New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-13
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TREsTTEs AND PRGCEAHIATTONS.


Postal Convention between che United
| States of America and the Republic OF
| Ecuador. .
The undersigned, John A. j. Creswell,
|. Postmaster General Of the United States OF
| America in virtue of the powers vested IN
| him bv 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
the ordinary means OF communication via
tho Isthmus 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, so long as direct service BY
United States steamers, including the
Isthmus 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 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.
?. Newspapers and prints Of all kinds,
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
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 ct the
United States, and Guayaquil and hanta
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 of
fees of exchange shall be forwarded in
closed bags or pouches, under seal, ad
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 ul-
innate distinctions.
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 singlerate
Of postage and rule of progression shall be:
l. For letters, or manuscripts subject by
law to letter rate OF postage, one-half
ounce tavoirdupois).
2. For all other correspondence men
4 10 /, I,
article, that which each country shall adopt
for the mails which it dispatches to the
other, adapted to the convenience and h4b-
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
by the dispatchiDg exchange office shall
always be accepted, except IN cases Of
manifest error.
ARTICLE ".
No accounts shah be kept between the |
PostoHce 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:
!. 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 adj I
dressed to any place in the United States of |
shall be two reals, or the fifth |
part of dollar (hard), Ecuador currency, |
the same to be in each case in full Of al |
charges whatever TO the place Of destination |
in either country. Either country, however, /
is at liberty to reduce this charge, but NOT I
to increase it wiChout the previous assent Of |
the other.
9. On all other correspondence mentioned |
in the second paragraph 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 their
interior administration and to the cost of
sea transportation as they shall deem ad-
visable. But each office shall give notice to
the other Of the rates it adopts, land 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 be |
o
country iR regard to their liability to pay
customs duty, if containing dutiable goods,
or to be rated with letter postage when
containing written matter, or for any other
cause specified in said laws and regulations
ARTICLE V.
Letters, and other communications in
manuscript, which, from any cause, can not
be delivered to their address, after the ex-
piration of proper period to effect their de-
livery, shall be reciprocaIly returned every
month, unopened and without charge, to
the Postotice Department Of the dispatch
ing country; but newspapers, and ali other |
articles OF printed matter, shall not be re-
turned, but remain ut the disposal of tie
receiving office.
Letters enormously transmitted, or
wrongly addressed, shall be promptly re-
turned to the dispatchiug office without
charge.
ARTICLE VI.
The Post Department Of tile United
States shall establish, in conformity with
the arrangements in force at the tune, the
conditions upon which the Post Depart-
nent of Ecuador may exchange, in omen
mails. the correspondence originating in
Ecuador and destined for countries to which
ne United States may serve as an intqrma-
mary; butsQch correspondence shall only
De charged with the International postage
established by this convention, augmented
~ the postage rates in force between the
United States and the country of destina
4on, and any other tax for exterior service
Inc Post Department of the United States
hall furnish the Post Department of Eoua-
ior with a-list stating the foreign countries
% winch the foreign postage and the