New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-19
OFFICIAL.
TREATIES AND PRoCLAo1ATIONs.


Ecuador.
The undersigned, John A. j. CresweIl
| Postmaster General of the United States o
! America, in virtue of the powers vested il
| him by law, and Antonio Flores, minister
of the Republic of Ecuador at Washington
in the name of his government, and By
virtue of the powers which be has formally
| presented to this effect, have agreed upor
| the following articles, to wit
ARTICLE I.
| An exchange OF mails shall hereafter
take place between the United States OF
America and the Republic of Ecuador, by
| the ordinary means of communication via
| the Isthmus of Panama, the government OF
| the United States to be at the expense of
! the transportation thereof between New
| York and Panama, San Francisco and
| Panama, so long as direct service by
| United States steamers, including the
| Lsthmus 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 so exchanged
shall comprise:
l. Letters and manuscripts subject by the
laws Of either country to letter rate OF post
age.
? Newspapers and prints Of all kinds,
in sheets, in pamphlets, and in books, sheets
of music, engraVlngS, Autographs, photo
graphs, drawings, maps and plans, and such
correspondence may be exchanged, whether
originating i'll 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 be-
tween the two countries under this arrange
ment; and all mail matter transmitted in
either direction between the respective of
fees of exchange shall be forwarded in
closed bags or pouches, under seal, ad-
dressed to the corresponding exchange of
fee, and the mails so dispatched from
either country to the other shall be for
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 pouches
at that port from either direction, and for
dispatching the same to their respective Ill
innate destinations.
The two Post Departments may, at any
time, discontinue either of said offices of ex-
change or establis others.
ARTICLE III.
The standard weight for the single rate
Of postage and rule of progression shall be:
l. For letters, or manuscripts subject by
law to letter rate OF postage, One-half
ounce (avoirdupois).
?, 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 its interior administration: but each
country shall give notice to the other of the
weight it adopts, and of any sub
sequent change thereof. The weight stated
by the dispatching exchange office shall
always be accepted, except in cases OF
manifest error.
ARTICLE ".
No accounts shall be kept between the
Post01hce 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 its own use the following postal |
charges, VIZ:
I. The postage to be charged and col
lected 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. .
shall be twenty cents. United States
per each weight of half an ounce !
Jr fraction of half an ounce: and the post
1ge to be charged and collected in Ecuador
IN each letter, or manuscript subject to let
er postage, mailed in Ecuador and ad-
dressed TO any place in the United States Of
America, shall be tTo reals, or the fifth
part of dollar Ehard). Ecuador currency.
he same to be in each case in full of all
harges whatever to the place of destination
q either country. Either country. however.
70, :
. increase it without the previous assent OF
he other.
,. On all other correspondence mentioned
Il the second paragraph Of the first article
he Post Departments OF the United States
nd Ecuador may respectively levy, collect.
nd retain to their separate and exclusive
sc such rates OF postage adapted to their
IteriOr administration and to the cost Of
"a transportation as they shall deem adj
isable. But each Office shall give notice to
le other Of the rates it adopts, and OF any
lbsequent change thereof.
Newspapers and other correspondence Of !
le class referred to in the preceding para
@aph shall be sent in narrow bands or
overs, open at the sides or ends. so that
nat they may be easily examined; and
aCkage5 of such correspondence shall be
Inject to the laws and regulations Of each !
DuntIy in regard to their liability 70 paw
IstOms daty, if containing dutable goods, I
to be rated with letter postage when :
'ntaining written matter, or for any other .
tu5o specified in said laws and regulations
ARTICLE v. I
Letters, and other communications in +
anuscript, which. from any cause. can not t
: delivered to their address, after the ex- c
ration of a proper period TO effect their de- 7
very, shall be recipr0cally returned every j
Onth, unopened and without charge, t. d
e Postotttce Department of the dispatch t
2 country; but newspapers, and all other {
ticles Of printed matter. shall not be re- +