New Orleans Republican., 1872-11-16
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TREATIES AND PROCLAhfATTONs.


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 the powers which he has formally
presented to this effect have agreed upon
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 Tsthmus 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
IBthmus 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.
g. Newspapers and prints Of all kinds,
in sheets, in pamphlets, and in books, sheets
of music, engravings, Autographs, photo
graphs, drawings, maps and plans, and such
correspondence may be exchanged, whether
originating 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
tba Of aychaOua the side Af 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 ether 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 ul-
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 subject by
law to letter rate Of postage, one-half
ounce (avoirdupois).
2. 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
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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 in cases of
manifest error.
ARTICLE ".
No accounts shall be kept between the
Postoifice 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:
]. The postage to be charged and col |
Iected 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 |
currency, per each weight of half an ounce
or fraction of half an ounce; and the post |
age to be charged and collected in Ecuador |
on each letter, or manuscript subject to let
ter postage, mailed in Ecuador and ad- |
dressed TO any place in the United States of |
America, shall be two reals, or the fifth |
part Of dollar (hard}, Ecuador currency, |
the same to be in each case in full of all |
charges whatever TO the place of destination |
in either country. Either country, however, |
is at liberty to reduce this charge, but not |
to increase it without the previous assent OF |
the other.
2 On all other correspondence mentioned |
in the second paragraph of the first article |
the Post Departments Of the United States
and Ecuador may respectively levy, collect,
and retain to their separate and exclusive
use such rates of postage adapted to their
interior administration and to the cost Of
sea transportation as they shall deem ad-
visable. But each Office shall give notice to
the other Of the rates it adopts, and OF any
subsequent change thereof.
Newspapers and other correspondence Of |
the class referred to in the preceding para
graph shall be sent in narrow bands or
covers, open at the sides or ends, so that
that they may be easily examined; and
packages of such correspondence shall be
subject to the laws and regulations of each
country in regard to their liability to pay
customs duty, if containing dutiabIe goods,
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written matter, or for any other
cause specified in said laws and regulations.
ARTICLE V.
Letters, and other communications in
which, from any cause, can not
be delivered to their address, after the eX-
oration of proper period to effect their de-
livery, shall be reciprocally returned every
month"; unopened and without charge, to
.he POstotfice Department of the dispatch
ng country; but newspapers, and all other
articles of printed matter, shall not be re-
turned, but remain at the disposal of the
receiving office.
Letters enormously transmitted, or
wrongly addressed, shall be promptly re-
.urned to the dispatching office without
2harge.
ARTICLE 81.
The Post Department of the United
States shall establish in conformity with
5he arrangements in force at the time, the
nent of Ecuador may exchange, in open |
nails, the correspondence originating in
Ecuador and destined for countries to which |
he United States may serve as an interme-
1iarY; but such correspondence shall only
3e charged with the international postage |
established by this convention, augmented
~ the postage rates in force between the
United States and the country of destina-
ion, md any other tax for exterior service.
The Post Department the United States
hall furnish the Post Department of Ecua-
Lor with list stating the foreign countries
o which the foreign postage and the I
mounts thereof must be absolutely pre- /
aid, or can be LETT unpaid, and shall modi- | i
y such list from time to time, as the ext I
encies of its foreign postal service may re- t
uire.
In conformity to the requirements of the |