New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-10
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TREATIES AND PROCLAnIATIONs.

TREATIES AND PROCLAh1ATIONs.
| 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, 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 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, is maintained under exist
| ing conditions; and the government OF
| Ecuador to be at the exI ease OF the trans.
| portion thereof between Panama aud
| Ecuador SO long as the present or other
| similar arrangement fer the ocean mail ser
| vice between Panama aud Ecuador Is con
| tinucd. 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, sht cts
| of music, engravings, autographs, photo
| graphs, drawings, maps and plans, and such
| correspondence may be exchanged, whether
| origins ting in either Of said countries and
| destined for the other, or originating In or
| g., uf-iaa IN which fhaV
| may respectively serve as Intermediates.
| ARTICLE IL
| 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
| foes of exchange shall be forwarded In
| closed bags or pouches, under seal, sd-
| dressed to the corresponding exchange Of
| 6ce, 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 az 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 III
| innate destinations.
The two Post Departments may. at any
| time, discontinue either of said offices OF ex-
| change or establish others.
ARTICLE TYP.
Tho standard weight for the single rate
of postage and rule of progression shall be;
l. For letters, or manuscripts subject by
law to letter rate of postage, 0ne-halt
ounce (avoirdupois).
9. For all other correspondence men.
toned in the second paragraph of the first
article, that which each country shall adopt
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
seauent change thereof. The weight stated
by the dispatohiDg exchange office shall
| always be accepted, except In cases Of
manifest error.
ARTICLE ~.
No accounts shall be kept between the
Postoffice 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 it's 6wn 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,
mailed 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 tbard), Ecuador currency.
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charges whatever to the place of destination
in either country. Either country, however,
ia at liberty TO reduce this charge, but not
to increase it without the previous assent of
the other.
9. On all other correspondence 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 sd
visable. But each office shall give notice to
the other of the rates it adopts, and OF any
subsequent 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 suoh correspondence shall be
subject TO the laws and regulations of each
country Ia regard to their liability to pay
customs duty, If containing dutiable goods,
or to be- rated with letter postage when
containing written matter, or for any other
cause specified in said laws and regulations
ARTICLE v.
Letters, and other communications in
manuscript, which, from any cause, can not
be delivered to their address, after the ex-
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livery, shall be reciprocally returned every
month, unopened and without charge, to
the Postofiioe 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 II.
The Post Department of the United
States shall establish, in conformity with
the arrangements in force at tho time, the
conditions upon which the Post Depart
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 an interme-
diary; but such correspondence shall only
De charged WlIH t0e 1nteEndtionai 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 Of the United States
shall furnish the Post Department of Ecua-
dor with a list stating the foreign countries
to which the foreign postage and the
amounts thereof must be absolutely pre-
paid, or con be LETT unpaid, and shall modi-
f. ouch list from tiaIe TO time. as the ext
gencies Oft foreign posta! service may re.
quire.