The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-02-22
Postal Convention between the United States of
America and Italy.
ARTICLES

| ARTICLES
Apreed uson between John A. Kasson, ESQ. in
vested with special Powers to this End, an
n Signor Commander Don Giovanni Barbavara
Director General OF Posts in Italy, by virtue {
his full Powers. in order to establish reguia
Exchange of Correspondence between the Unite
States of America and Italy.
ARTICLE l. There shall be a regular exchang
of correspondence in closed mails between tn
Post Department of the United States and Pos
department Of Italy. upon the conditions set fortl
| in the following articles:-
| fARIICLE IL. The exchange OF mails snail b'
effec led by of the transatlantic steamers aht
| of the intermediate route. of transit upon which
| the two postal administrations sEaii hereafter
| agree: or, in the absence of such an agreement.
each postal administration shall designate the
steamers aud the route of transit by which the
mails which it dispatches shall be conveyed.
ARTICLE III. The offices for the exchange OF
mails on the part of the United States. are
LIST New York.
ID. Boston.
On the part of Italy, are
LIST. The travelling office from Turin to Susa,
when the transit is by the way of France and
England.
d. The travelling office from Milan to Gamer
lata, or the travelling office from Arora to Maya
dine, when the transit is by way Of Germany and
Switzerland
The Post Departments of the United States and
Of Italy whenever they shall hnd it necessary,
may agree upon other Offices of exchange
ARTICLE " The following articles shall be
admitted into the mails exchanged between the
two countries. to wit: a. ordinary letters: q
Registered letters; 49, documents of business ami
other written documents which have not the char-
acter Of a direct personal correspondence, cor
rected proofs, samples of merchandise, including
grains and seeds, and not having mercantile
yaiue in themsel e.; ~ Newspapers and prints Of
all kinds in sheets. in pamphlets and in books;
sheets of music. engravlngs, Autographs, photo
graz bs. drawing, IN p, ana plans
ARTIc V The weight f each packet Of sam
pies of merchandise shall not exceed 5uJ gramines.
The weight OF any other packet If aiiahle articles
shall not exceed - 900 grammes: and the form of
the packet shall be regulated by the Practice oi
the despatching department.
ARTICLE VI All maiItble articles. except let
ters shall be sent under band, or 30 enclosed that
postal agents in both countries may readily verify
the contents of the packet
ARTICLE VII. The standard weight and pro-
erosion for the single rate OF postage upon ali ar
tcles enumerated in Article ". OF tins convention
are established as follows: ~ For letters. 10
grammes; % For documentary manuscripts not
having the character OF direct personal core
spondence fer corrected proofs and Tor samples oil
merchandise 40 grammes: 81 For newspapers and
prints of all kinds, embracing all mallabie articles
not otherwise assigned. the standard shall not be
less than 10 grammes in Italy, or one ounce and
half in the United States: but each post DEPART
ment NAV establish higher standard weight of
progression adapted to its interior requirements
for articles Of this class which II dispatches.
ARTICLE VIII The prepayment Of p age upon
ordinary letters exchanged between the United |
States and Italy shall be optional; but letters not
prepaid insufficienty prepaid, shall be charged
in the county of de tinaton with an extra rate OF
c. nts in the United States and of 30 centimes in
Italy. The prepayment of postage upon all other
articles including registered letters shall be COM
oulsory; and when they shall be in no part pre- |
said they shall not be dispatched; but in such |
,ase the, shall be, if practicable, restored TO the
lender.
ARTICLE TX. The articles under band, which |
ha be in part prepaid shall be forwarded to their
destination; but they shall be charged there with
twice the amount Of the difference between the |
rate due and the sum actually prepaid.
ARTICLE Y. The international rate OF postage |
Ipon the correspondence exchanged between the
NO countries is based upon the following eie-
nents to wit: ~ The interior rate of the United /
states; (2) The interior rate Of Italy; q The |
maritime rate; a. The intermediate transit rate;
md any reduction which either country may OBJ
ain from the existing maritime and transit charges
hall Inure TO the benefit of the people Of the two
ountTies by corresponding reduction of the in
rates of postage established in the fol-
owing article as the two departments shall
ave adjusted the amount.
ARTICLE NJ The international rates. combined
the elements above mentioned. and applicable
o each standard % progression Tor the several
lasses of nailabie articles, are established as fol
1ws to Wit: % For ordinary letters % cents i'll
he United States and l franc in Italy; o. For
egstered letters, in addition to the ordinary pre-
aid rate extra charge Of 10 cea:s IN the United
tat es and of 80 centmes in Italy; 81 For dOcu-
aentary manuscripts corrected proofs, and sam
les OF me chandise. % cents in the Uni ed States
nd franc i'll Italy; a. For journals and ali other
rints, embracing articles not otherwise enumer-
ted the standard single rate shall be fixed by the
espatching department. limited nevertheless, by
he maximum rate of cents in the United States
nd of Is confines i'll Italy.
ARTICLE XII Of the combined rate of inter
ationa,l letter postage hereby established, three
snts represents the interisr single rate Of the
pited States and fifteen centimes the interior
ingle rate of Italy. The remainder of the COM
ined rate is assigned to the payment of the cost
sea conveyance and Of intermediate transit, by
hatevtr route the mails may be conveyed.
article XIII. Articles under band described
1 the third and fourth paragraphs OF Article ~.
this convention may be registered In either
luntry for despatch to the ether upon payment
the registration fee of ten cents In the United I
tates and of fifty centimes in Italy, IN aCdltlon
, the prepayment of the regular postage.
ARTICLE XIV. In order to simplify postal ac- \
UNITS between the departments as much as pos
BILE, and to prepare the way for their innate
,olition each Post Department shall retain to its
xn use all the postal rates and charges which ii
lall collect whether by virtue If prepayment or
lst pay ment; and each department shall pay the
st of convey ance of the mails which it dispatches
tar AS the frontier of the country of destination.
is also especially provided that the cost OF inter
ediate ocean and land conveyance of the closed
ails shall be first betrayed by that one OF the
70 departments which shall have obtained from
e in; ermediaTies the most favorable pecuniary
nditons of such coGyeyance; and any amount
paid by one department for account OF the other
all be reimbursed. n
ARTICLE XIV. 1t is distinctly agreed that all
aabie articles addressed from one country 10 the :
her shall be exempt in the country Of destina-
IN from any rate or fee whatever beyond the
argos established by the convention.
AkTI LIE WI. Correspondence exclusively re-
ting to the postal service shall be transmitted I