New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-01
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TREATIES AND PRooLAMATIoNs


TREATIES AND PROCLAMATIONg,
Postal Convention between the United
States of America and the Republic o.
Ecuador.
The undersigned, John A. j. CresweL,
Postmaster General of the United States OF
America, in virtue of the powers vested n
him BY law and Antonio Flores, minister
OF the Republic of Ecuador at Washington,
in the name of his government, and Gy
| 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 Isthmus of Panama, the government OF
! the United States to be at the expense q
| the transportation thereof between New
! York and Panama, San Francisco ana
| Panama. so long as direct service 6y
! United States steamers, including the
! lsthmus transit, is maintained under eX&s:
! ing conditions and the government OK
| Ecuador to be at the expense OF the trans
portion thereof between Panama ard
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:
/. Letters and manuscripts subject by the
laws Of either country to letter rate OF post
age.
in sheets, in pamphlets, and in books, sheets
Of music, engravngs, Autographs, photo
graphs, drawings, maps and plans, and such
correspondence may be exchanged, whether
originating in either of said countries ana
destined for the other, OF originating IN or
destined for foreign countries to which thss'
may respectively serve as Intermediates.
ARTICLE Il.
New York and San Francisco shall he
the offices of exchange on the side OF the
United States. and Guayaquil and Mant@
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 o.
ices of exchange shall be forwarded II
closed bags or pouches, under seal, I'D
dressed to the corresponding exchange Of
flee. and the mails SO dispatched tcoTG
either country 10 the other shall pc Tor
warded to the United States consul ans
resident mail agent at Panama, who is here
by designated as the agent OF the two gov
eTnments for receiving the bags or pouches
at that port from either direction, and foE
dispatching the same to their respective a
innate destinations.
The two Post Departments may, at au0
time, discontinue either of said offices OF eG-
change or establish others.
ARTIcLR III.
The standard weight for the single rate
OF postage and,rule of progression shall Be:
1. For letters, or manuscripts subject be
law TO letter rate OF postage, OnG-haI
ounce tayoirdupOisl
? For all Other correspondence nen.
toned in the second paragraph of the frs
article, that which each country shall adOp-
for the mails which it dispatches TO the
other, adapted to the convenience and hab-
its of its interior administrations but each
country shall give notice to the other of tho
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 O.
manifest error.
ARTICLE ".
80 accounts shah be kept between the
P0st0fice Departments OF the two countii@a
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:
l. The postage to be charged and CO.
lected in the United States on each lesser,
or manuscript, subject to letter postage
mailed in the United States, and addressed
to any place in the Republic OF Ecnad0r
shall be twenty cents, United Statee
currency, per each weight Of half an ounce
or fraction OF half an ounce; and the posi-
age to be charged and collected in EcUaG3s
on each letter or manuscript subject to iao-
ter postage, mailed in Ecuador and al
dressed 10 any place in the United States a.
America, shall be two reals, or the fith
part OF q dollar thard), Ecuador currencg,
The same to be in each 8ase in full Of al
charges whatever to the place of destination
ia either country. Either country, however.
is at liberty 10 reduce this charge, but no
to increase ID without the previous ASSEM- II
the other.
2. On all other correspondence mentioned
in tue second paragraph Of the first article
the Post Departments Of the United States
and Ecuador may respectively levy CnIlea1,
and retain to their separate and exclusive
nae such rates OF postage adapted to their
interior administration and to the ooss OF
sea transportation as they shall deem al
visable BUT each Office shall give notice 10
the other Of the rates it adopta, and OF aDg
subsequent change thereof
Newspapers and other correspondence 81
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 ana
packages Of Gnch correspondence shall lie
subject to the laws and regulations Of eacE
country in regard to their liability 10 pay
customs duty, if containing dutiable goods,
or to be rated with letter postage vixen
containing written matter, or for any ether
cause specified IN said laws and regulations.
ARTICLE Y.
letters, and other communications in
manuscript, which, from any cause, can nen
be delivered 70 their address, after the en-
pIratlon OF q proper period to effect their de-
livery, shall be recIpr0caily returned every
month, unopened and without charge, 10
the Postof1lce Department of the disEateag-
ing country; but newspapers, and all Other
articles Of printed matter, shall not be re
turned, out remain at the disposal Of sire
receiving office.
Letters enormously transmitted sr
wrongly addressed, shall be promptly re-
turned 10 the dispatchiDg office wisdoH5
charge.
ARTICLE ~
The Post Department OF the Unis@a
the arrang ernents in force at the time the
conditions upon which the Post Depart
ment Of Ecuador may exchange, in open
mails, the correspondence originating in
Ecuador and destined for countries to which
the United States may serye as an intcTIue-
diary; but such correspondence shall On}g
be charged with the international postage
by this convention, augneEte
by The pos tage rates ia force between tic
tnitedsStates and the country of dssttna