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 604 CONVENTION WITH THE KINGDOM OF ITALY. Nov. 8, 1867. articles and the regulations may be modified from time to time by accord of the two administrations, as the exigencies of the service may require. When eonven- Aarrctn XIX. This convention shall take effect on the first of April 5:3 Q;l:f§’f°‘& next, and shall continue in force until one year from the time when one hrminatsd. y· of the contracting parties shall have given to the other notice of its desire to terminate it, unless sooner terminated or modified by mutual agreement. Convention Anrrcnn XX. This convention shall be ratified on the part of the Xg? °° b° ""‘l' United States by the Postmaster-General, and on the part of Italy by the Director-General of `Posts, and the ratitications exchanged as early as possible. In testimony whereof, the two commissioners have subscribed their names and ailixed their seals thereto. Done at Florence in duplicate original, this eighth day of November, A. D. eightoon hundred and sixty-seven. [snr.] JOHN A. KASSON, .¥ecial Commissioner, §·c., Qc. [san,.] GIO. ATTISTA TANTESIO, Ooonrntssioner of Posts. Posr-Orrrcn Dnunrmnnr, Washington, November 29, 1867.} A puma by Having examined and considered the foregoing articles of a postal conilw g•>¤*=¤¤¤¤¤r- vention, for the modification of the convention executed between the G°°°"l* United States of America and the kingdom of Italy under date of 8th July, 1863, which were agreed upon and signed in duplicate at Florence on the eighth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and sixty- seven, by the Hon. John A. Kasson, special commissioner, &c., on behalf of this department, and by Chevalier Advocate Giovanni Battista Tantesio, chief director of the Post·Ofliee Department of the kingdom of Italy, on behalf of his department, the same are by me hereby ratiied and approved, by and with the advice and consent of the President of the United States. In witness whereof, I have caused the seal of the Post-Ollice Department to be hereto aiiixed, with my signature, the day and year first above written. · [snr.] ALEXANDER W. RANDALL, Postmaster- General United States. Wasumoron, November 30, 1867. __ I hereby a rove the afor oin convention, and in testimon thereof asglggilngml I have causedqlhe seal of th;gUni€ed States to be adixed. y U¤l¤¤d $¤¤>¤· [san.] ANDREW JOHNSON. By the President: W1m.1.ur H. Snwsan, Secretary of State.