New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-31
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| Postmaster General of the United States OF
AgaeTiea, in virtue of the powers vested in
him by law, and Antonio Flores, minister
| OF the Republic CO Ecuador at Washington
IN the name Of MS government, and by
virtue of the powers which he has formally
presented to this effect have agreed upon
the following alslcles, to wit:
ARTICLE I.
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 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, so long as direct service by
! United States steamers, including the
Isthmus transit, ia 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 so exchanged
| shall comprise:
! l. Letters and manuscripts subject by the
| laws OF either country to letter rate Of post
/ age.
| g Newspapers ard prints Of all kinds
| in sheets, in pamphlets, and 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 Tor
dispatching the same to their respective Ill
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
l. For letters, or manuscripts subject by
law to letter rate of postage, One-half
ounce EaY0irdupOisl.
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-
its of its interior administration; but each
country shall give notice to the other of the
standard weight it adopts, and Of any sub
sequent change thereof. The weight stated
by the dispatGhing exchange office shall
always be accepted, except in cases OF
manifest error.
ARTICLE ".
No accounts shall be kept between the
Postofice Departments Of the two countries
on the international correspondence, writ
ten or printed, exchanged between tbem !
but each country shall levy, collect and re-
tain to its own use the following postal
charges, viz:
l. The postage to be charged and col
lectad 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 DE 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 |
America, shall be two reals, or the fifth |
part Of a 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 cores 0ndence mentioned
in the second paragraph Of the first article
the Post Departments of the United States
and 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 adj
visable. Bat each Office shall give notice to
the other Of the rates it adopts, and of any
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 be 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
written matter, or for any other
cause specified in said laws and regulations.
ARTICLE V.
Letters, and other communications in
which, from any cause, can not
be delivered to their address, after the ex-
DiratiOn of proper period to effect their de-
livery, shall be reciprocaly returned every
month, unopened and without charge, to
the Post0tice Department Of the dispatch
ing country; but newspapers, and all other |
articles Of printed matter shall not be re-
turned, but remain at the disposal of the
Office.
Letters enormously transmitted, or
wrongly addressed, shall be promptly re
turned to the dispatching office without
eharge.
ARTICLE VI.
The Post Department of the United
States shall establish, in conformity with !
he arrang enents in force at the time, the !
conditions upon which the Post Depart
nent OF Ecuador may exchange, in open I
nails, the correspondence originating in {
Ecuador and destined for countries to which
he United States may serve as an interme-
iiary; but such correspondence shall only
}e charged with the international postage {
established by this convention, augmented I
y the postage rates in force between the /
United States and the country Of destina- ! !
ion, and any other tax Tor exterior service | 5
The Post Department ofthe United States t
hall furnish tie Post Department Of Ecua- I
0r with list stating the foreign countries {
0 which the foreign postage and the
mounts thereof must be absolutely pre- i
aid, or can be LETT unpaid, and shall pI0di- } S
2 such list 8rOm time to time, as the eAi- ! j
aucios % It's foreign postal ser6ice 3gay &c
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In conformity 70 The requirements OF Che /
receding para graph. % 9aEole saarEed 3 Is / '
ereuntO annexed, enumerating the G0Un- I t
2ies with which, ana specifying the terms / C