs. and for samples Of
Merchandise 10 gramm-s: 10 tur newspapers and |
lrints If ali kinds embracing all Clarb- articles
net otherwise assigned. the standard shall not be
less than 40 erammes i'll Italy. or one "arce ami A
lalf in the United states; but each post depart |
ncnt NAV establish a higher standard weight of
3r gressiun adapted to its interi requirements
or articles of this class which il de-patcEc--
ARTICLE VIII. The prepayment OF p~ a-e upon
ordinary letters exchange between the United
tares and Italy shall opt onal; but letters not
prepaid or insufficiently prepaid shall be charged
n the county of De tination with an extra rate #
c. nts H. the United states and of 30 cenfin". IN
tally The prepayment Of postage upon all other
rticles including registered letters, ehall he i-
ulsurv: and when they shall be in no part pre-
aid they shall not be dispatched; but in such
sse the, shall be- if practicable, restored - the
ender
ARTICLE TX. The articles under band. which
hall he in part prepaid snail he forwarded L. Their
estimation; but they shall be charged there with
vice the amount of the difference between the
ate due and the sum actually prepaid
ARTICLE Y The international rate of postage
pom the correspondence exchanged between the
wo countries j. based upon the following ele-
rents to wit: % The interior rate of the United
tates; (2) The interior rate If Italy; 6 The
maritime rate; ~ The intermediate transit rate;
nd any reduction which either country may OBJ
hin from the existing maritime and transit charges
nall Innre to the benefit of the people of the two
,untries by a corresponding reduction of the in
irrational rates Of postage established in thc fol-
wing article so , as the two departments shall
ave adjusted the amount.
ARTICLE NJ. The international rates combined
the elements abnve mentioned, and applicable
each standard OF progression for the several
asses of maiiable articles. established as fol
ws 10 Wit: ~ For ordinary letters % cents III
letters in addition TO the ordinary pre-
aid rar. an extra charge of 10 cents in the United
rates ard of 80 centimes in Italy: t3) For docu-
lentary manuscripts. corrected proofs, and sam
les of merchandise. 20 cents in the Uni ed States
nd franz in Italy; az For journals and all other
rints embracing articles not otherwise enumAr
ted the standard single rate shall be fixed by the
espatciin', department.. limited, nevertheless, y
le maxnrra rate of cents in the United states c
nd ~ - confines in Italy. q
A. he q I
4tional letter postage hereby established. three
.nts represents the interi-r single rate Of the :
nited States. and fifteen centimes the interior {
ngle rate of Italy. The remainder Of the com 5
ned rate ia assigned TO the payment Of the cost l
sea conveyance and Of intermediate transit, by
hatever route the mails may be conveyed. "
hRTIrLr XIII. Articles under band described a
the third and fourth paragraphs Of Article " I
this convention may be registered in either C
untry for despatch to the other. upon payment t
the REGISTRATION fee Of ten cents in the United r
ates ard of fifty centimes in Italy, in addition t
the repayment Of the regular portage. o
AR-rCLE XIV. In order to simplify postal ac- f
unts between the departments as much as pos
BILE, and to prepare the way for their ultimate o
oltion each Post Department shall retain TO its 81
IN all the postal rates and charges which il p
all collect, whether by virtue Of prepayment or 81
st payment; and each department shall pay the "
s, of convey ance of the mails which it dispatches
far the frontier of the country of destination.
is also especially provided that the cost of inter-
ediate ocean ami Land conveyance Of the closed II
Nils shall be frs betrayed by that one Of the s;
% departments which shall have obtained from le
g intermediates the most favorable pecuniary fl
nditions of such conveyance; and any amount p
paid by one department for account of the other lie
all be reimbursed. el
ARTICLE W. 1t il distinctly agreed that all 81
ilabe articles addressed from one country to the
her shall be exempt in the country of iestina oil
n from any rate or fee whatever beyond the OF
argos established ',y the convention.
ARrI LIE XVI Correspondence exclusively re- 70
ing to the postal service shall be transmitted 81
both side. without any postal charge therefor. n