New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-29
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TREATIES AND PROCLAMATIONs.

states Oh America ana tne hepuDnc 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 CT
Ecuador TO be at the exI onse 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.
| , Newspapers and prints Of all kinds
| in sheets, in pamphlets, and in 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 ana San Francisco shall be
| the offices of exchange on the side of the
| United States, and Guayaquil and Mania
| 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
| varded 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
dispatchlng 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 stardard 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, one-half
ounce (avoirdupois1.
.. 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 hhb
its of its interior administration: but each
country shall give notice to the other of the
standard weight 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
Postotfice 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,
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
age to be charged and collected in Ecuador
on each letter, or manuscript subject TO let
ter postage. mailed in Ecuador and ad-
dressed 10 any place in the United States of
America, shall be two reals. or the fifth
part of a dollar thard), Ecuador currency,
the same to be in each case in tuli OF all
charges wha ever to the place of destination
in either country. Either country. however,
is at liberty to reduce this charge but not
TO increase il without the previous assent of
the other
2 On all other correspondence mentioned
in the second para graph Of the first article
the Pest 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 10 the cost Of
sea transportation as they shall deem adj
visable. But each office shall give notice to
the other of the rates II adopts and OF any
subsequent change thereof.
Newspapers and other dependence Of
the class referred to in the preceding para
graph shall be sent il 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 III regard to their liability 10 pay
customs duty, ii 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 '.
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 aud without charge, to
the P0stothee Department of the dispatch
ing country; but newspapers, and ali other
20. Of, Tod for EbA Ia
turned, but remain at the disposal Of tue
receiving Office.
Letters enormously transmitted. OF
wrongly addressed, shall be promptly re-
turned to ;he 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 Depart
ment OF Ecuador mag exchange, IN open
mails, the correspondence originating in
Ecuador and destined for countries to which
the United State. may serve as an iDterne-
diary: but such correspondence shall only
be charged. with tbe international postage
established by this convention. augmented
by the postage rates in force between :hc
United States ana the country of .lestiua
ton. and any other tax for exterior service.
she Post Department oft the United States
.fall furnish the Post Department of Ecua-
dor with li.t stating the foreign countries
:. which Che foreign postage and the
amounts Whereof ,rn,t he absolutely pre-
paid or can te ictt III paid ana shall Iuodi
- such LET t:OIa tine 20 time, Is the e&!-
genc.e. Of u. foreign postal service laa.: :e.
fuiTs.
IA .osi.-ricY 2" :h,. requirement.. OF The
PRECEDING para. Isnh, = table marked : j.
h@esun.o annexed. enumtrating the cuun-