The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-03-22

ARnCIE ~. Upon all letters and articles Of
printed matter enumerated in Article Ill received
In the United States Of America from Venezuela BY
sea, there will be charged by the United States
such rates Of Inland postage as are now or may
hereafter Be established by the laws of the United
States, which shall be collected at the place Of
destination, and shall belong exclusively to the
United States Of America; and rice versa upon all
letters and like articles Of printed matter received
in Venezuela from the United States of America
by sea, there will be charged by Venezuela such
rates Of inland postage as are now or may here
after be established by the laws of Venezuela
which shall be collected at the place Of destination
| and shall belong exclusi, ely to Venezuela.
Each country shall defray the entire expense Of
sea transPorton of the mails which il shall despatch
to the other country.
ARTICLE v. 1t is distinctly agreed that all mail
| able articles despatched from one country to the
other shall be exempt in the country of destina
ton from any rate or fee whatever beyond the
charges prescribed by this convention and shsl,
be tree from any detention inspection, AMI
promptly delivered to the persons addressed, be-
ing subject in their Transmission to the laws and
regulations of each country respectively
ARTICLE VI. Letters and other Communications
in manuscript, which, from any cause, shall not
be delivered to their address, after the expiration
Of proper period to effect their delivery shall 10
reciprocaliy returned without charge Ia the Post
Office Department Of the desIatching country
but newspapers and all other articles # printed
matter which cannot be delivered to the r address
shall not be returned but remain at the disposal Of
the receiving country
ARTICLE VII. The Post Departments Of the
United States and of Venezuela reciprocaly
gage to grant each to the other the gratutous
conveyance their respective territories of all
correspondence which shall be exchanged in closed
mails with any countries to which they may
spectively serve Intermediates provided always
that such conveyance shall be effected by the or
binary means of mail conveyance in use and that
the countries taking the benefits of such gratu!-
tous service shall reciprocay accord the like priv
lege Of free transit across their respective terri
tories. The privilege is also accorded TO each ad
ministration of sending agent, at its own
pense in charge Of the mails in transit. The fur
Their privilege is accorded Il a free transfer Of
closed mails in the POI Is and harbors of the
spectiye countries from vessel to another, in
Of their conveyance TO final destina
ton.
ARTICLE VIII. Core pondence of all kinds
which either department shall despatch to the
other for the purpose Of being thence forwarded in
its maas to another country ofdesiBatian to which
prepayment is optional, shall be subject to the
established by Article III Of this convention
added to the interior rate in force beyond the from
Tier Of the forwarding couotry, 50 that only one
interior rate shall be received by the forwarding
department..
ARTICLE TX. The correspondence between each
government and it's legation near the other, and
hat Of the latter with the former, shall be con-
Keyed to its estination free of postage and with
Ill the precautions which both governments may
ind necessary for its inviolability and security
ARTICLE X. In c,se any change or amendment
n the provisions of this convention shall be de-
ired by either party. the same may be proposed
~ such party; and when the details thereof shall
70 agreed to and approved by both parties, this
convention shall he considered changed or
accordingly.
ARTICLE XI. This convention shall take effect
rom day to be fixed by the two Post Departments
md shall continue in force until annulled by mu-
ual consent, until one Of the two Post Depart
neuts shall have given to the other previous
ice of one year of its intention to abrogate the
sme.
lone in duplicate and signed at Washington on
he 18th day of July, A. d. 1865, and at Caracas
q the 18th day Of June, A. d. 1866.
L. S.. ". DENNISON,
Postmaster General.
[. ST. J. N. ALVAREZ LUGO.
Minister If Internal Improvements.