New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-12


Z. S. GRANT.
BY the President:
| HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State
| WASHINGTON, May 9, 1871.
translation.
Having seen and examined the aforegO
ing postal convention, which has been APP
proved by the legislative decree of the first
of the present month, and in exercise Of
the sixth attribute Of the sixtieth article OF
the constitution, have ratified it, as by the
present do ratify and declare it accepted
confirmed and obligatory in all and each of
its clauses and stipulations contained in said
convention, sOlemnly engaging and pledg
ing for its faithful and exact observance on
the part Of Ecuador the national faith and
honor.
In faith of which I have caused the pres
ent TO be prepared signed with my hand,
sealed with the seal Of the republic and
countersigned by the Secretary Of State for
Foreign Relations, at Quito, the thirtieth CT
September, eighteen hundred and seventy
one. G. GARCIA MORENO.
FRAECIsCO JAvIER LEON.
We, john A. j. Creswell, Postmaster Gen
eral of the United States, and Antonio
Flores, minister Of Ecuador to the United
States, certify that on this date we have
proceeded to perform the exchange Of rati-
tications Of the postal convention which
was concluded between the United States
and Ecuador at WASHINGTON, on the ninth
day of May, A. d. 1871.
Done in duplicate and signed at Washing
tor, this sixth day of December, A. d. 1871 u.
JOHN A. J, CRESWELL,
Postmaster General of the United States.
ANTONIO FLORES.
Convention for the regulation of the postal
intercourse between the United States of
America and the kingdom Of Denmark.
The Post Department Of the United States
of America and the Danish Post Depart
ment have agreed upon employing the
steamers in regular service between their
territories, as well as the steamers engaged
between Hamburg and Bremen on the one
side, and American ports on the other, in
order to establish an immediate exchange
Of mails, and have, tor that purpose, con-
sented to the following articles;
ARTICLE I.
There shall be an immediate exchange of
correspondence between the United States
Of America and Denmark by means of the
said steamers, and this correspondence shall
embrace letters, newspapers, book packets,
prints Of all kinds comprising maps, plans,
engravings, drawings, photographs, lithO-
mechanical processes, sheets of music, etc J,
and patterns or samples of merchandise;
and such correspondence may be exchanged
whether originating in either of the said
countries, or originating in countries to
which these may respectively serve as in
termediaTies.
ARTICLE ".
The exchange of correspondence shall
take place between the postot1ices to be
hereafter designated by the two post depart
ments; but either of the two offices so desig
mated may at any time be discontinued, and
others established by mutual CONSENT
ARTICLE III.
The United States office shalt make its
own arrangements for the dispatch Of its
mails to Denmark, and in like manner the
office Of Denmark shall make it's own ar
rangements for the dispatch OF it's mails to
the United States. The mails shall be re.
cipr0cally forwarded by the regular routes
of communication hereinbef0re mentioned.
and each Office shall, at its own cost, pay
the expense Of the intermediate transporta-
ton (sea and territorial) Of the mails which
it dispatches to the other 1t is also agreed
that the cost, either in whole or in part of
the international ocean and territorial
transit of the closed mails exchanged in
both directions between the respective
frontiers shall, upon application of either
Office, be first betrayed By that one OF the
two Office which shall have obtained from
the Intermediates the most favorable pc
cuniary terms for such conveyance. and
any amount so advanced BY one for or on
account OF the othey shall be promptly &c
imbursedo
ARTICLE W
The postage on ordinary letters sent from
the United States to Denmark, or from Den
II ark to the United States, shall be respec-
lively twelve shilling Tigsmonto OK seven
cents for a single letter.
The weight Of single letter shall not eB.
ceed fifteen grammes.
For every letter exceeding fifteen grammes
there shall be paid single rate Of postage
for every additional fifteen grammes or
fraction of fifteen grammes. The weight
stated by the dispatching Office shall always
be accepted, except in case Of manifest
error.
The maximum weight Of letters shall be
two hundred and fifty grammes.
ARTICLE 70
The prepayment Of postage on ordinary
letters shall be optional II they shall be