New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-09
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TREATIES AND PR0CLAMATIoNs.

States Of America and the Republic Of
Ecuador.
The undersigned, John A. J. CreswelI,
Postmaster General Of the United States of
America in virtue Of the powers vested in
him by law, and Antonio Flores, minister
OF the Republic Of Ecuador at Washington,
in the name Of his government, and By
virtue OF tue powers which he has formally
presented to this effect, have agreed upon
the following articles. to wit:
ARTICLE 1.
An exchange OF mails shall hereafter
take place between tie United States OF
America and the Republic OF Ecuador, BY
the ordinary means Of communication via
tho Isthmus Of Panama, the government Of
the United States to be at the expense OF
tho TRANSFORMATION thereof between New
York and Panama, San Francisco and
Panama, so long as direct service by
United States steamers, including the
Isthmus transit, is maintained under exist
ing conditions; and the government Of
Ecuador to be at the expense OF the trans
portion thereof between Panama and
Ecuador so long as the present or other
similar arrangement for the ocean mail ser
vice between Panama and Ecuador IS con
tinued. The correspondence 50 exchanged
shall comprise:
|. Letters and manuscripts subject by the
laws of either country TO letter rate OF post
ago.
2. Newspapers and prints Of all kinds,
in sheets, in pamphlets, aud IN books, sheets
Of music, engrayings, autographs, photo
graphs, drawings. maps and plans, and such
correspondence may be exchanged, whether
origin ating in either Of said countries and
destined for the other, or originating IN or
destined for foreign countries to which they
may respectively serve as Intermediates.
ARTICLE II.
New York and San Francisco shall be
the Offices of exchange on the side OF the
United States, and Guayaquil and Manta
shall be the offices of exchange on the side
of Ecuador, for all mails transmitted De
tween the two countries under this arrange
ment; and all mail matter transmitted III
either direction between the respective Of
fees Of exchange shall be forwarded II
closed bags or pouches, under seal, al
dressed to the corresponding exchange Of
fee, and the mails so dispatched from
either country to the other shall be Tor
warded to the United States consul and
resident mail agent at Panama, who is here
by designated as the agent Of the two gov
ernments for receiving the bags or p0uches
at that port from either direction, and for
dispatehing the same to their respective vi
innate destinations.
The two Post Departments may, at any
time, discontinue either OF said offices OF ex-
change or establish others.
ARTICLE III.
The standard weight for the single rate
Of postage and rule Of progression shall be:
l. For letters, or manuscripts sublfc BY
law to letter rate Of postage, ono-halt
ounce (ayoirdupOisj
g For all other correspondence men
toned in the second paragraph Of the first
article, that which each country shall adopt
for the mails which it dispatches to the
other, adapted to the convenience and hab-
its of it's interior administration; but each
country shall give notice to the other OF the
standard weight it adopts. and OF any sub
sequent change thereof The weight stated
by the dispatching exchange Office shall
always be accepted, except Ia cases Of
manifest error.
ARTICLE w.
No accounts shall he kept between the
Post0ffice Departments OF the two countries
on the international correspondence, writ
ten or printed, exchanged between them;
but each country shall levy. collect and re-
tain to it's own use the following postal
charges, viz:
1. The postage to be charged and col
leeted in the United States on each letter,
or manuscript, subject to letter postage
mailed in the United States. and addressed
to any place in the Republic OF Ecuador,
on"aL w aa9h va;rht If half an ounce
~, frartion If half an onDre; and the post
W = =" bo c1,arre3 ami collected in Ecuador
on each letter, or manuscript subject to let
ter postage, mailed in Ecuador and adj
An,arira shah he two reals. or the fifth
+,ort IF a doIIar Ihardl, Ecuador currency,
thn son,e to he in Zach case in full Of ali
Ch9r@na whatever TO the Dlace Of destination
IN a;fLer country. Either country. however.
ia at liberty 10 reduce thi. charge. but nor
-, ;noroaso Il witho7lp the previous assent Of
ti,a nther
. Nv an o+bnr corrpsrhnHpnre mentioned
IN tbc second naraorapn of the tirst article
+be Post Dpnartne7ts of The United States
o,a0 9Sy rasnoctfyIv lew collect
s', ' rot"iU to INV s4rar4fc and exclusive
,Iao s,,oL ratea al y,osfare adaptpd to their
;nfnrior administration and to the cost Of
go +raosnnrtati,n a. they shall deem adj
yisable. But each office shall give notice to
the other OF the rates u ADOPTS anG o. any
subsequent change thereon
Newspapers and other correspondence 81
the class referred to IN tue preceding para
graph shall be sent IN narrow bahdS or
covers, open at the SIDES or ehas, 80 that
that they may be easily examined anu
packages OF SUCH Correspondence sh%I ~
subject to the laws ana regnl2Ions q each
country III regard TO tnelr iaoht5y 70 Pay
customs duty, II containing G0uapIe so9u5,
OF to be rated with IetteE postage "4eh
containing written matter or 1ot any gCn7l