New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-28
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| The undersigned, John A. j. Cresweil
| Postmaster General of the United States O
| America, in virtue of the powers vested il
| him by law, and Antonio Flores, ministe,
| OF the Republic Of Ecuador at Washington
| IN the name of his government and b.
virtue of the powers which he has formally
presented to this effect, have agreed upon
the following articles, TO witt
ARTICLE 1.
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 Wis
the Isthmus Of Panama, the government o.
the United States to be at the expense Of
the transportation thereof between New
York and Panama, San Francisco and
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 arran cement 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 pest
age
2. Newspapers and prints Of all kinds,
in sheets, in pamphlets, and in books, sheets
Of music, engrayings, 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 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
meRt: and all mail matter transmitted in
other direction between the respective OF
fees Of exchange shall be forwarded in
closed bags or pouches, under seal, adj
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
the same to their respective al
innate destinations.
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 single rate
of postage and rule of progression shall be:
!. Fer letters, or manuscripts subject by
lay to letter rate Of postage, one-half
ounce tavoirdupois).
9. For all other correspondence men
toned il 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-
its Of its interior administration; but each
country shall give notice to the other of the
standard weight It adopts, aud of any sub
sequent change thereof The weight stated
BY the dispatohiDg exchange Office shall
always be accepted, except in cases Of
manifest crrcFo
ARTICLE ".
No accounts shall be kept between the
oo8tot1ice Departments of the two countries
IN the international correspondence, writ |
,en or printed, exchanged between them; !
1ut each country shall levy, collect and re- |
ain to its own use the following postal |
charges, viz:
l. The postage to be charged, and col |
eUted in the United States on each letter. |
II manuscript, subject to letter postage, |
nailed in the United States. and addressed !
0 any place in Bhe Republic of Ecuador, |
hall be twenty cents, United States |
r fraction Of half an ounce; and the post
ge to be charged and collected in Ecuador
n each letter, or manuscript subject to let
or postage, mailed in Ecuador and ad-
ressed 10 any place in the United States ri
merica, shall be two reals, or the fifth !
art of dollar fhaTd), Ecuador currency, |
40 same to be IL each case in full of all !
haTges whatever to the place of destination |
either country. Either country, however,
OF to- |
} increase it without the previous assent OF
10 other.
.. On all other correspondence mentioned
the second paragraph of the first article
Ie Post Departments of the United States
I'd Ecuador may respectively levy, collect
I'd retain to their separate and exclusive ;
'e such rates of postage adapted TO their
terror administration and to the cost OF
a transportation as they shall deem adj
sable. But each office shall give notice to |
Ia other OF the rates it adopts, and OF any |
bsequeBt change thereof.
Newspapers and other correspondence of
g class referred to in the preceding para
aph shall be sent in narrow banda or
yers, open at the sides or ends, 90 thas
at they may be easily examined and !
,ckages Of such correspondence shall be
bjeot to the laws and regulations Of each
untry in regard to their liability to pay 8
8tOms duty, if containing dutiable goods. 7
to be rated with letter postage when t
written matter, or for any other {
use specified in said laws and regulations. | !
ARTICLE V. t
Letters, and other communications in f
which, from any cause can NOT t
delivered to their address, after the ex- @
ration of proper period to effect their de- +
cry, shall be reciprooally returned every j
)nth, unopened and without charge, to a
g Postof3ce Department of the dispatch t
: country but newspapers, and all other c
-icIes of printed matter, shall net be re- f
med, but IemSin at the disposal OF the t.
,eiving office. r.
Letters erroneously transmitted. or d
ongly addressed, shall be promptly re-
ned to the dispatching office without
arge. Y
Che Post Department of the United | e
btes shall establish, in conformity with | e.
arrangements in force at the time, the | b
editions upon which the Post Depart g
Mt of Ecuador may exchange, in open | II
ills, the correspondence originating in OF
uador and destined for countries to which W
United States may serve as an interme- IL
rY; but such correspondence shall only il
charged with she international postage | ct
ablished by this convention augmented m
the postage rates in force between the II
tied States and the country of destina- p1
!. and any other tax for exterior service SC
he Post Department of the United States TT
II furnish the Post Department of Ecua- ri
with list stating the foreign countries &C
which the foreign postage and the th
cunts thereof must be absolutely pre- in
d, or can be left unpaid, and shall modi- So
uch list from time to time, as the ext iu
cies Of its foreign postal service may re- Dr
re. ne