The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-10-04
ARr1uEl.


An exchange Of malls shall hereafter take
place between the United States of AnsfrI..a
and the Repuhlie of Ecuador, BY the orriina.
ry means OF communication via the IsfhnIls
g. anasaaa, % a ne government Of the United
ton thereof between New York and PauaYna.
ana San Francisco and Panama, so long as
direct service by United States steamers In
ending the Isthmus transit. is maIntnined
under existing conditions; and the govern
msns sIl o. Ecaador to pc &C the expense Of the
Importation thereof between Panama and
Ecnador 20 long as the present or other siulf-
ttor arrangement for the ocean mail service
Inc correspondence so exchanged shall COM
!. Letters and manuscripts subject BY the
age. ~ = Pe9t-
3 Newspapers and prints of all kinds. ia
sneets, In pamphlets, and in books, sheets Of
Tnnsic, engravings, lithrographs photoVranhs
oraWlngss ma ps and plans. and such CORES
pondence may be exchanged. whether ariHfna-
for the other. or originating ia or destined for
foreign countries TO which they may respe:l-
isely serve as Intermediates.
ARTICLES 2.
New York and San Francisco shall be the
Offices Of exchange c:. the side of the Tinted
States, and GuMyquil and Manta shall bcthe
the onices Of exchange ON the side Of Ecuss-
Qofs LOT all mails transmitted between the
TWO countries under this arranRement: and
all mail matter transmitted in either Siirect-
ion beswsen s the respective, offices of exchan-
&c Snail De forwarded in closed bags or pouch
ee, under seal, addressed to the correspond-
ing exchange offce, and the MAILS SO dis
patched from either country to the other shall
be forwarded to the United States consul and
resident mail agent at Panama. who is here
Dy desagnai ed as the agent of the two govern
lnents Tor recesytng the bags or pouches at
that port from either direction, and for dis
patching the same TO their respective ultimate
destinations.
The two Post Departments NAV, Mt any
time, discontinue either cg said ofices OF ak
change or establish others.
AKr1cLEa
The standard weight for the single rate of
postage and rule OF progression shall be
l. Fer letters. or manuscripts subject bv
law to letter rate of POSTAGE, ouc-haif 1i
ounce, tavoIrlupofs.l
2. For Ill other correspond6nce mentioned
IN the second paragraph Of the first arti,le.
that which each country shall adopt for the
mails which it dispatches to the other. aflapf.
ed to the convenience and habits Of its infer1-
or adml lnistration; but each country shall give
notice &c the other Of the standard weight It
Of. The weight slated BY the GisTatchfnT ex-
change ONCE shall always be accented, ex-
cept In cases OF manifest error.
ARr1cLE4.
No accounts shall be kept between the Post
the international corresponClence written or
printed exchanged between them; but each
own use the following postal charges Wig:
I. Ihe postage to be kiaEzed amt collected
scrtpt subjext to letter portage, mailed IN tn,
Unt ed s. ales, and addressed 70 any place IN
the Republic Of Ecuador, shall be twenty t20l
Genus TINTED states currency, per each weight
OF half an ounce or fraction of ounce; and
the postage TO be charged and collected in E,;-
pador on each letter, or manuscripts subject TO
letter, pos age, mailed in Ecuador and adj
dressed to any place in the United States OF
Alnerisa. shall be two l2l reals, or the ifth
the same to be in each case Ia fuli of ali s.har.
Ses Whatever to the place of destination in
eitner country Either country, however. is
a liberty 60 rednce this charge, but not to In
crease Il without the previous assent of the
2 On all other correspondenee mentioned
IN the second paragraph Of the drst article the
Post Departments OF the United States and
Ecuador may respectively levy, collect, and
such rates of postage adapted to their interi-
or administration and TO the cost of seatra ns-
portation as they shah deem advisable. But
each odice shall give notice to the other of the
thereof.
