The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-03-13

The weight OF any other packet Of maiaole artiel<
shall NOT exceed 1900 grammes; and the form
! the despatching department.
III ARTICLE vi All mailable articles, except lei
tiers, shall be sent under band, or 80 enclosed tina
postal agents in both countries may readily veri
/ the contents of the packet.
ARTICLE VII. The standard weight and pro
gression for the single rate of postage upon all
tices enumerated in Article w. of this convention
are established follows: Q) For letters. /;
grammes: f2) For documentary manuscripts mol
having the character of a direct personal CORE
spondence for corrected proofs. and for samples o
merchandise 40 gramm g; 80 tornew>Iapers and
prints of all kinds, embracing all uailabe articles
not otherwise assigned. the standard shall not be
less than 40 gramnes in Italy, or one ounce and a
half in the United states; but each post depart
ment may establish higher standard weight Of
progression adapted to its inter- requirements
l for articles of this class which it de-patches.
ARTICLE VIII. The prepayment of age upon
ordinary letters exchang between the I'm ted
States and Italy shall be opt onal but letters not
prepaid, or insuffcently prepaid, shall be charged
in the county of de tnaton with an Extra rate Of
nts in the United states and Of 80 centimes in
Italy The prepayment of postage upon all other
articles including registered letters shall be c m
pulsory; and when they sh II be in part pre-
paid they shall not he dispatched; but in such
case the, shall be, if practicable restored to the
sender
ARTICLE TX. The articles under band, which
shall be in part prepaid, shall be forwarded to their
destination; but they shall be charged there with
twice the amount of the differe between the
rate due and the sum actually prepaid.
ARTICLE Y. The international raie of postage
upon the correspondence exchanged between the
two coun'rie is based upon the following ele
ments to wit: a. The interior rate nf the United
states; (2) The interior rate Of Italy; g TIE
mar time rate; ~ The interim diste tras sit r t.;
ana any reduction which either country may Oh
tain from the existing maritime ard transit charges
shall nure to the benefit Of the people If the two
1.x- N n
ternatonal rates of stage estabi shed in the FOL
lowing article on as the two depart tents snail
have adjusted the amount.
ARTICLE NJ. The international rates combined
Of the elements alb We mentioned, and APP! llchb e
To each standa- d o. progression for the several
classes of maable articles. are established a fol
l,ws IL Wit: az For ordinary letters 2D cents in
the United States and l franc IN Italy; q FIR
letters, in addtio' to the ordinary pre-
paid ate al extra charge of 10 cess in the United
-tal and of so confines in Italy; (3) For docu-
mentary manuscripts. Corrected 90 $, and sam |
pies OF me, chandse. - Cents in the Uni ed states
y nd franc in Italy; a. For journals and ali ot er
prints, embracing articles not otherwise enuner-
ated the standard >ins lie rate shall be fixed by the
iespatching department. limited, nevertheess, by
the maximum of cents in the United states
and OF Is centmes IN italy.
ARTICLE XII. Of the combined rate OF inter-
national letter postage hereby established, three
,ents represents the in'eri~r single rate # the
United States, and fifteen Confines the interior
,ingle rate of Italy. The remainder Of the COM
,ined rate is assigned to the .ayment Of the cost
# sea conveyance and # intermediate transit, by
y hatever r, ute til. mails may be conveyed.
Article XIII Articles under band described
n the third and fourth paragraphs Of Article Nv.
f this convention may be registered in either
ountry f IT despatch To the other. upon payment
{ the registration fee If ten cents in the United
,aies and If fifty centime- in Italy, in addition 7
0 the prepayment Of the regular postage. 3
ARTICLE XIV. In order to simplify postal &C I
cunts between the departments as much as pos I
ble and to prepare the way for their u innate I
boltion each Post Departme 1t shti retsin TO its
wn use l the postal rates and charges which il ]
hall collect. whether by virtue # prepayment or
aet PAYMENT; and each department shall pay the I
,st Of CONVEYANCE Of the mail which il dispatches
Tar as the frontier Of the country of destination
is also especial provided that the cost Of i,ter
ediate ocean and land conveyance Of the closed I
lails hall be first defrsyei BY that one OF the
80 Departments which shall have obtained from
ne in, ermediaries the most favorable pecuniuy
,ndtions Of such conveyance; and any amount
paid by one department for account Of the other
,all b. reimbursed.
ARTICLE XIV. 1t is distinctly agreed that all Q
ailAbie articles addressed from Country to the
her shall be exempt in the country Of de-tina- O
on from any rate f-e whatever beyond the q
,arges established by the convention. o
Akfi LII XVI. Correspondence exclusively re-
ting to the postal service shall be transmitted I
, both sides without any postal charge therefor.
ARTICLE XVII. Correspondence of all kinds err I
neou,ly transmitted. or wrongly ad iressed. shall
promptly returned to the despafching ONCE +
riiclee which shall have been addressed to per
ms who have departed from the place af destina
nu leaving their address, shall be for~ arded, or
turned, as the case may require. chargei with
e postage which the addressee would have been
quired to pay on delivery.
ARr,c1x XVIII, Letters, all registered articles,
ID all documentary manuscripts, which shall not y
delivered to their address, shall be restored TO
70 despatching department. Any of these articles ~
hieh may have been forwarded by one department "
the other ON unit shall be restored. and "
edit taken fF the amount originally charged by "
70 deepatching ONCE. But samples Of merchan- VI
se, newspapers prints Of all kinds. and all mail-
lie icles not excepted which cannot be deliv-
ed their address, shall remain at the Disposal "
the receiving department. provided they shall II
1 be reclaimed by The sender or addressee within Il
months fr. m The date Of their despatch. u
ARTICLE XIX Neither Post Department is Il
qur.d to make distribution within its Ju'i>dic- L.
IN of apy articles the circulation Of which shall
prohibited BY the laws in force IN the couhtr, ~
destination
ARTICLE Xxx The Post Departments of thu Al
ted State. and Of Italy reciprocaily engage to AZ
Art each 10 the other the gratutous conveyance Az
ross respective territories Of all correspond AZ
&c which -hal be exchanged in closed mails with At
' countries to which they may respe. lively serve
mediaIies pr .vded always, that such Con- 10
rance shall b. effected by the ordinary means
mail conveyance i, use; and that the countries T.,
ling the bene at Of sucf gratutOus service shall -
ip Ocally accord the like privilege u free tran
across their respective territori-s The priv
e il also accorded to each administration OF :"
ding an agent, At its own expense. in charge Of
mails in tran-it. The further privilege IL ~
oried of q free transfer of closrd mails in the :.
t. and harbors Of the respective countries from ~
vessel to another, in continuance Of their con =.
ance to final destination
IRrIcLE XXI small sums Of money may be ~
tually transmit ed between the two countries II
mean Of postal MONEY u,ders, ard the rates
millions may b arranged by an agreement