New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-05
OFFIC IA L.
TREATIES AND PRocLAmATIONs


Ecuador
The undersigned, John A. J. Creswell,
POSTMASTER General Of the United States OF
America, in virtue of the powers vested IN
MIN by law, and Antonio Flores, minister
of the Republic of Ecuador at Washington,
In the name Of his government, and by
yirtue of the powers which he has formally
presented to this effect, have agreed upon
the following articles, to wit:
ARTICLE L
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 Tstbmus Of Panama, the government OF
the United States to be at the expense OF
the transportation thereof between New
York and Panama, San Francisco ana
Panama 20 long as direct service Dy
United States steamers, including me
Isthmus transit is maintained under exist
ing conditions; and the government OIL
Ecuador to be at the expense OF the trans
nortion 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
tinred. 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, eDgravings, 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
meBt; 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, adj
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 establish others.
ARTICLE III.
The standard weight for the single rate
of postage and rule of progression shall be:
i. For letters, or manuscripts subject by
5aw 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
standard weight it adopts, and Of any sub
seuuent 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
POstoflice 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:
l. 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 |
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 a dollar (hard) Ecuador currency,
the same to be in each case in tuli of all |
charges whatever to the place of destination
in either country. Either country, however, |
is at liberty to reduce this charge, but not
70 increase it without the previous assent Of |
the other.
. On all other correspondence mentioned |
In the second paragraph ot 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 adj
visable. But each Office shall give notice to
the other of the rates it adopts, and OF any
change thereof.
Newspapers and other correspondence of
the class referred to in the preceding para
gragh 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 dutiable goods,
Or 10 be rated with letter postage when
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-
)iration of a proper period to effect their de-
lbaI hP ThpIpTDplflU TptyTUnI |
month"; unopened and without charge, to
he Postoffice Department of the dispatch
NJ country; but newspapers, and all other
articles of printed matter, shall not be re-
lurned, but remain at the disposal of the
office.
Letters enormously transmitted, or
wrongly addressed, shall be promptly re-
.urned to the dispatching Office without
charge.
ARTICLE VI.
The Post Department OF the United
States shall establish, in conformity with
the arrangements 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
he United States may serve as an interme-
1iaTy; but such correspondence shall only |
De charged with the international postage
by this convention, augmented
Dy the postage rates in force between the
United States and the country of destina-
ion, and any other tax for exterior service.
The Post Department ofthe United States
hall furnish the Post Department Of Ecua-
Tor with list stating the foreign countries
o which the foreign postage and the !
amounts thereof must be absolutely pre-
lald, or can be left unpaid, and shall modi-
y such list from time to time, as the ext