New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-05
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ing postal convention, which has been APP
proved by the legislative decree of the first
Of the present month, and in exercise oil
the sixth attribute of the sixtieth article OF
the constitution, [ have ratified it, as by the
present ] do ratify and declare it accepted
confirmed and obligatory in all and each Of
its clauses and stipulations contained il said
convention, solemnly engaging and pledg
ing FOR its faithful and exact observance on
the part Of Ecuador the national faith and
honor.
In faith of which have caused the pres.
ent to be prepared signed with my hand
sealed with the seal of the republic, and
countersgned by the Secretary of State for
Foreign Relations, at Quito, the thirtieth CT
September, eighteen hundred and seventy
one. G. GARCIA MORENO.
FRANCISCO JAvIER LEON.
We, John A. J. Creswell, Postmaster Gen.
eral Of the United States, and Antonio
Flores, minister of Ecuador to the United
States, certify that on this date we have
proceeded to perform the exchange of rati-
feations of the postal convention which
was concluded between the United States
and Ecuador at Washington, on the ninth
day of May, A. D. 1871.
Done in duplicate and signed at Washing
ton, this sixth day of December, A. d. 1871.
JOHN A. j. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General of the United States.
ANTONIO FLORES.
Convention for the regulation Of the postal
intercourse between the United States Of
America and the kingdom of Denmark.
The Post Department of the United States
of America and the Danish Post Depart
ment have agreed upon employing the
steamers in regular service between their
territories. as well as the steamers engaged
between Hamburg and Bremen on the one
side, and American ports on the other in
of mails, and have, tor that purpose, con-
sented to the following articles
ARTICLE 1.
There shall be an immediate exchange of
correspondence between the United States
of America and Denmark by means of the
said steamers, and this correspondence shall
embrace letters, newspapers, book packets,
prints of all kinds Comprising maps, plans,
engravlngs, drawings, photographs, litho-
graphs, and all other like productions Of
mechanical processes, sheets of music, etc. !,
and patterns or samples Of merchandise;
and such correspondence may be exchanged,
whether originating in either of the said
countries, or originating in countries to
which these may respectively serve as in
termediaries.
ARTICLE II.
The exchange of correspondence shall
take place between the postoftices to be
hereafter designated by the two post depart
ments; but either of the two offices so desig-
mated may at any time be discontinued, and
Others established by mutual consent.
ARTICLE III.
The United States Office shall make its
own arrangements for the dispatch of it's
mails to Denmark, and in like manner the
Office of Denmark shall make its own ar
for the dispatch Of its mails to
the United States. The mails shall be re-
forwarded by the regular routes
OF communication hereinbefore mentioned
and each Office shall, at its own cost, pay
the expense Of the intermediate transporta-
ton tsea and territorial) of the mails which
it dispatches to the other. 1t is also agreed
that the cost, either in whole or in part, of
the international ocean and territorial
transit of the closed mails exchanged in
both directions between the respective
frontiers shall, upon application of either
office. be first betrayed BY that one OF the
two offices which shall have obtained from
the Intermediates the most favorable pc
cuniary terms for such conveyance, and
any amount so advanced by one for or on
account OF the other shall be promptly re-
imbursed.
ARTICLE ".
The postage on ordinary letters sent from
the United States to Denmark, or from Den
mark TO the United States, shall be respec-
lively twelve shilling rigsmont, or seven
cents Tor single letter.
Inc weight of single letter shall not ex-
coed fifteen grammes.
-, For every letter exceeding fifteen grammes
there shall be paid single rate of postage
tor every additional fifteen grammes or
traction OF fifteen grammes. The weight