New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-11
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TREATIES AND PROCLAHIATT0Fzs.


Postal Convention between the United
States of America and the Republic OF
Ecuador.
The undersigned, John A. j. Creswell,
Postmaster General of the United States OF
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, ana Dy
virtue of the powers which he has formally
presented to this effect, have agreed upon
the following articles, 10 wit:
ARTICLE 1.
An exchange OF mails shall hereafter
take place between the United States OF
America and the Republic OF Ecuador, oy
the ordinary means Of communication VIA
the Isthmus of Panama, the governments OF
the United States to be at the expense Of
the transportation thereof between New
York and Panama. Sa9 Francisco and
Panama, SO long as direct service Dy
United States steamers, including the
Is thmus transit, Is maintained uader EXIST
nag conditions; and tho government OF
Ecuador TO be at the expense OF the trans
portion thereof between Panama ana
Ecuador 80 long "a the present Or ether
similar arrangement for the ocean mali scr
vice between Panama and Ecuador ID 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,
2 Newspapers and prints of all kinds,
in sheets, in pamphlets, and in books, hheets
of music, epgravisgs, Autographs, photo
graphs, drawings, maps and plans, anu snch
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.
LRTToLE Fl.
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 hiae
of Ecuador, for all mails transmitted be
tween the two countries under this arrange
NEXT; and all mail matter transmitted ID
either direction between the respective Of
fees of exchange shall be forwarded in
closed bags or pouches, under seal, aa-
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 cOnsut and
resident mail agent at Panama, who ID here
by designated as tho agent of the two gov
ernments fer receiving the bags or pouches
at thst port from either direction, and ioT
dispatching the same to their respective nj
innate destinations.
The two Poss Departments may, at any
time, discontinue either of said ottcee OF ex-
change or establish others.
ARTICLE III.
The standard weight for tie single rate
of postage end rule of progression shall be:
/. For letters, or manuscripts subject by
law to letter rate of postage, one-hRlf
ounce iavOirdup0isS.
2. For all other correspondence men
toned in the second paragraph of the frat
article. that which each country shall adopt
for the mails which it dispatches TO the
other, adapted to the convenience and hnb-
its Of it's interior administration; but each
country shall give notice to the other of the
standard weight il adopts, and Of any sub-
eeduent change thereof Tho weight stated
by the dispatobiDg exchange office shall
always be accepted, except In cases OF
manifest error.
ARTlCLg ".
No accounts shall be kept between the
PoASotfiee Departments of the two countries
on the international correspondence, writ
ten or printed, exchanged between them;
but each country shall levy, collect and TT
tain TO it's ewp use the following postal
charges. viz:
l. The poet8ge to be charged and col
lected 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,
shau be twenty cents, United States
currency, per each weight of half an ounce
or fraction of half an ounce; and the post
age 10 be charged and collected in Ecuador
on each letter, or manuscript subject to let
ter postage, mailed in Ecuador and adj
dreased TO any place in the United States Of
America, shalf be two reals, or the fifth
part of dollar !h@rd), Ecuador currency,
the same to be in each case in tuli Of al
charges whalever 10 the place Of destination
il either country. Either country, however,
Is at liberty to reduce this charge, but nOr
to increase il without the previous assent Of
tae other.
. On all ether correspondence mentioned
in the second paragraph Of the firsb article
the Post Departments of the United States
and Ecuador may respectively levy, collect,
and retain to their separate and exclusive
nse such rates of postage adapted TO their
interior administration and 10 the cost of
sea transportation ss they shall deem ad-
yisabie. But each office shall give notice 10
the other Of the rates ii adopts, and OF any
subsequent change thereof.
Newspapers and other correspondence OF
the class referred TO in the preceding para
graph shall be cent in narrow bands or
covers, open at the sides or spds, 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 10 pay
customs duty, if containing dutiabie goods,
or to be rated with letter postage when
obtaining written matter, or for any other
cause specified In said laws and regulations.
ARTICLE Y.
letters, and other Communications in
manuscript, which, from any cause. can mot
be delivered to their address, after the ex-
pirstion of a proper period to effect their de-
livery, shall be reciprccally returned every
month, unopened and withou. charge, to
the POstoffce Department of the dispetoh-
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, OF
wrongly addressed, shall be promptly Pc
TUNE! to she Sisgatchins office ~6th0st
Charge
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The Posi- Department oe Sfe Enitei
States shall establish, in conformity with
the arrangements il force CT the TINS, the
conditions upon which, the Post Depart 4
ment of Ecuador may exchange, in open
mails, the correspondence originating in
Ecuador and destined for countries to which
the United States may serve as On interme-
diary: but ouch correspondence shall only
be charged with the international postage
established by this convention, augmented I
by the postage rates ia force between the
United States and the country of des tina
ton. and any other tax for exterior service.
The Post Department Ofthe United States
shall furnish she Post Department 81 Ecua-
dor with list stating the foreign countries
to which the foreign postsgs and tn.
amounts thereof must be absolutely pre-
paid. or can he left unpaid. and shall ,not'i- |
" such list from sime 80 time. as the EXT I
gencies Of Sts foreign postal service !asy "a
qUire.
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