The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-03-02
[0FFIcIALI
Passed at tie First Session of the Forty
first Congress.


rnent OF the United Stctes Of America repr'
-ented by John A. kass n. Esquue, SPecis
Commissioner. and the Postal Administration q
the kingiom of Italy. represented by Cavalier
AvyoeAto George Bsrti-t. Tsnte>io. director
fc., &c., both invested with the necessar.
Powers for the Modification If the Conventici
execute, between the two Countries unaer dat
1T eighth July. 1>t;'. and provided IN tn
XXIyth Article of said Convention.
ARTICLE l. There shall be a regular exchsng,
Of cmrespop3ence, in ,ej mails, between tn,
p.s depsr ment Of the Unitei states Of Americ
aud the postal administration Of the kingdom o
Iraiy, ~ we'll for correspondence originating il
OF destined for foreign countries To which the
United States and Italy may respectively serve a:
Intermediates.
This correspondents shall embrace the foIlowins
articles:
I. Letters, ordinary and registered
Newspapers, prints Of all kinds. books maps
plans. engraving drawings, photographs. litho-
graphs. sheets Of music printed written. and
patterns or samples of merchandise, including
grains and seeds
ARTICLE III The Offices for the exchange of the
mails shall be, on the part of the United States,
New York
On the part Of Italy
/. Suss-traveil ny Office.
Ctmerlsts-trayelling office.
> Arola-traveliitg Office.
The two Administrations NAV, by common ac-
cord. establish additional Offices Of exchange
whenever il shall be found necessary suspend
ARTICLE Ill. Each administration shall make its
own arrangements the despatch Of its mails to
tine other and sha transport them At its Cwn
Jtn-e the frontier the country Of destination.
/; is also agreed that the csst of the territorial
and marine transit of the mails despatched by one
aim isfratiIn to the other shall be q st def ed
oy tina: Of the two ADMINISTRATORS which shall
have obtained from the Intermediates the most
favorable pecun,ary terms for such transit; and
any am puHt advanced by one for the other shall
be promptly reimbursed
Ann LIZ ". The standard weight for the sim
-.- rate of postage and the rule of progression
shall be-
For letters fifteen grams.
For all other correspondence mentioned in the
second paragraph vf the first article, it shall be
that which the despatching administration shall
adopt for the mails which it dispatches to the
other, adapted to the convenience Of its interior
SERVICE
Each admin istration however, shall notify the
other Of the standard weight it shall adopt and of
any subsequent change thereof
The rule of progression shall always be an addi-
tIonal single rate Tor each additional standard
weight or traction thereof
The weight stated by the despatching Office
shall always be accepted, except in Csc Of mani
fest mistake. !
ARTICLE v. The single rate Of postage for the |
direct correspondence is established as follows:
For letters from the United States fifteen cents.
For letters from Italy. eighty csntisimi.
For all other correspondence mentioned in the
second paragraph of the first article, il shall be
rLat which the despatehing administration shall
adopt for she mails it dispatches, adapted to its
osn convenience, but each administration shall
storm the other Of the it adopts, and Of any
change of it,
The postage upon any correspondence. however,
may be, by common accord. ms dIfied whenever |
he sender shall avail himself Of any route which
requires a higher rate than that established by
his article and the envelope shall Indicate the
quite preferred either in writing OF by the amount
4 postage prepaid.
ARTICLE VI The prepayment of postage on
lrdinary LEI tiers between the United States and
taly shall be optional
The prepayment of postage on all other CORE
'pondence, including registered letters, shall be
obligatory
The correspondence of all kinds which shall not
le prepaid shall be charged by the receiving ad-
with a fine not exceeding cents in
he United States, and not exceeding 80 centisimi
N Italy,
The correspondence of any kind, insufficiently
prepaid, shall be dispatched, but shall be charged
" the receiving administration with the deficient
stage : well the line aforesaid
Fractions of one cent in the United States an,
Il cen.isirni in Italy, shall be counted Tor the
uil amount
ARTICLE VII Any correspondence may be reg
stored, well that directly exchan. ed between
ne two countries, as that originating in either
i them and destined to other foreign countries To
\ HIGH they may respec lively serve as intermed-
,ries for registered correspondence, and vice
The international correspondence registered
mast always be prepaid, both the postage ana
lie register fee
United States. and 80 centisimi in Italy.
ARTICLE VIII. Accounts between the two ad-
shall be regulated as follows:
FROM the Tot Il amount of postage collected upon
elteTs added the amount of register fees ard -,
: prepaid hostages upon other articles than let
ers a collected by each administration, II shall
e.iuct the cast at tine established rates of the in
eT,nediate transit Of the mails it dispatches to
other. and the balance sha II be equally divided
,-tNeen the two admin -trations. Ia
There stall be excluded from the account all /,
ines upon unpaid inSuffeieBtiy paid correspond
nee, and the deficient hostages upon articles G
mentioned in the second paragraph Of al tice first,
q. OF which shall be retained to the use of the u
which collects them.
ARLsCLE IN The correspondence mentioned in n
he second paragraph Of article first shall be de-
patched in conformity with the interior system of
ne despatching administration, but always in
aiding the following rures:
t1.) The correspondence must be under bands, "a
, that the contents can be readily examined. Il
D. There must be written communication
scept the date the name Of tse sender, the ad- Il
re,s, and the price. and Manufacturer marks d
t-IE sample 8 Of merchandise. Is
tc.) No pattern packet may exceed sixty CEN
metres in length and thirty centimeters in any Of
her dimension. IL
al There -hall be admitted no liquid nor other
:icie which might injure the other correspond q.
zee. any article the importation of which {,
~ be prohibited by the laws regulations Of X
= count y Of destination. o,
ARTICLE N 1t is expressly agreed that all in AZ
rnational correspondence exchanged shall be @x re
.pt in the country Of destination any charge
lstever not expressly provided by this conven- VI
IN: Porided, ner.yftsiess, That auy duty which al
be due to the customs upon any article under sh
E laws Of the country Of destination, may be g,
iected-
ARTICLE III The two administrations shall es- nj
DiisL by common accord, and in conformity with II