Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-02
ToFEICIAL.1
Postal Convention between tho UnI-
tad at0tsa of America aud Italy.

Esq, fnpfntd t0th Spectdl POtotrt 10 ht kHd.
and SigRor Commander Don GioBdHAt Barba-
ward, director General Of the Posts Of Iiaiv, by
PiriIs Of his (uH Poosri, IN order 70 EtiabiisA
sr'gular E5shangs q Ccrr',gonf a,, between
ARTICLE l. There shall be a regular eN-
change Of correspondence In closed malls,
bet weeu the Post Department Of the United
sttgtea and Post Department OF Italy, upon
the conditions set forth In the following
articles;
ARTICLE II. The exchange Of malls shall
be effected by means OF tho transatlantic
steamers and Of the intermediate routes OF
transit upon which the two postal admins.
tratlons shall hereafter agreei or, In the alb.
sence OF such an agreement, each postal Ad-
mlulstration shall deslgnate the steamers
aud the route Of transit by which the malls
which II dispatches shall be conveyed.
ARTICLE III. The offlces for the exchange
Of malls on the part Of the United States arc;
list, New York; I'd, Boston. On the part Of
Italy arei lst, the travelling Office from Turin
TO susa, when tho transit Is by tho way OF
Franco and England "a, the travelling once
from Milan to Camorlata, or the travelling
office from Aroma to Magazine, when the
land. The Post Departments Of the United
States and Of Italy, whenever they shall
dad II necessary, may agree upon other
offices OF exchange.
ARTICLE ". The following articles shall
be admitted into malls exchanged between
the two countries, to wits ~ Ordinary let
tersi (9) Registered letters, (S) Documents
Of business and other written documents
which have not the character Of direct per-
sonnl correspondence, corrected proof, sam-
pies OF merchandise, including grains and
seeds, and not having q mercantile value
Ia themselves; az Newspapers aud prints
Of oil kinds, In sheets, 10 pamphlets, and In
books; sheetA OF music, engravlHgs, lltho-
graphs, photographs, drawings, maps, and
plans.
ARTICLE V. The weight Of each packet Of
samples OF merchandise shall not exceed 500
grammes. The weight Of any other packet
OF mallable articles shall NOT exceed 1000
grammcs; aud the form Of the packet shall
be regulated BY tho practice OF The dispatch.
Ing department.
ARTICLE VI. All mailhble article, except
letters, shall DO sent under band, or so en-
closed that postal agents In both countries
may readily verify the contents Of the
packet.
ARTICLE VII. Tho standard weight aud
progression for the single rate OF postage
upon all articles enumerated In Article ~ OF
this convention arc established as follows
~ For letters, Is gramfnesi (2) For doou.
mentary manuscripts not having the chnrac-
ter Of direct personal correspondence, for
corrected proofs, and for samples Of mer.
chsudiEe, 20 grammoej (3) For newspapers
aud prints OF all kinds, embracing all malta.
bic articles not otherwise assigned, the stand.
ard shall not be less than 40 grammes In
Italy, or one ounce and half In the United
States; but each post department may estab.
llsh higher standard weight Of progression
adapted to It's Interior requirements for Arti'
| Giles OF this class which II dispatches.
ARTICLE VIII. The prepayment OF post
age upon ordinary letters exchanged be.
| tween the United States and Italy shall be
optional but letters not prepaid, or iusufn'
| ciently prepaid, shall DO charged In the
country Of destination with an extra ratio Of
8 cents In the United States, aud Of 80 cen
times, in Italy. Tho prepayment Of postage
upon all other articles. including registered
Letters, shall be compulsory and when thel
shall DO In no part prepaid they shall not b
dlspatehed; but In such case they shall he
II practicable, restored TO the sender.
ARTICLE TX. The articles under band
which shall be In part prepaid, shall DO for
Warded TO their destinations but they shall
be charged there with twice the amount o.
the difference between the rate due and tn
sum actually prepaid.
