New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-17
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TRE8TTEs AND PROC&4AMATRQNs,

ThAAIFEB AND PR0C&ABMkTRegNS
Postal Convention between the United
States Of America and the Republic OF
Ecuador.
The undersigned, Sohn 2. 3. Creswell,
Postmaster General Of the United states OF
America, in virtue Of the powers vested II
him by law. and Antonio Flores, minister
of the Republic of Ecuador at Washington,
6n the name Of his government, ana ~
virtue Of the powers which lie has formally
presented to this effect. haze agreed upon
she following articles, 20 "it6
ARTGcLE
An exchange of mails shall hereafter
cake place between the United States OF
America and the Republic Of Ecuador by
the ordinary means OF communication via
Sue Isthmus of Panama, the government Of
Gie United States TO be at the expense Of
Che transportation thereof between New
York and Panama, San Francisco and
Panama, so long as direct service hy
United States steamers, including the
f5thmus 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
bimIar arrangement for the ocean mail ser
vice between Panama and Ecuador is con
tinued. The correspondence SO exchanged
shall comprise:
L. Letters and manuscripts subject by the
laws Of either country to letter rate Of post
ago.
2. Newspapers and prints Of all kinds,
81 sheets, in pamphlets, ana II 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
tho 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
meat; 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 dispatched from
either country to the other shall be for
walded 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 |
dispatchng the same to their respective Ill |
innate destinations.
The two Post Departments may, at any |
Time discontinue either Of said Offices Of ex- |
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ARTICLE III.
The standard weight for the single rate |
OF postage ard rule of progression shall be: |
|. For letters, or manuscripts subject by |
law TO letter rate of postage one-half |
ounce (avordupois).
2. 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-
ats OF it's Interior administrations but each |
country shall give notice to the other of the |
standard weight it adopts, and Of any sub
sGquent change thereof. The weight stated |
by the dispatchiug exchange Office shall
always be accepted, except in cases Of
manifest error.
ARTICLE ".
No accounts shall be kept between the
P0st0ffice 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 it's own use the following postal
charges, viz:
/. The postage to be charged and col
Iectpd IN the United States on each letter. |
OF manuscript. subject to letter postage,
mailed in the United States. and addressed |
TO any place 10 the Republic of Ecuador,
shall be twenty cents, United States
currency, per each weight of half an ounce
or fraction of half an 0uncr: and the DD1f-
age to DC charged and collected in Ecuador
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interior administration and to the cost Of
sea transportation az they shall deem ad
visaDlc. 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 pc 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 to be rated with letter postage when s
containing. written matter, OF Tor any other c