The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-02-19
pc.A,l Convention between the United States o
- America and Italy.
ARTICLES


| > America and Italy.
| ARTICLES
| Aeraed upon between John A. Kasson, ESQ in
Vested with special Powers to this End; AND
/ Si~ocr Commander Don Giovanni Barbavara,
Director General of Posts in Italy, by virtue o
| his full Powers, in order to establish Iesuia,
Exchange Of Correspondence between tue ohi'eu
States Of America and Italy.
ARTICLE I. There shall be a regular exchange
| of correspondence in closed mails between .ne
Post Department Of the United States and fos'
Department Of Italy upon the conditions set ior'n
| in the following articles:-
| RARrIcLx H. The exchange Of mails snail De
rffec: ed by Of the TRANSATLANTIC anu
of the intermediate rvutee OF TRANSIT upon men
| the two postal administrations shall hereafter
agree. or in the absence of such an agreement.
each pos,al administration shall designate the
steamers aud the route OF transit by winch 'ne
mails which it dispatches shall be conveyeh-
ARTICLE III. The Offices for the exchange OF
mails on the part of the United States. are
lst New York.
ID. Boston.
on the part Of Italy, arc
l.. The travelling office from Turn to Susa,
when the transit Is py Tue way VI iNe ''
England c...
lata. or the travelling office from Arora TO Maya
dine. when the transit is by way OF Germany ana
The Pq-t departments of the United States and
Of Iraly whenever they shall find II necessary,
NAV agree upon other Offices Of exchange
Article " The following articles snsli pe
ADMIRED into the mails exchanged between the
,wo countries to wit: % Ordinary LETTERS ~
Registered letters; 49, documents OF business ana
other written documents when nave uo' 'ne no
acter of a direct personal Correspondents, %
rac,ed nroofs samples Of merchandise, lncindlng
Grams and seeds and rot having mercantile
yaiue in themsel es; ~ Newspapers and prints oil
ali kinds in sheets. in pamphlets, and in books;
sheets of music, engravings, Autographs, photo
| graz hs drawing, m'p-. ana plans
| ARrIc V The weight I each packet OF sam
nles Of merchandise shall not exceed 800 grameS.
The weight OF any other packet Of msllable ar'lcie
| shall not exceed 1000 grammes: ana the FORM 81
| the packet shall be regulated by the prac''e Vi
| the despatchnc depar ment
| .p,rrJr vi All mailsble articles, except let
,ers shall, he sent under band, or so enclosed that
postal agents in both countries may feadliS 'e'hs
| the contents OF the packet
| .pr,cIr VII The Il ,ndard weight and pro
prssion + n the sin gle rate of postage upon ali ar
tcles enumerated in Article ~. of this c"nventin
are established AS follows: ~ for letters. 10
| grarnmes. 20 For commentary manuscripts not
having the character OF direct fefs'nal g"
snondence for corrected proofs and for samples OF
| merchandise 10 granm-s: t3l tor new papers and
prints of all kinds embracing All uiallsoIe ar'c,es
| not ,rbervi-e assigned the standard shall not be
less than 10 Erammes in Italy. or one ince ah'
I holt N To-
mept nav establish higher standard weight OF
rr,,s,ressi.p adapted u its inter- requirements
| ior articles Of this class which II de~1atehs~.
4 AErIoLg VIII. The prepayn ent 81 2 age up'n
I ordinary letters eX hang between the tnir'i
states and Italy sial he opt onal; but letters no,
prepaid or insufticientiy p.epaid, shah be chaIsen
in the county If Ie tiustion with an Extra rare 81
c uts H. the United states and of 80 ceHthr. IN
Italy The prepayment II p'staee upon ",i '''Iei
articles including registered letters. shail he G m
uulslry. and when they h II be IN no part pre-
raiI they shall not he dispatched; hut m su,h
the, shall lie, if practicable restored 10 Inc
sender. ,.-,
ARTICLE IX. The articles under hand, which
shall be in mart PREPAID s;-Il be forwarded 10 Their
destination; but they shall lee charged there with
| twice the amount Of the difference between the
rate due and the sum actually prepaid
| ARTICLE y The international rate Of postage
/ rnuD the CORRESPONDENCE exchanged between the
| two countries Is based upon the following eIe-
ments, to wit: ~ The interior rate OF the United
states: (2) The interior rate Of Italy; 70 me
martini. rate: - The intermediate transit rate;
and a.,v reduction which either country may Oh
tain from the existing maritime and transit charges
shall Inl,re to the benefit of the people 81 the TWO
countries by corresponding reduction Of Inc m
ternational rates of stage established IN the io,
lowing article on As the TWO ceFdi heH's siaAi
have adjusted the amount.
ARTICLE NJ. The international rates cornolned
of the elements above mentioned ana appIicap'e
10 each standard o. progression Tor the se'erai
lows to Wit: a. For ordinary letters 70 cents IN
the United States and franc in Italy; " f"f
Registered letters in addition to the ordinary pre-
Maid rate AN extra charge of 10 ces:s in the United
states and of so centimes in ltaly' t5) For docu-
mentary manuscripts. corrected PROOFS, anu eani-
niles of meI chandise 20 cents in the I'M ed states
and franc in Italy; "a For journals and all other
prints embracing articles not otherwise enufhtr-
ated the standard single rate shall be fixed by the
despstching department. limited nevertheless, oy
| the maximum rate of 1 cents in the United states
| and of Is centimes in Italy
| ARTICLE XII. of the combined rate Of inter-
national letter postage hereby established, ihree
cents represents the in'erirr single rate on the
limited States and fifteen confines the INFERIOR
SINGLE rate Of Italy. The remainder OF the COM
binej rate is assigned to the payment OF the cost
Of sea conveyance and Of intermediate transit, Dy
| whatever route the mails may be conveyed.
ARTICLE XIII. Articles under band described
in the third and fourth paragraphs OF Articie ~
| of this convention may be registered IN eithei
country for despatch to the other, upon pay
of the registration fee If ten cents in the United
States and If fifty centimes in Italy, IN aaditioh
| to the prepayment Of the reguisr postage
| Article XIV. In order TO simplify postal &C
counts between the departments as much as pos
sibIe. and to prepare the way for their ultimate
abolition, each Post Department shall retain TO us
own use all the postal rates and charges which II
| shall collect whether by virtue If prepayment or
post payment; and each department shall pay the
cost of convey ance Of the mal- which it dispatches
as far as the frontier of the country OF destination
1t is also especially provided that the cost OF utter
| mediate ocean and land conveyance OF the closed
| mails shall be first betrayed by that one OF the
two departments which shall have obtained from
| the Intermediates the most favorable pecuniary
conditions of such conveyance; and any amount
40 naid by one department for account of the other
| shall he reimbursed.