New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-30
OFFICIAL.
TREATIES AND PROCLAMATION

| Postal Convention between the United
States Of America and the Republic O.
Ecuador.
The undersigned, John A. j. Creswell
Postmaster General of the United States Of
America in virtue Of the powers vested il
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
| th6 following articles, to wit:
ARTICLE I.
An exchange OF mails shall hereafter
| take place between the United States OF
| America and the RepabiC of Ecuador, by
| the ordinary means of communication via
the Tstnmus of Panama, the government Of
the United States to be at the expense TT
| the transportation thereof between New
York and Panama, San Francisco and
| Panama, SO long as direct service by
| United States steamers, including the
| Istbmus transit, Is maintained under exist
ing conditions; and the government of
| Ecuador 10 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
| wee between Panama aud 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.
| 2 Newspapers and prints Of all kinda,
| in sheets, III pamphlets, and III books, she cts
| Of music, engraylngs, Autographs, photo
| graphs, drawings maps and plans, ana such
| correspondence may be exchanged, whether
| originating in either OF said countries and
| destined for the other, or originating ~ 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 eli 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
meEt: and all mai matter transmitted In
| either direction between the respective OF
| tices 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
| bv designated as the agent OF the TWO gov
| einments for receiving the bags or pouches
| at that port from either direction, and for
| dispatchIng the same to their respective Ill
| tlm4te Destinations.
| The two Post Departments may, at any
| time discontinue either OF SAID @thoes u eG-
!. change 0r est@blish others.
ARTICLE III.
| Tn star dard weight for the single rate
| of postage and rule Of progression shall be:
/ For letters, or manuscripts subject by
law 50 letter rate OF postage, 9ne-haIt
! ounce tavoirdupois).
9 For ell 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 tue convenience and hab-
it's Of its interior administrations but each
country shall give notice to the other of the
standard weight it adopts, and Of any sub
segment change thereof. The weight stated
by the dspatchiDg exchange Office shall
always be accepted. except ID cases Of
manifest error
ARTICLE ".
No accounts shall be kept DetwecA the
P0statfice Departments of the two countries
On tho international correspondence, writ
ten or printed, exchanged between them;
but each country shall levy, collect and re-
tain to its owR use she following postal
charges, yia:
l. The postage TO be charged and col
iected in the United States on each letter
or manuscript, subject to letter postage,
+a,,r.i.,~I +; 10 Po,,nhiia ~ ESnaJor
" ,IIJ 49, -. - oata STn;+od 9t"ta.,
c,,,r,nor NV aa2b pve;gbt rs baif an o"ncn
- Fro,t;o,PR of boIfon oI,nIn. ard tbe mott
ar,. t ,k n;earDrod and coIIentad in Ecuodor
m each l,fter or rnaHpscrin1 subieet to ]et-
ter postage, mailed in Ecuador and Rd
Qras'ed 10 any piaoe IN Tue Ghi'eo states e' o.
america, SnMl De wv" I, reals Sr tne MIN
pAfI Oh ooii@F th"i" J. Geu"!of C4tF9hoE,
t,la E8l'e 20 no IA oaeai G'so 90 iatt "a .l
uFsi yes il' oVS' ~ tho Pls.o %
III eItn9f country. EltneT eoun SfS, however,
Is al hoeTtS 70 EeoucS 'nl7 e""lSe, puI hos
70 increase ~ "l'ho"e sho previous SseoHs oI
Fne other.
VI ali o''eF enc =. leEl'I"HGu
~ ny seGDll,' "a Pc Va 'iIo ny SI'lo'o
the Post Departments OF the United States
ana Loo4doF may Respectively iePy' c@hecr,
ana retain 20 'heA' separate ana sAc4t5i:e
we suoh Tues Oh p?SLag" 5oaPtt 5 70 VseI
interior administration and TO the cost OF
visabie pnt Zach Office sIall give notice 10
tile other i: the rates i adopts, and OF sny
subscQraDt chance thereof
Nausnanprs and other correspOn6enea Of
the slass referred 10 in the preceding para
praph shall he sent in narrow bands or
covara. omen NJ the sides or ends. SO that
that they NAV be SasiIy examined and
racl,ageS of snnh correapondenne shall be
Pnbienf IA the lava and REGULATIONS Of each
crnDr:v in regard to tHrir liability 20 pav
cus,n7nz dutv IS containing dntiahIa ,oGdS
or 70 be rafe6 with letter postage when |
containing written matter. or for anv other
cause enucifed in said laws and regulations.
ARTICLE "
Ysteers, and other communications if
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