Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-13

cor may exchange correspondence BY way OF the
Correspondence Of this class must be aeoo npanied
h{ letter bill from the dispstchine exchange ofice
Gea the es reeens eaehang. Once g
the United States shall return By next post 20 such
receipt and tsrihcsfon thereof. which lee bills
and Acknowledgements OF receipt shall be in con
and shall vouchers in the settlements the
The accounts to be kept between the two Post De-
yartHent' upon this Class Of correspondence shall
speedily AZ Practicable; and the amounts founS das
shall be pa,d promptly 10 the United States ONCE,
paItments may from time to time PRESCRIBE such
quarterly statement shall be prepared BY the United
states nice, and shall follow the form ID, hereunto
ARTICLE Letters originating in foreign conn
peciiyey on which the foreign and
postal charges are fully prepaid, shall, when for
be delivered in the country OF destination free of
ARTIcLE The official correspondence betv4.n
the Two rents, that Of each government with
rs legation near the other, and Of each legation
hailen free OF postage and with ali tie precautions
whien me tWo governments may find necessary for
tAhTeL6 ,S.Whsn in one Of the tive countries
ese OF the vacant legation shall be transferred, in
tie terms stipulated in the preceding article to the
ctive Consulate or vice-cOnsulste at New York
Article 10. Neither Post Department shall be
the circulation Of which shall be prohibited b. the
law IL force in the untry Of situation; and any
toms duty or to conhscstion shall, when received in
the malls from the ether, be treated In accordance
Article 1.-THE two Pos Departments may, by
mutual cement proyise for the tran.m ssion Of
rtsistered articles IN the mails exchanged between
The tive countries.
Ecuador.
ARTICLE I2.-The two Post Departments shall
settle by agreement bstween them, all measures of
detail and arrangement required to carry this con-
in like manner, from time time the exigancies
of the service may reQnire. Articles NAV also, by
according % the requirements of the service with.
cut resembling otherwise altering or i'm pairing
kETicLE l5EThis Convention shall tass offsc.
from the date OF ths exchange Of ra5ifSations and
consent or until enc year from the date Of notice
ysn by one OF the two departments to the other of
ARTIcLK4-This convention shall be approved
the constitution and laws OF each Of the high con-
t1sGsiPs parties SRd the exchange Of 5stacstiops
DSne in duplicate, az the city Of Washington, this
sand eight hundred and seventy on.
IL 81 po..,,., J $50 A j G. SSREsWELL,
s 6S s3s5i FL ff6 pRIssa States
=, 1 hereby approve the sforesOins convention. and
IN testimony thereof l have caused the seal of the
ISL Us. GRANT.
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State
Washington, clay 9, ISL.
Translation
Having seen and eXamined the aforegoing postal
convention, which has been approved by the legis-
atye decree Of the let OF the present month, in
exercise II the sixth attribute 81 the sxteth article
OF the constitution have ratified it, by the pres
ent g. ratiiy and declare II accep ed, confirmed
ana obligatory in al and each Of its clauses and slip
CiatiOns Contained in said convention. soemnIy
gscing and pledging for its faithful and exact OBJ
seTvsrce on the part Of Kcuadcr the national faith
and honor.
In Fifth 81 which have caused the present to be
~ pared signed with my hand, sealed with the seal
o. the republic, and countersigned by the secretary
II state for foreign relations at Quito, thrteth
Cf September, eighteen hundred and seventy one
I. 81 g. GARCIA NORENO.
FRASCIscO JAvIER LEON.
We, john A. j. CreswelI, Postmaster General Of
the nted states, aud Antonio Flores, minister of
Ecuador to the United States. certify that on this
date we have proceeded to perform the exchange of
ratfcafions q the postal convention which was con-
Cluded between the United States and Ecuador at
Washington, on the 9Th day of Maya ID. ISL
Done in duplicate and signed at WASHINGTON, this
9Th day OF December, ID ISL.
H.. j JNO. A. J. CRESwELL
Postmaster GtRs-ni ~ the UNi'td STATES.
ISL ANTONIO FLORES,