ARTICLE X. ThelnterpationAl rate Of post
age upon the correspondence exchanged be
tween the two countries is based upon tn
following elements, to wits ~ Tho interio
rate Of tho United States; (2) The interio
rate Of Italy; (S) The maritime ratei e.
The intermediate transit ratei and any re
duction which either country may obtail
from the existing maritime and transi
charges shall inuro to the benefit OF tn
people Of the two countries by correspond
Ing reduction OF the International rates o
postage established In tho following Articl
so soon as the two departments shall hay
adjusted the amount.
| A--xcI!- AI. rL- International rStss nnn,
blued Of the elements above mentioned, an
applicable to each standard OF progressio
for the several classes OF mAllablo articles
are established as follows, TO wits ~ 70
ordinary letters 20 cents In the United State
and 1 franc In Italy, (2) For registered lei
tiers, 10 addition 10 the ordinary prepaid ratC
al extra charge Of 10 cents In the Unite
States aud Of 90 centimes In Italy; (3) 70
documentary manuscripts, corrected proof,
and samples Of merchandise, 90 cents In th
United States and franc In Italy, (4) Fo
Journals and all other prints, embracing Al
tlcles not otherwise enumerated, the stand
ard single rate shall be nIed by the dil
patching department, limited, nevertheless
by the maximum rate Of cents In the Uni
tod States and OF IS centlmes In Italy.
ARTICLE XII. Ofthe combined rate OF IL
ternationRl letter postage hereby established
| NuENG Coulh EtpINbGuhh hub lukCIlOI uluklo
Of the United States, and hfteen centlmG
the interior single rate OF Italy. The n
! malnder combined ratio Il assigned to Lh
payment OF the cost Of sea conveyance an
Of intermediate transit, by whatever rout
the malls may be conveyed.
ARTICLE XIII. Articles under band dei
cribed In the third and fourth paragraphs
Article ~. Of this convention may be regii
tered 10 either country for despatch TO u
| 0IhRR M If TIM fra Ion, q
OF ten cents In the United States, and {
1fty confines In Italy, In addition TO the pr
payment OF the regular postage.
, ARTICLE XIV. In order to simplify post
accounts between the departments as muc
} as possible, and 10 prepare the way for the
! ultimate abolition, each Poet DepaTtmel
, shall retain 10 its own use all the post
: rates and charges which II shall collec
whether by ylrtuc Of prepayment or 20
payment and each department shall pG
n the cost OF conveyance of the malls which
4 dispatches as far as the frontier Of the cou
n try Of destination. II Is also especially pr
yided that the cost OF intermediate oceu
i aud lard conveyance Of the closed NAL
0 shall be first betrayed by that one Of the ty
departments which shall have obtained fro
d the Intermediates the most favorable pee
J, mary conditions OF such conveyance aI
0 any amount so paid BY one department (
account OF tne Otner SNAIL De reimbursed
;; ARTICLE XIV. 1t Is distinctly agreed III
all mailable articles addressed from o.
country to the other shall be exempt 10 Il
% country OF destination from any rate or
II whatever beyond the charges established
.. this convention.
:. ARTICLE XVI. Correspondence exclusive
O relating TO the postal service shall be trat
n mitted on both sides without any post
D. charge therefor.
/, ARTICLE XVII. Correspondence Of
p kinds enormously transmitted, or wrong
l. addressed, shall be promptly returned TO {
ie despatehing office. Articles which shI
" have been addressed to persons who la
l. departed from the place OF destination, lea
Ing their address, shall be forwarded or
turned, as the case may require, charg
4. with the postage which the addressed wou
& have been required TO pay on delivery.
. ARTICLE XVIII. Letters, all register
st articles, and all documentary manuscTip
d which shall not DO delivered TO their adore
}. shall be restored to the despatohlng depa
d ment. Any OF these articles which may ha
been forwarded by one department to /
other on account shall be restored, aud creI
Is taken for the amount originally charged
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