New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-15
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TREATIES AND PROCLAMATONs.

| IoeIdl CONVENTION between Un6 OnItt
States of America and the Republic o
Ecuador.
The undersigned, John A. j. Creswell
Postmaster General of the United States o
America. in virtue of the powers vested il
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 lsthmus 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
| lsthmus transit, is maintained under exist
ing conditions; and the government of
| Ecuador to be at the expense of the trans
| portion thereof between Panama and
| Ecuador 80 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
| age.
,. Newspapers and prints Of all kinds,
| IN sheets, in pamphlets, and in books, she cts
| Of music, engraviDgs, 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 and 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
| meEt and all mail matter Transmitted II
| either direction between the respective Of
| fees Of exchange shall be forwarded Il
| 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 iOr
waTded 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, anG Ior
dispatching the same to theT respect 80 u
innate destinations.
The two Post Departments may. az ayy
time, discontinue either of said o1fjl COS 0i sX-
change or establish others.
ARTICLE If.
The standard weight for che siagl9yaee
Of postage and rule OF progression shall be:
l. For letters, or manuscripts subject by
law TO letter rate @t 9ostageo one-haji
ounce tavoiydupois)s
2 For all other correspondence men.
toned in the second paragraph of the first
article, that which each country shall aUop:
for the mails which it dispatches to the
other, adapted to the convenience and hab-
its of It's interior administration; bat each
country shall give notice TO the other OF che
standard weight it adopts, and Of any sub.
sequent change thereof. The weight stated
by the dispatching exchange office shall
always be accepted eXcsUS q cases u
manifest SrBoCs
ARTICLE 10
No accounts shall be kepS SeS%eeS She
Postotfice Departments of the two countries
on the international correspondence, writ
ten or printed, exchanged between then;
but each country shall levy, collect and re.
tain 80 its own use the following postsl
charges, viz:
]. The postage 20 Se charged an eoi.
Hecsed in the United States on each letter.
or manuscript, subject 20 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 %eighs % half an ounce
or fraction of half an ounce; and ehe post.
age to be charged anG collected il Ecuador
on each letter. or manuscript, subject to e.
ser postage, mailed ID Ecuador and ad.
dressed 10 any place III the United STATES Of
America, shall be two reals or Che fifth
part OF dollar (haTd)e Ecuador currency.
The same to be IN each case - :Cli q al
charges whatever 10 the place Of destination.
in either country. Either country. however.
10 at liberty to reduce this charge, bat no:
To increase il withO1: .hs previous assent o.
the other
=. On ali other correspondence SGensiOfe6
IN the second para graph .; the frss article
ths Post Departments OF Gle United State.
and Ecuador may respectively levy. collect.
and retain to their separate and exclusive
use such rates OF postage adapted 70 their
interior administration and TO tie cost 81 ,
sea transportation as ahey shall deem ad- I
visable. But each Office shall give notice TO
the othes Of the rates Il SsloS.s. su! Of any |
subsequent change thereof,
Newspapers and Other correspondence of J
che class referred to IN the preceding para !
graph shall DE sent in narrow bands or /.
covers, open at the sides or ends so Cha. |
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 70 pay :
or TO be rated with letter postage when i!
containing written matter, or for any other |
cause specified in said laws ans regulations, |;
ARTICLE =. J
Letters, and other communications ~ |
manuscript, which, from any cause, can not |
be delivered to their address, after Che tx |
piration of proper period to etfec. their de- :
livery, shall be reciprocally returned every |
month, unopened and without charge, 20 !
IL, Tnyn NJ, 10 y,
ing country; but newspapers. and all o'her !
articles of printed matter, shal! not Se re !
turned, bat remain at Che disposal Vi :he I
receiving office. I
Letters erroneouslp Transmitted. 20
wrongly addressed, shall be promptly 20 !
turned to the dispatching office %it.cus |
CHARGE
ARTICLE yyo
The Posi- Department OF enc Gnieei |
States shall establish, in conformity with |.
the arrangements in force at the time. Che |.
conditions upon which the Post Depart
ment of Ecuador may exchange, in OpeI
mails, the correspondence originating in |
Ecuador and destined for countries TO which |
the United States may serve as an inteTne-
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 Gestina- !
ton, and any other tax for exterior service.
The Post Department Of the United States
shall furnish the Post Department of Ecua-
dor with list stating the foreign countries
30 which the foreign postage and the
amounts thereof must be absolutely pre-
paid, or can be left unpaid and shall modi-
fv such list from time to time. as the ext
gencies OF its foreign postal seSyics Ray gee
Juire.
. In conformity to the requirements OF tie
preceding paragraph. table marked 4 is
hereunto annexed, snumerating the .ouU-