New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24
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TREATIES AND PRoCLAmAT1oNs.

The undersigned, John A. J. Creswell,
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 VII
ARTICLE 1.
An exchange of mails shall hereafter
take Mace between the United States of
America and the Republic of Ecuador, by
fine ordinary means OF communication via
the Tsthmus of Panama, the government Of
the United States to be at the expense OF
ehe transportation thereof between New
York and Panama, San Francisco and
Panama, so long as direct service by
United States steamers, including the
Ysthmus 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 80 long as the present or other
similar arrangement for the ocean mail ser
vice between Panama and Ecuador is CON
Sinued. The correspondence so exchanged
shall comprise:
I. 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, Cngravings, 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 Cork and San Francisco shall be
Che offices of exchange on the side of the
United States, and Guayaquil and Mania
GF,all be the offices of exchange on the side
Of Ecuador, for all mails transmitted be-
0ween the two countries under this arrange
quent 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, al
dressed to the corresponding exchange OF
6ce and the mails so dispatched from
either country to the other shall be for
warded to the United States consul and
Resideut mail agent at Panama. who ls here
Sy designated as tho agent of the two gov
Grnments for receiving the bags or pouches
at that port from either direction, and for
qlispatching the same to their respective ul-
climate destinations.
The two Post Departments may, at any
cine, discontinue either Of said offices OF e1-
change og establish others.
ARTICLE III.
Thr standard weight for the single Pate
@f postage and rule of progression shall be-
T. For letters; or manuscripts subject by
law 20 letter rate of postage, one-halt
ounce (avoirdupOis).
), For all other correspondence men
SiOned 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 ha0-
Ets of its interior administration; but each
country shall give notice 10 the other of the
standard weight it adopts, and OF any sub
eeuuent change thereof. The weight stated
by the dispatchipg exchange office shall
always be accepted, except ID cases OF
manifest error.
RRfICEE IS.
40 accounts shall he kept between The
Postotfice Departments of the two countries
ON the international correspondence, writ
ten or printed, exchanged between them;
out each country shall levy, collect and re-
cain to its own use the following postal
charges, viz
Z. The postage 60 30 charged and col
Rected in the United States each letter,
or manuscript, subject to letter postage
mailed in the United States, and addressed
IN any Mace 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
fer postage mailed in Ecuador and ad-
dressed TO any place IN the United states OF
America shall be two reals, or the NTH
Uart Of dollar (hard), Ecuador currency,
the same to be in each case IN tuIl OF all
charges whatever to the place of destination
in either country. Either country, however,
IA at liberty to reduce this charge, but not
to increase it without the previous assent OF
the other.
in the second para graph 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 Thelr
interior administration and to the cost OF
sea transportation as they shall deem al
yisable 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 De
subject to the laws and regulations OF each
country ia regard to their liability to pay
customs duty, if containing dutiabIe goods,
or to be rated with letter postage when
containing written matter, or for any other
cause specified in said laws and regulations.
ARTICLE Y.
4.etters. and other communications in
manuscript which, from any cause, can not
he delivered to their address, after the eX-
piration of proper period to effect their de-
livery. shall be reciprocally returned every
month unopened and without charge to
the Postotfice Department Of the dispatch
ing 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-
turned 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
Tnent of Ecuador may exchange, in open
mails. the correspondence originating in
Ecuador and destined for countries to which
the United States may serve as an lnterme-
diary; but such correspondence shall only
he charged with the international postage
established by this convention, augmented
nv the postage rates in force between the
United States and the country OF destlna-
ton, and any other tax for exterior service.
The Post Department ofthe United States
shall furnish the Post Department OF Ecua-
dor with a list stating the foreign countries
to which the foreign postage and the
amounts thereof must be absolutely pre-
maid, or can be left unpaid, and shall modl-
~ such list from time to time, as the exl-
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