New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-01
OF FICI "A l..
TREATIES AND PROCLAHiATIOSS.


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 oy
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, py
the ordinary means of communication wa
the Isthnus OF Panama, the government %
the United States to be at the eApeH9S "a
the transportation thereof between NoT T
York and Panama, San franclsco IL" IL
Panama so long as direct serve a.. ~
United States steamers, neluu!nS -. ~
Isthmus transit is maintained undeE eAio
inp conditions: and the government VI
Ecuador to be at the expense OF Iho GA
portion thereof between fanana -
Ecuador 40 long as the present OF otnoi
similar arrangement for the ocean me- oon.
vice between Panama and Ecuauor Is III
timed, The correspondence SO exchahgeo
Letters and manuscripts subject oy lhe
laws of either country to letter rate ol po''-
age. ;4, of all kinds
in sheets, in pamphlets, ana III oo1h9' $40
of music, eRgraylngs, htnos aP"'' "a sl,rh
oranbs drs wings, maps and plans, ana sGcn
SSorrpsnondence NAV be exchanged "heIno5
ORIGINATING in either of said countries "nu
destined for the other, or orlglnatlh? ~ -, "a
destined for foreign countries 10 "1icI ny
NAV respectively serve as lnterneu'"Ai0'
ARTICLE II.
New York and San Francisco shait po
| the offices of exchange on the sue =! Ino
| United States, and Guayaqull anu hla.s "a
| shall be the offices of exchange on tn9 eiuo
| of Ecuador, for all mails TRANSMITTED pe
tween the two countries under UnlS al
| mept. and all mail matter transmitted III
| either direction between the respective Oh
fces If exchange shall be forwarded IN
| closed bags or pouches, under seal, ao'
| dressed TO the corresponding exchange VI
| fee. and the mails so dispatched rom
| either country to the other snail o9 1o-
| warded to the United States consul anu
resident mail agent at Panama %lo -s Ii1,u
| nv DESIGNATED as the agent OF the Two gov
| eTnments for receiving the bags or pouc
| AT that port from either direction, and lot
| 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 estab lish others.
ARTICLE III.
The standard weight for the single rate
of postage and rule of progression shall be:
| |. For letters, or manuscripts subject by
law to letter rate OF postage, one-hail
| ounce tavoirdupOis).
| , 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 haD
| its of its interior administration; but each
| country shall give notice to the other OF the
standard weight it adopts, and Of any SUB
seuuent change thereof. The weight stated
by the dispatching exchange office shall
always be accepted, except III cases OF
manifest error.
ARTICLE ".
| No accounts shall be kept between tht
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 p0sta
| 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 III the Republic OF Ecuador
| shall be twenty cents, United State
currency, per each weight OF half an ounc
or fraction of half an ounce; and the post
ace to be charged and collected in EcuadO
on each letter, Or manuscript subject to let
ter postage mailed in Ecuador and ad
dressed TO any plsCe in the United States o
America, ehall be two reals, or the fit
part of a dollar (hard), Ecuador currency
the same to be in each case in full OF al
charges whatever to the place OF destlu3 tlOl
| in either country. Either country, however
is at liberty to reduce this charge. hut no
to increase it without the previous assent o
the other.
ARTICLE V.
Letters. and other Communications i
} manuscript, which, from any cause can no
be delivered to their address, after the e1
piratiOn of a proper period to effect their Dc
livery, shall be reciprocaly retained ever
month, unopened and without charge, t
the Postottice Department of the dispatch
, ing country; but newspapers, and all Othe
, articles of printed matter, shall not be re
, turned, but remain at the disposal OF til
} receiving office.
Letters enormously transmitted, 0
, | wrongly addressed, shall be promptly rC
turned to the dispatching office withou
charge.
ARTICLE VI.
The Post Department of tI9, Unite
States shall establish, in conformity Wit
+ the arrangements in force at the time, tn
. | conditions upon which the Post Depart
| ment of kCdadCr may exchange, in Ope
. mails, the cores OntcnCa oTiginatin !
= Ecuador and destined for countries to whic
a | the United States may serve as an inferno
diary; but such correspondence shall on!
+ | be charged with the international p0stag
: | established by this convention. augIncntc
: by the postage rates IN force between til
> United States ana the country of destinf
=, sion, and any other tax Tor exterior service
, The Post Department Of the United State
= shall furnish the Post Department OF kcus
= dor with list stating the foreign cOuntre
- TO which the foreign postage and til
! amounts thereof must be absolutely pr
= paid. or can be left unpaid, and stG.'l mod
- IL such list from time to time. as the eE
= gpnc;es ofits foreign postal service may II
: quire. RI
= In conformity 10 the requirements OF Il.
= preceding paragraph. table lnarheu q
hrrauntO annexed, euuIuerating the couI
tri5s with which, and specifying the term
and conditions on which, Ecuador may g
- change correspondence by way Oh th
il United States.
=. Correspondence of this class MIST be az
h companied by d letter bill from ,he "t
a patching exchange office Of Ecuador; =Pvc
20 fyin- the amount dUa thereon 70 the me-
States and the recei.1 2 exchange oihce {
y. the United States eha.. return ~ nett P"'
~ 10 such d;soatchin1 r."han9e once an %
f acknowledgement otrrno.lpt anu Fe'-cit-"
u thar.o+ which Ie4terpIll5 and dckno :"
- .Jr,nr-+z Of receipt shall be ia conform
~ ia fba models 3 ana 4, Aereunto anAeHG,'
; and shall serve as vouchers IL tAt "a
y. ueat Of the account. .-.- .-
~. Post Departments upon tA'7 cIaS7 y. g.
y, rcsuoudfnce shall be gated PuaFjII i.
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