New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-03
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TREATIES AND PROCLAnIATI0Ns.

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America. in virtue Of the powers vested IN
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
the following articles, 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 IsthIuus of Panama, the government OF
the United States to be at the expense OF
the TRANSFORMATION thereof between New
York and Panama, San Francisco and
Panama, so long as direct service Dy
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
norton thereof between Panama and
Ecuador SO long as the present or other
similar arrangement for the ocean mall 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. ,,
in sheets. in pamphlets, and in books, sheets
of music, engravings, Autographs, photo
graphs drawings, maps and plans, ana sucn
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 when 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 slde
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 n
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 tor
warded to the United States consul and
resident mail agent at Panama, VINO is mere"
bv designated as the agent of the two gov
eTnments for receiving the bags or pouches
at that port from either direction, and for
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 esta blish others.
ARTICLE III.
Of postage and rule OF progression shall be:
|. For letters, or manuscripts subject by
law to letter rate OF postage, One-halt
ounce (avOirdupois).
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 it's 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 dispatching exchange office shall
always be accepted, except in cases of
manifest error.
ARTICLE ".
No accounts shall be kept between the
Postofce Departments of the two countries
on the international correspondence, writ
ten or printed, exchanged between them;
but each country shall levy, collect and re-
tain to its own use the following postal
charges, viz:
|. The postage to be charged and col
lected in the United States on each letter,
or manuscript, subject to letter postage,
maile1 in the United States, and addressed
to any place in the Republic of Ecuador,
shall be 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 adj
dressed TO any place in the United States of
America, shall be Two reals, or the fifth
part Of 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.
ARTICLE Y.
Letters, and other communications in
manuscript, which, from any cause, can not
be delivered to their address, after the ex-
piratiOn OF a proper period to effect their de-
livery, shall be reciprOcally returned every
month, unopened and without charge, to
the Postotfice 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
receiving Office.
Letters enormously transmitted or
wrongly addressed, shall be promptly re
turned to the dispatching office without
charge.
ARTICLE VI
The Post Department of the United
States shall establish, IN conformity with
the arrangements in force at the time, the
conditions upon which the Post DeDart-
mails, the correspondence originating in
Ecuador and destined for countries to which
the united States may serve as an interme-
diary; but such correspondence shall ONLY
be charged with the international postage
established by this convention augmented
by the postage rates in force between the
United States and the country of destina-
ton, and any other tax for exterior service.
The Post Department ofthe United States
shall furnish the Post Department of Ecua-
dor with list stating the foreign countries
to which the foreign postage and the
amounts thereof must be absolutely Dre-
paid, or can be left unpaid and shall mod
~ such list from time to time, as the ext
gencle5 OF Its foreign postal service NAV re-
QIire.
In conformity to the rc~.-'
preceding par"~~.-- .-H@remcGts OF the
= ~erapn, lie marked A i.
--oreHnto annexed, enumeratinr the conn
tries with which, and specifyin2 the terms
ana conditions on which, Ecuador may ex
TTna:n2e correspondence b. way Of the
United States.
Correspondence Of this class n,u.4 lao or.
coInpanled by letter bill from the dis
patching exchange office of Ecuador. speci
lying the amount due thereon 10 the United
states, ana the receiving exchange Office of
the nlted States shall return by newt most
10 SuCh GIspatchlng exchange Office an ac-
hho" @ment OF receipt and yerification
Thereof which Iettcr-bills and arknnri
81 1iHents of receipt shall be in conformity
10 ,hG models b ana c, Lereunto annexed
ana snail serve as vouchers III the settle,
ment OF the accounts.
>, Inc accounts to be kept between the two
fost Departments upon this class of cor,
tTspohaenee shall be stated quarterly.
SidhSihitted and verified rs speedily as
practlcable; and the amounts fonnd dr r,a
shall be paid promptly to the United Stu IS
once, under such regulations as the resnoct.
I'VE W.; fost departments may from timasto