Newspapers and other corresponSIence Of
the class referred to in the preceding para.
graph shall be sent in narrow bands or GOV.
erss open at. the sides or ends, so that they
may be easily examined; and packages o
such correspondence shall be subject TO the
laws and regulations Of each country in re
gard to their liability to pay customs duty. Il
containing dutiable goods, or to be rated with
letter-postage when Containing written mat
ter, or for any other cause specified in said
laws and regulations.
ARTICLE 5.
uscript, which, from any canse, cannot be de
Hyered to their address, after the expiration
of proper period to effect their delivery
shall be reciprocally returned every month
unopened AMI without charge. to the Post OF
Ace Department Of the dispatching country
but newspapers, and all other articles q
printed matter, shall not be returned, but re
mair at the disposal of the receiving Office.
letter. eroneousiy transmitted, or wrongl!
addressed, shall be promptly returned to ihi
dispatching Office without CHARGE
ARTTcIER
The Post Department of the United State
shall establish, in conformity with the ar
rangemsn,t,s n n lore at the time, the conditions
may exchange, in open mails th
correspondence originating in Ecuado
and destined for countries to which the Unit
ed States may serve as an intermediary; bu
Silch correspondence shall only be charges
with the international postage established b,
TINS convention augmented By the pOstag
rates In force between the United Staies ant
the country OF destination, and any ether Ia.
for exterior service.
The Post Department of the United State
shall furnish the Post Department of Ecuado
with list stating the foreign countries t
thereof must be absolutely prepaid or can b
lef unpaid, and shall modify such list fror
pes al service may require.
In conformity to the requirments of tn
proceeding paragraph, table marked a /
hereunto annexed, ennumerating the coun
tries with which, and specifying the term
and conditions on which, Ecuador may e1
change correspondence by way of the Unite
Correspondence Of this class must be q.
companied by letter-bi II from the dispatei
ing exchange Office Of Ecuador, slBecffyin
the amount due thereon to the United State
and the receiving exchange Office of the Uni
ed Safes shall return by next post TO sue
dispat.;hing eychaege ofice an Acknowledgment
tsf receipt and verification thereof, which 10
ter-bllis anil acknowledgement of receipE sha
be In conformity to the models and C, her
the settlement of the accounts.
Tha SAss.saes4rse 20 DC kept besw'een the two Po
Departments upon this class corrcsponC
eOce shall be stated quarterly, transmitte
and verified as speedily as practicable: au
the amounts mo- % found I'd due shall be paid promp
ulations as the respective Post Department
may from time to time prescribe. Such quarte
States Office. and shall follow the form
hereunto annexed.
AErIcLE7,
Letters originating In foreign countries an
addressed to the United States or Ecnado
respectively, on which the foreign and inte
national postal charges are fully prepai
shall, when forwarde In the mails Of eth,
country to the other, be delivered in the conI
try OF destination free of charge.
ARTICLES g.
The ofdclaI correspondence between Il
two governments, that, Of each governme
vita its legation near the other, and of eas
legation with its government, shall be 60
Veyed TO Its destination free of postage an
with all the precautions which tho two 70
ernments may find necessary forinvioiabilt
and security. I4
ARTICLES.
When in ono Of the two countries there
no legation OF the other. the franking priv
lege Of the vacant legation shall be transfer
eds 80 the terms stipulated in the preceedil
article, to the respective consulate or vic
consulate at New York or Gnayaquil
ARTICLE 10.
Neither Post Department shall be reeuIr
to deliver any article received in the mai
the circulation of which shall be prohibit
tion ; and any article subject by the laws
either country to customs, duty, or to conf
cation shall. when received in the mails fro
other, be treated in accordance with Il
laws OF the receiving country.
ARTICLE Il.
The two Post Departments may, by mutu
agreement provide for the transmission
registered articles In the mails exchanged
tween the two countries.
The register fee for each article shall
ten u0l cents in the United States and one
real In Ecuador.
ARTICLE II.
The two Post Departments shall soft
by agreement between Them all measures
detail and arrangement required to carry Il