New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-06
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qREar1Es AND PROCLAMATIONs

America, in virtue Of the powers vested i
ism bv law, and Antonio Flores, ministe
Of the Republic of Ecuador at Washington
IN the name of his government, and b
sirtue OF the powers which ne mas Iormall.
presented to this effect, have agreed upo
the following articles, to wit:
ARTICLE I.
Sn exchange of mails shall hereafte
sake place between the United States 0
America and the Republic Of Ecuador, b.
the ordinary means Of communication VII
the Isthmus of Panama, the government 0
the United States to be at the expense o.
the transportation thereof between New
York and Panama, San Francisco ana
Panama, so long as direct service Dy
United States steamers, including tht
lsthmus transit, is maintained undef exist
ing conditions; ana the government IN 1l VI
Ecuador to be at the expense OF the trans
pOrfiCn thereof between Panama anC
Ecuador so long as the present or Other
similar, arrangement for the ocean mail ser
vice between Panama and Ecuador is con
Einued. The correspondence SO exchanged
shall comprise:
/, Letters and manuscripts subject by the
laws Of either country to letter rate OF post
ages
:. 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 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 be-
tween the two countries under this arrange
1nent; 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
9ices 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 shat port from either direction, and for
dispatchlng the same to their respective Ill
Climate destinations.
The two Post Departments may, at any
sine, discontinue either Of said Offices of ex
Ghange or establish others.
ARTICLE III.
The standard weight for the single rate
Ut postage and rule Of progression shall be:
!. For letters, or manuscripts subject by
faw tp letter rate of postage, Onehalf
ounce (avoirdupOis.
?. For all other correspondence men.
2ioned in the second paragraph OF the first
article, that which each country shall adopt
Cor 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
standard weight it adopts, and of any sub
sequent change thereof. The weight stated
Sy the dispatchiDg exchange office shall
always be accepted, except in cases Of
iDaDitesb error.
ARTICLE ".
%gaccounts shall be kept between the
S'ostOtfice Departments of the two countries
On Che international correspondence, writ
Gen or printed, exchanged between them:
Sut each country shall levy, collect and re
SRn Co its own use the following postal
charges, viz:
?. Che postage to be charged and col
GeGted in the United States on each letter,
or manuscript, subject to letter postage,
9uailed in the United States. and addressed |
80 any place in the Republic of Ecuador,
ehall be twenty cents, United States
currency, per each weight of half an ounce
or fraction of half an ounce; and the post |
0ge to be charged and collected in Ecuador
ear noe+oryo ,naiioS IN EcroJnI a,,I ID
dressed to any place in the United States of
america, shall be two reals, or the fifth |
Sart Of dollar (hard), Ecuador currency,
che same to be in each case in full Of all |
charges whatever to the place Of destination |
an either country. Either country, however |
IS ae liberty to reduce this charge but not |
go increase it without the previous assent Of |
Che other.
= ON all other correspondence mentioned |
III the second paragraph of the first article |
che Post Departments of the United States |
and Ecuador may respectively levy, collect,
and retain to their separate and exclusive
Gse such rates of postage ADAPTED to their
snterior administration and to the cost Of
Sf@ SL@nsRUr Boz as ongy shaIL deelh az
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- -t,s.p., on"LL oo 9ehU lH hdIio" p"h"S OF
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"''77 Spo'iiie'' III sd" laws anu reg uIauonS.
ARTICLE V.
Letters. and other communications in
which from anv cansc Fan rn+
be delivered TO their address. after tha ay,
yiration Of n proper neriod IA effect +bnir h.
livery, shall be reciprocallv returned every
month, unopened and without CHARGE fo
he Postofice Denartnent Of the lisa o ~