The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-03-16

10 Tho weight OF any other packet Of mAable article
shall not exceed z COO grammes, and the form
p the packet shall be regulated BY the practice
il the despatching department..
d ARTICLE vi All mailable articles, except lei
j. tors shall Re sent under band, enclosed tha
n postal agents In both countries may readily ve'if
t the contents Of the packet
ARTICLE VII. The standard weight and pro
gression for the single rate of postage upon all Al
ticles enumerated in Article ". of this convention
are established as follows: ~ For letters. Il
grammes, ~ For documentary manuscripts no
] having the character of a direct personal CORE
spoudence fer corrected proofs, and for samples
merchandise 80 grammss; ~ For newspapers ant
prints of all kinds embracing all maliabie article
not otherwise assigned. the standard shall not be
less than 40 srammes in Italy, or one ounce and
half in the United states; but each post DEPART
ment may establish higher standard weight OF
progression adapted to its interior requirements
for articles of this class which it dispatches
ARTICLE VIII. The prepayment of p s age upon
ordinary letters exchang' between the United
States and Italy shall be optional but letters not
prepaid, nsuficiently prepaid. shall, be charged
in the county of de tination with extra rate Of
5 c, hts IN the United States and Of SO centmes in
Italy The prepayment of postage upon all other
articles including registered letters, shall be Com
pulsory; and when they shall be in no part pre-
paid they shall not be dispatched; but in such
case the, shall be, if practicable, restored to the
sender.
ARTICLE IN. The articles under band, which
shall be in part prepaid shall be forwarded to their
| twice the amount of the difference between the
| rate due and the sum actually prepaid.
Article X The international rate of postage
upon the correspondence exchanged between the
two countries il based upon the following ele-
ments to wit: a. The interior rate Of the United
| states; (2) The interior rate Of Italy; g The
mar time rate: % The intermediate transit rates
and any reduction which either country may OBJ
tain from the existing maritime aud transit charges
shall to the benefit of the people OF the two
countries by corresponding reduction OF the in
ternationa rates of postage establ shed in the fol-
lowing article as the two departments shall
have adjusted the amount.
ARTICLE III The international rates. combined
Of the elements above mentioned, and applicable
to each standard oe progression for the several
classes of maiiable articles established a. fol
lows Ia Wit: % For ordinary letters 70 cents III
the United States and l franc in Italy; q Fr
registered letters in addition to the ordinary pre-
paid rate extra charge of 10 ee.ss IN the United
states and of SO confines in Italy; 80 For docu-
mentary manu- scripts corrected p 90 5. and sam
piles me- chandise. % cents in the Uni ed States
and franc in Italy; ~ For journals and all oti er
prints. embracing articles not otherwise enumer-
ated the standard ins le rate shall he liked by the
despatcting de partment. limited. revertheless, by
the maximum of cents in the United states |
and OF Is centimes IN italy.
ARTICLE IL If the combined rate Of inter- |
national letter postage hereby established, three
cents represents the inreri-r single rate II the
United States and fifteen centines the interior
single rate Of Italy. The remainder Of tie com
bine rate is assigned to the payment of the cost
of sea conveyance and # intermediate transit, by
whatever ute the mails may be conveyed
ARTIc, E XIII Articles under band described
in the third and fourth paragraphs of Article ".
of this convention may be Registered in either
country FIR despatch to The other, upon payment
of The registration fee Of ten cents in the United
States and Of fifty centimeI in lta IN ADDITION
to the prepayment of the regular posfaye.
ARTICLE XIV. In order 10 simplify postal &C
counts between the departments as much as pos
) ble and to prepsre the way for their u innate
abolition each Post DEPARTING 1t sh, retain 10 its
own use a the postal rates and charges which il
shall collect. whether by virtue If prepayment or
payment; and each department shall pay the
cost Of conveyance of the mail which itdespatches
the frontier Of the country of destination.
1t is also especially provided that the of inter
mediate ocean and land conveyance of the closed
mails shall be first defrayed by that one of the
Two departments which shall have obtained from
he int ermediares the most favorable pecunity
conditions of such conveyance: and any amount
70 paid by department for account OF the other
hall b. reimbursed.
ARTICLE XIV 1t is distinctly agreed thst all
naiabe articles addressed from one country TO the
ther shall be exempt in the country Of destiHa-
ion from arv rate or fe whatever beyond the |
barges established by the convention. 5
AETf LIE XVI. Correspondence exclusively re- o
atins to the postal service shall be transmitted a
n both sides without any postal charge therefor.
ARTICLE XVII. Correspondence of all kinds er-
oneou.ly transmitted. wrongly ad dressed. shall
e PROMPTLY returned to the despatching office.
rticIes which shall have been addressed to per
,ns VINO have departed from the place af destina A
ion, leaving their address, ehall be forwarded, or
the may require. charged with
be postage which the addressee would have been
equired to pay on delivery |
ARTICLE XVIII. Letters, allreSistered articles.
nd all Documentary manuscripts which sba not Y
delivered TO their address, shall be rest6fed IL
despatching department. Any of these articles Il
hch may h ave been forwarded by one department Y
-lAr. ehol1 h. rad l.
-edit taken for tire amount originally charged by 81
lie despatching Office. But samples Of IN rchan ii
se. newspapers prints of all kinds, and all mi h,
BILE icles not excepted which cannot be deliv-
red their address, shall remain at the disposal n
the receiving department. provided they shall fl
Ut be reclaimed by he sender or addressee within
x months fir, m The date of their despatch "
ARTICLE XIX Neither Post Department is
aur-d TO make distribution within It's lu'lsdc-
on of any articles the circulation Of which shall
, prohii tied b. the laws In force in the country
destination
Article Xxx The Post Departments of the
nited States and Of Italy reciprocity engage to
ant each to the other tine gratuitous conveyance
their RESP. ctiv- te, ritories of all correspond
zee which shall be exchanged in closed mails with
" countries to which they may respe. lively serve
Intermediates: provided always, that such con-
vance shall be effected by the ordinary means
mail conveyanc il use and that the Countries of
king the benefit of such gratuitous service shall te.
zip ocay accord the like privilege Of free tran Mt
across their respective territori's The priv. on
re is also accorded to each administration OF or
nding agent, at its expense in Oh irge OF col
e mails in tran-it. The further privilege is a6l
corded of free transfer of closed mails in the are
rts and harbors of the respective countries from
vessel another, in continuance Of their con- pa
ance to final destination oh:
ARTICLE XIII Small sans of money may be i've
I.uaIy transmit ed between the two countries by
means of postal money orders, and the rates Ca
d c nfiti, us may be arranged by an agreement Ii,