The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-02-15
Postal Convention between the United States o
America and Italy.
ARTICLES


} q America and Italy.
| ARTICLES
vested with special Powers to this End, an
Il SisDor Commander Dos Giovanni Rarbavara
Director General II Posts in italy, by virtue {
his full Powers, in order to establish a reguia
Exchange Of Correspondence between the Unite
States of America and Italy.
ARTICLE l. There shall be . regular exchang
of correspondence in closed mails between tn
Post Department Of the United STAGES and Pos
Department Of Italy, upon the conditions set forti
in the following articles:-
ARTICLE H. The exchange Of mails shall b
efec ed BY means Of the trans tistic steamers ant
Of the intermediate r.ute. of transit upon which
the two postal administrations stall hereafter
agree; OF, 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 conveye'i.
ARTICLE III. The Offices for the exchange Of
mails the part Of the United States, are
1st. New York.
ID. Boston
On the part of Italy, are
lst. The travelling Office from Turin to susa,
when the transit is by the way OF France and
England.
I'd. The travelling office from Milan to Gamer
Iata, or tn. travelling Office from Arora to Maya
dino, when the transit is by way of Germany and
Switzerland
The Post Departments Of the United States and
of Iralv whenever they shall find it necessary,
NAV agree upon other Offices Of exchange
ARTICLE " The following articles shall be
admitted into the mails exchanged between the
two countries, to wit: Q) Ordinary letters; ~
Registered letters; 49, documents of business and
other written documents which have not the Char
acter of a direct personal correspondence, cor
recfed proofs. samples Of merchandise, including
grains and seeds, and rot having mercantile
~ and .vIr, snf
all kinds in sheets. in pamphlets. and in books;
sheets Of music. engravings. Autographs, photo
graz bs. drawing, IN 'ps, and plans
ARrIc V. The weight 4 each packet Of sam
plies of merchandise shall not exceed 500 grsmmes
The weight o., any u, her packet Of malabe articles
shall NOT exceed 1900 grammes; and the form Of
the packet shall b. regulated by the practice Of
the despatchng depar ment.
ARTICLE vi All mail ,be articles, except let
te-s shall be sent under band, 80 enclosed thar
postal agents in both Countries may readily verify
the contents of the packet
ARTICLE VII. The standard weight and pro-
gr-sson r the single rate of postage upon all ar
ticles enumera in Article ". Of this convention
grammes; (2) For documentary manuscripts not
having the character of a direct personal CORE
spondence fer corrected proofs, and for samples Of
merchandise 20 gramm-s; t3) For newspapers and
prints Of all kinds embracing all maiAbe articles
not otherwise assigned the standard shall not be
lese than 20 grammes in Italy, or one ounce and q
halt in the United states; hut each post depart
ment may establish higher standard weight of !
81, gression adapted to its interior requirements
Tor articles Of this GLASS which it dispatches.
ARTICLE VIII The prepayment Of pc age upon |
ordinary letters exchAng, between the United !
States and italy shall be optional; but letters not
Prepaid insuficiently prepaid, shall, be charged
n the county Of de tination with extra rate Of
c. nts H. the United States and of so centimes in
tally The prepayment Of postage upon all other
rtcles including registered letters. shall be conf
ulsory; and when they shall be in no part pre-
aid they shall not he dispatched; but in such
the, shall be, if practicable, Restored to the
ender
Article TX. The articles under tanf which
hall be in part prepaid shall be forwarded to their
but they shall be charged there with
vice the amount of the difference between the
ate due and the sum actually prepaid.
ARTICLE X The international rate Of postage
pom the correspondence exchanged between the
NO countries 10 based upon the following ele-
aents, TO wit: ~ The interior rate of the United
tates; (2) The interior rate Of Italy; % The
,ar time rate; ~ The intermediate transit rate;
nd any reduction which either country may cb-
hin from the existing maritime and transit oh .rges
iall to the benefit Of the people Of the two
,untiies BY q corresponding reduction Of the in
rates OF postage established in the fol-
wing article 50 on as the two departments shall
ave adjusted the amount.
ARTICLE NJ. The international rates. combined
the elements above mentioned and applicable
asses Of maitabe articles are established Is fol
VS. t. ait: a. For ordinary letters 20 cents in
e United States and l franc in Italy; (2I For |
gistered letters. in addition to the ordinary pre-
lid rate extra charge of 10 cents in the United
"a, and Of 50 centmes in Italy; (3) For docu- q
entary manuscripts. corrected proofs, and sam
e- OF me- chandise. % cents in the Uni ed States
ID franc in Italy; a. For journals and all other
int, embracing articles not otherwise enumer- 6
ed the standard single rate shall be fixed by the o
.spafching department limited, nevertheless, by i
e maximum rare Of cents in the United States c
ID OF IS centimes in Italy. q
ARTICLE XII. OF the combined rate Of inter- p
tionsl letter postage hereby established, three a
nts represents the interisr single rate of the s.
nitei States, and fifteen confines the interior U
ngle rate of Italy. The remainder of the COM q
ned rate is assigned to the payment Of the cost i
convey ance and Of intermediate transit, by
latever r, ute tn. mails may he conveyed. il
ARrIctK XIII Articles under band described a
the third and fourth paragraphs of Article Nv. Il
this convention may be registered in either CO
uniry FIR despatch to the other, upon payment ii
The registration fee Of ten cents in the United
afes and IF fifty confines in Italy, in addition Il
the prepayment Of the regular postage. oi
ARTICLE XIV. In order to simplify postal ac- 70
ants between the departments much AS pos
lie and to prepare the way for their ultimate OF
clifton each Post Department shall retain to its Sc
n Use IL the postal rates and charges which it p,
HI collect whether by virtue of prepayment or sa
81 payment; and each department shall pay the w
Of conveyance of the mails which it dispatches to
the frontier of the country of destination. ns
is also especially provided that the cost of inter-
date ocean and land conveyance of the closed IA
lis shall be first defrayed by that one Of the sa
D departments which shall have obtained from le
in ermediaries the most favorable pecuniAry fr
difions of such conveyance; and any amount pa
paid by department for account OF the other LEI
II b reimbursed. en-
'KrIcLE XIV. 1t il distinctly agreed that all sh
lab articles addressed from country to the We
er shall be exempt in the country of destina- of