New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-23
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TREATIES AND PROCLAMATIoNs

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America, in virtue of the powers vested in
| him by law, and Antonio Flores, mipistar
| OF the Republic of Ecuador at Washing+on
| IN the name of his government. and hv
| virtue of the powers which he has formaIS
| presented 10 this effect, have agreed unon
| the following articles, to wit:
ARTICLE I.
An exchange of mails shall heraaFta
| take place between the United STATES az
| America and the Republic of Ecuador, nv
| the ordinary means of communication via
| the ISthmus of Panama, the government of
| the United States to be at the expense nf
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 ense 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:
|. Letters aud manuscripts subject BY the
laws of either country to letter rate of post
age.
2. Newspapers and prints Of all kinds,
in sheets, III 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 H.
New York ana San Francisco shall be
the offices of exchange on the side of the
United States, and GHayaquil 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
meat. 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. adj
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 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 IOr
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 III.
The star dard 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-half
ounce (avordupols).
?. For all other correspondence men.
toned III the second paragraph OF the first
article, that which each country shall adopt
for the mails which it dispatches to the
other, adapted 10 the convenience and hab-
its of its 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 dispatching exchange office shall
always be accepted. except il cases of
manifest error.
ARTICLE ".
No accounts shall be kept between the
POstOtiice 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,
N allied III 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 10 be charged and collected IN Ecuador
on each letter. or manuscript subject 10 let
ter postage. mailed in Ecuador and ad-
dressed 10 any place III the United States of
America, shall be two Teaia. or the fifth
part of a dollar (hardl. Ecuador currency.
the same to be in each case in tuli of all
charges whatever to the place OF destination
in either country. Either country, however,
is at liberty 10 reduce this charge, but not
to increase It without the previous assent Of
the other.
?. On all other correspondence mentioned
in the second paragraph OF tie first article
the Post Departments OF the United States
and Ecuador may respectively levy. collect,
and retain to their separate and exclusive
Ilse such rates OF postage adapted to their
interior administration aud to the cost of
sea transportation a. they shall! deem ad-
visable. But each office shall give notice 10
the other Of the rates it adopts. and OF any
subsequent change thereof.
Newspapers ard other correspondence OF
the class Ieferred 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 such correspondence shall be
subject to the laws and regulations OF each
country in 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-
piratiOn of proper period to effect therde-
livery. shall be recipr0cally returned every
month, unopened and without charge, TO
the Postotfice Department OF the dispatch
ing country; but newspapers, and all other
articles OF printed matter, shall not b. re-
turned. bit remain at the disposal OF the
receiving office
Letters enormously transmitted. oc
wrongly addressed, shall be promptly re-
turned 70 the dispatching Office without
charge.
ARTICLE VI.
The Post Department of the United
States shall establish. il conformity with
the arrangements in force at the time, the
conditions upon which the Post Depart
ment OF Ecuador may exchange, III open
mails, the correspondence originating III
Ecuador and destined for countries to when
the United States NAY serve as al in+erina-
diarv; bat such correspondence shall only
be charged with the international postage
established by this convention. augmented
by the postage rates IL force between the
United States and the country OF de.tina-
ton, and any other tax for exterior service.
The Post Department ofthe United States
shall furnish the Post Department Of Ecua-
dor with list stating the foreign countries
to which the foreign postage and the
amounts thereof must lie absolutely pre-
paid, or can be left unpaid, and shall mold
IL such li-- from time to time. a. the ext
gencies OF lis foreign posta. service may re-
guire.
II conformity 70 the requirements Of the
preceding paragraph, a table marked A Is
Aereunt0 annexed. eLuluerating the cOun-
tries with which and specifying the terms
and conditions on winch Ecuador NAV ex-
change correspondence By way Of the
United States.
Correspondence Of this class must be ac-