The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-02-20

BE- prohibited BY the laws in force in the count
Of destination.
Article Xxx. Tho Post Departments of u
United States and Of Italy reciprocaily engage
grant each to the other the gratutous conyeyapt
tn cir respective ter ritories of all correspopc
ence which shall BE- exchanged in closed mails wit
any countries to which they may reepe lively ser,
as Intermediates: provided always that such co,
veyance shall be effected by the ordinary mear
OF mail conveyance in use; and that the countri,
| taking the benefit Of sucf gratuitous service sha
recp ocally accord the like privilege of free tran
| sit across their respective territories The priv
lege is also accorded to each administration 4,
sending an agent, at its own expense, in charge,
the mails in transit The further privilege
| accorded of a free transfer of closed mails in II
ports and harbors Of the respective countries froI
one vessel to another in continuance Of their COR
veyance to final destination
ARTICLE XXI Core pondence of all kinds whic'-
either department shall despatch to the other f.,
the purpose of being thence for wared in its mail
to another country of destination shall be subject
to the rates established by Article NJ of this con-
yention, ade. to the Interior in force beyont
the frontier Of the foru a;ng country, that only
one interior rate shall be received by the forward
ing department.
ARTICLE XXI Small sums of money may he
mutually transmitted between the two countries
by means of postal money orders, and the rates
and Conditions may be arranged by agreement
between the two departments after the system Of
posrsl money orders shall have been adopted by
the United States.
ARTICLE XXIII. Until the same scale of weights
shall have been adopted by the two departments.
If is agreed that, + the purposes OF this
ton. fifteen grammes shall be taken the equiv
alent of half ounce, forty grammes as the equiv
alent IF one ounce and ha I. and so with their
-pectve multipes in progression As applied by the
respective offices. 1t is ais understood thst the
rates upon correspondence -hal be applied accord
ing 10 the weight stated by the despstch ng de
partment, except in case of msnif st error.
ARTICLE XIV The two departments shall
settle by agreement between them all measures
OF detail and arrangement required TO carry into
effect this convention, which may lie modified
from time to time by spe ial arrangements to be
agreed upon directly between the two Post De
lartmeuts.
In witness whereof the respective plenipoten-
tiaries have sigued the present convention and
have affixed thereto their seals
Done in duplicate. at Turin, the eighth day 81
July, in the year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixt! three.
Isl JOHN A KAs>oN.
r.. 2. q B. BARRAVARA.
We, having seen and examined the above--igned
postal convention, and having approved thereof in
all and each of its parts, have accepted ratified,
and confirmed the same. as hy these presents
accept. ratify and confirm it promising to observe
il, and TO cause it to be invi plabl, observed.
In faith whereof. We have signed with our hand
the present letter Of ratification and have causei
1ur royal seal 10 be affiN ed thereto.
Given at Turin, the sixth of the month of De-
,ember in the year Of our Lord thousand
eight hundred and sixty three and in the fifteenth
year of our reign.
l.. s VICTOR EMANUEL
On behalf of His Majesty the King, the Minis
Ter of State for foreign affairs
VISooNTI vENosTA
l hereby approve the afJregoing convention, and
n testimony thersof have caused the seal Of the
United States TO be affixed.
l. ANDREW JOHNSON
~ the President:
NuLIAs III. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
Washington, May 4. 1866.
The undersigned having met together for the
lurpose of exchanging the notifications by the
President Of the United States of America and His
dae,ts the King Of Italy of the postal convention
oucuded and signed at Turin the sth Of July,
se3 and the said acts Of ratification having been
reduced and having. after careful collation.,
,een fonnd in good and due form, the exchange
hereof took place this day. In witness whereof,
he undersigned ha,e prepared the present certif-
ate, which they have signed in duplicate and
ealed with the seal Of their arms.
Done al Florence the 14th day Of June, 1865.
l.. 5. GEORGE 2. MARSH,
l.. s. A. la MARM0RA.