New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-21
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TREATIES AND PnoCLAmAT1oxs.

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 ].
An exchange Of mails sha1 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 Of
! the transportation thereof between New
York and Panama San Francisco and
| Panama, 80 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 50 exchanged
shall comprise:
L. Letters and manuscripts subject by the
laws of either country to letter rate Of post
age.
3 Newspapers and prints of all kinds,
in sheets, in pamphlets, and in books, sheets
Of music, engravngs, Autographs, photo
| graphs, dra awnings, 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 az 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 cOun tries 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 |
flee. and the mails so dispatched from |
either country to the other shall be for |
warded to the United States consul and |
resf9ent mail agent at Panama, who is here |
by designated as the agent of the two gov |
ernments for receiving the bags or pouches
ut that port from either direction, and for
dispatchng the same to their respective I'll. |
innate destinations. !
The two Post Departments may. at any !
time, discontinue either OF said Offices Of eS' I
change or establish Others
ARTICLE III
The standard weight for the single rate |
Of postage and rule Of progression shall be: |
/. For letters, or manuscripts subject by |
law to letter rate Of POSTAGE 0ne-half |
ounce (avolrdupOiEjo
2 For all other correspondence men
toned i'll 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-
It's of its interior administration; but each I
country shall give notice to the other of the
4 Il
sequent change thereof The weight stated
by the dispatching exchange office shall
always be accepted except in cases OF
manifest err0ro
ARTICLE w
No accounts shall be kept between the
PostotiCe 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:
i. The postage to be charged and col.
iected 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
shall be two reals, or the fifth
part Of q dollar (hard), Ecuador currency,
the same to be in each case in full of all
charges whatever to the place Of destination
in either country. Either country, however,
is at liberty to reduce this charge, but not
TO increase it without the previous assent Of
The other.
2. On all other correspondence mentioned
in the second paragraph Of the first article
the Post Departments Of the United States
md 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-
gisable. 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
graph shall be sent in narrow bands or
}ovors, open at the sides or ends, so that
hat they may be easily examined : and ,
packages of such correspondence shall be
subject to the laws and regulations of each :
country ia regard to their liability to paw :
customs duty, if containing dutiable goods,
n to be rated with letter postage when :
containing written matter, or for any other :
,ause specified In said laws and regulations :
ARTICLE v. s
Letters, and other communications in
which, from any cause, can not |
le delivered to their address, after the OK c
)!ration of a proper period to effect their de- G
livery, shall be reciprOoalIy returned every s
month, unopened and without charge. to e
he Postotfice Department of the dispatch ?
ng country; but newspapers and all other g
LrtlCleS OF printed matter shall not be re- g
urned, but remain at the disposal Of the u
eceiving office. a
Letters enormously transmitted or a
wrongly addressed, shall be promptly re- y
urned to the dispatchIng office without C
barge. "
ARTICLE VI t.
The Post Department Of the United
tates shall establish, in conformity with :,
he arrangements in force at tho time, the u
onditions upon which the Post Depart II
lent OF Ecuador may exchange, in open | A.
lalls, the correspondence originating in | ~
.cuadOr and destined for countries to which "
ne United States may serve as an interme- |
larry; but such correspondence shall only
Q charged with the international postage q,
established by this convention augmented N
y the postage rates in force between the -
nlted States and the country of destina- rs
on, and any other tax for exterior service. 80
The Post Department of the United States ri
lall furnish the Post Department Of Ecua- ~
Or with list stating the foreign countries AZ
which the foreign postage and the ~
MOUNTS thereof must be absolutely pre- ~
nd or can be LETT unpaid, and shall mod. i; -
such list from time to time, as the ext III
'ncies of its foreign postal service may re- tn
lire t tn
In conformity to the requirements of the b b,'
ecedng paragraph, table marked A is fr,