The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-03-04
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ARTICLES
Agreed upon Ietvesr J In = E,.~,an. Esq in
| vested with sc-il Tavss Il It's End, ani
| Siguor Cnmman .eE psl Giovanni Barhayara,
| Director General + Iz-s 81. ltaly, hy virtue o
his full Powers, ~ sstsf g. .st-blj-h a re-uia,
| Exchange # CorresY .u ~nse between the United
States Of Americi an Italy.
| Article I. Gllsre sl-s,l l.eaItsElar exchange
! Of correspondence in Closed mails between the
Post department Of the United STATES and Post
Department Of Italy, upon the conditions set forth
in tire fo1owing arricles:-
ARTIcLE IL. The exchange of mails shall be
eff-c by means Of the tran>atlltic steamers aud
of the intermediate rtutes Of transit upon which
the two postal administrations laH hereafter
| agree; or, in the absence Of such an agreement.
each postal administration shall desi gnate the
s'esmers aud the route of transit 10y which the
mails which it Dispatches shall he conveyed
sEIICLE III. Inc Offices for the exchange Of
mails on the part Of the United States. are
lst- New York.
I'd. R-ston-
I'm the part Of Italy are
1st. The travelling office from Turin 10 Susa.
when The an~it is by the way o: France and
ENGLAND.
ID. Tie travelling Office from Milan 10 Gamer
lata or the travelling Office from Arota 10 Maya
dina. when the transit is by way of Germany and
Switzerland
The Post ID psItmeEfs OF the nitrc stalo' qua
Of Italy whenever they shall find if necessary,
may agree upon other Offices Of exchange
ARTICLE ". The following Articles shall he
admitted into tie mails exchanged between the
two countries. to wit: % Ordinary Letters; u
Registered Letters; t3D documents Of business AMI
other written documents which have Ut the char
acter Of a direct personal correspondence. cor
rected proofs, samples of merchandise including
grains and seeds, and not having 9 camille
value in thenfsel Is; a. Newspapers and prints Of
all kinds. in sheets. in pamphlets, and in 'oks;
sheets Of music, engravngs, Autographs, photo
graz hs. drawing, maps. and plans.
AFTIc V. The weight # each packet Of sam
PIES of merchandise shall not exceed 500 grammes.
The weight OF any otherracke Of mailatle articles
shall not exceed 2, coo grammes: and the form Of
the packet shall be regulated by the practice Of
The despatching depar inent-
ARTICLE VI All mail4ble articles. except let
te-s shall he sent under hand, SO enclosed thar
postal agents in both Countries may readily verify
the contents Of the packet
AIIIcLE VII. The standard weight and pro
erosion the sin1 rat: Of postage upon ell ar
tcles ehuneI ate in Article ". of this convention
are established Ne follows: Q) For letters Is
"a For documentary manuscripts not
having the character OF direct pers nal core
s,opdence fer corrected proofs and for samples of
merchandise 40 CraUms: 49, newspapers and
prints of ali kinds, embracing al uaiabie articles
not otherwise assigned. the standard shall not be
less than ~ graniE.es in Italy. one ounce and
half in the United states; bat each post depart
nent NAV establish higher standard weight OF
py eressidn adapted to its interior requirements
Ior Articles Of tbs class which il dispatches.