New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-03
OFFICIAL.
rREArrEs AND PRocLAIATIoNs.


States Of America and the Republic Of
Ecuador.
The undersigned, John A. J. Creswel,
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
$he ordinary means Of communication via
che Isthmus Of Panama, the government OF
Che United States to be at the expense OF
The Transportation thereof between New
York and Panama, San Francisco ana
Eanama. so long as direct service by
Enited States steamers, including the
gsthmus transit ID 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
yice between Panama and Ecuador is con-
einued The correspondence so exchanged
shall comprise:
/. Letters and manuscripts subject by the
Paws of either country to letter rate OF post
6ge.
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
in either of said countries and
destined for the other, or originating in or
destined for foreign countries to which they
Spay respectively serve as Intermediates.
ARTICLE II.
New York and San Francisco shall be
Che offices of exchange on the side of the
Emitted States, and Guayaquil and Manta |
shall be the Offices Of exchange on the side |
of Ecuador, for all mails transmitted be- |
9 ween the two countries under this arrange |
ment and all mail matter transmitted in |
either direction between the respective of |
eices Of exchange shall be forwarded in |
closed bags or pouches under seal, ad- |
dressed to the corresponding exchange of |
ice, and the mails SO dispatched from |
either country to the other shall be for
Guarded to the United States consul and |
resident mail agent at Panama, who Is here
EDy designated as the agent of the two gov |
9rnments for receiving the bags or pouches |
at that port from either direction, and for |
the same to their respective ul- |
Simate destinations.
L
Cline, discontinue either of said offices of ex-
8 Range or establish others.
ARTICLE III.
qChe standard weight for the single rate
81 postage and rule of progression shall be:
L. For letters, or manuscripts subject by
Paw to letter rate OF postage, one-haif
ounce tavoirdupos).
9. For all other correspondence men
Bi0ned in the second paragraph Of the first
article, that which each country shall adopt |
Tor the mails which it dispatches to the
Dther, 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
gcquent change thereof. The weight stated
by the dispatching exchange Office shall
8lways be accepted, except in cases of
auanifest error.
ARTICLE ".
80 accounts shall be kept between the
Postotfice Departments of the two countries
on the international correspondence, writ
hen or printed, exchanged between them;
but each country shall levy, collect and re-
eain to its own use the following postal |
charges, VIZ:
Z. The postage to be charged and col
sccted in the United States on each letter,
pr manuscript subject to letter postage,
ludllGu III INC buittNL btdLtSs anu duuLG SSOu
to any place in the Republic of Ecuador,
shall be twenty cents, United States
per each weight of half an ounce
OF fraction of half an ounce; and the post
age to be charged and collected in Ecuador
On each letter, or manuscript subject to let
Fer postage, mailed in Ecuador and adj
dressed to any place in the United States Of
America, shall be two reals, or the fifth
part of dollar (hard), Ecuador currency,
hn IN he in aapb in tult p4 all |
charges whatever to the place of destination
n either country. Either country, however,
s at liberty to reduce this charge, but not
10 increase it without the previous assent of
he other.
9 On all other correspondence mentioned
n the second paragraph Of the first article
he Post Departments of the United States
and Ecuador may respectively levy, collect,
md retain to their separate and exclusive
Use such rates OF postage adapted to their
Interior administration and to the cost of
LEA transportation as they shall deem adj
-isable. But each Office shall give notice to
he other Of the rates it adopts, and OF any
subsequent change thereof.
Newspapers and other correspondence Of
he class referred to in the preceding para
yrabh shall be sent in narrow bands or
overs, open at the sides or ends, so that
hat they may be easily examined and
packages of such correspondence shall be |
ubiect to the laws and regulations of each |
ountry in regard to their liability to pay
ustoms duty, if containing dutiable goods,
r to be rated with letter postage when
obtaining written matter, or for any other
ause specified in said laws and regulations.
ARTICLE Y.
Letters, and other communications in
which, from any cause can not
70 delivered to their address, after the ex-
iratiOn of proper period to effect their de-
very, shall be reciprocally returned every
Month, unopened and without charge, to ,
he POstoffice Department of the dispatch Z
az country; but newspapers, and all other :
rticlGs of printed matter, shall not be re-
urned, but remain at the disposal of the :
office. :
Letters enormously transmitted, or e
7rongly addressed, shall be promptly re-
arned to the dispatching office without y
barge :
ARTICLE VI.
The Post Department of the United
tates shall establish, in conformity with &
ne arrangements in force at the time the h
upon which the Post Depart n
lent OF Ecuador may exchange, in open n
lails, the correspondence originating in o
ecuador and destined for countries to which
he United States may serve as an interme-
laryi but such correspondence shall only
e charged with the international postaGe o
established by this convention, augmented n
y the postage rates in force between the o
lnited States and the country of destipa- II
ion, and any other tax for exterior service Il
The Post Department of the United States G.
hall furnish the Post Department of Ecua- o
or with list stating the foreign countries a
} which the foreign postage and the q
mounts thereof must be absolutely pre- y