Smyrna times., 1873-04-02
A1aws tne Um,ted states.

k1aws Oatne emsted states.
"a lOontaned from hrst pagel
conditions and the governn4cnI Ui Ecuador 10 be
at the expense of the transportation the eof between
Panama and Ecuador long as the present or
other similar arrangement for the ocean mail ser.
vice between Panama and Ecuador is continued The
correspondence so exchanged shall comprise:
L. Letters and manuscripts subject by the laws of
either country TO letter rate Of postage.
= Newspapers and prints Of all Kinds, in Sheets
IN pamphlets, aud IN books sheets of music en-.
cravings, Autographs, photographs. drawings, maps
and plans, aud such correspondence may be
exchangedss~ llelher originating in either of said
countries and destined for the other or originating
IN 9fdestlped farS foreign countries to which they
may Respectively serve as intermediates.
.ET44Tsg ARTICLE ,. .-.-..,
New York and San francisco shall be the Offices
of exchange the side of the United States and
Gulyaquil anG Manta shall be the offices of ex
change on the side ol Ecuador for all mails trans
mIit between the two under this arrange
menl land all mail matter transmitted in either
diTecuon between the respective offices of exchange
81 all be forwarded in closed bags pouches under
seal addressed 10 the corresponding exchange Office
and the mails dispatched from either c0untrv 70
the other sh all be forwarded to the United Stales
clnsul aud resident mail agent at Panama vino il
hereby designated as the agent OF the two govern.
nents Tor receiving the bags pouches at that port
from either direction, and for dspatching the same
to their respective ultimate destinations
The two Post Departments may, at any time.
dIscoulinue either of SAID offices of exchange or
establish others.
The standard weight Tor the single rate of
and rule OF progression shall be
fsrletters. or manuscripts subject by law to
letter rate OF post ge, onehalf % ounce, (avor
dupois) " 'O'-
2, Fo' all other correspondence mentored in tho
second paragraph of the first article, that which
each Country shall adopt for the mails which il dis
patches 10 the other adapted to the convenience
habHs OF its interior administration; hut each
country shall give notice TO the other of the standard
weight 1t adopts, and of any subsequent change
thefeok Tne weight stated by the dspatching
exchange office shall always be accepted, except in
casas OF manifect error.
ARTICLE 4.
No accounts shall be kept between the Post Office
DepaItments OF the two counir.es on the interna.
tlonal correspondence, written printed EXCHANGED
b'tween tie NJ but each country shall levy, collect
and retain to Its own the following postal
charges, viz:
|. the postage to be charged and collected in the
CnIted States Oh each letter, or mlnuscriDt subject
TO letter postage, mailed in the United States and
addressed to any place in the Republic Of Ecuador
shall be twenty (2l) cents, United States currency
per each weight of huff an or fraction of half
an ounce; aud the postage 10 be charged and col
iected IN Ecuador on each letter, or mlnuscript sub
Ject to letter postage. mailed in Ecuador and ad
dressed 10 any place in the United States of America
shl be twO ~ reals. the fifth part Of a dollar
(hardO Ecuador currency, the same TO he IN eacI
case IN iu OF all charges whatever to the place Of
destination IN either country Either countrv
however is at liberty to reduce this charge but moi
To- increase At without the previous assent Of The
other. ~
2. On all other correspondence mentioned in n.
second paragraph of the first article the Post De-
PArtments OF the UOlIed States and Ecuador NAV
respectively levy collect, aud retain to their
ana exclusive use such rates of postage adapted tn
their inferior administration and the cost OF sea
transportation as they shall deem advisable Rut
each office shall give notice 10 the other of the r
II adopls, and of any subsequent change thereof
newspapers and other correspondence of the
class referred 10 in the preceding parsprapb shall
be sent IN narrow bands covers open al the sides
OF ehuS' so that they may be easily examined; and
packages OF such correspondence Shall be suhiect n
the laws and regulations OF each cuuntry IN regard
70 metr liability to paw customs duty if Containing
uul'aoe goods, or to be rated with letter postaue
"heh chntaInlng written matter, or for any other
Cause specified in said laws and regulations.
- ---- ARTICLE 5.
Letters, and other Communications in msDnscrip,
winch, IRON any Cause, cannot be delivered To tr,r
ADDRESS, atler the expiration OF a proper lie Iod t
eject their delivery, shall be ay returned
every month, unopened and without charge 10 m,
Fost-omce Department Of the disp,tchrng country;
matter, shall not be return d but remain al the
disposal of the receiving office
Letters errOneously Transmitted, or wrongly ad.
dressed shall be pr mnpy returned to the dispatch
ing offlee without charge.s H.. p,
3 9 ARTICLE 6.
The Post Department Of the United States sLau
establish, in nloruty wiIh the ARRANGEMENTS m,
IHce at the 'ti'ne the Conditions upnn which the
iosi 'Ttmegt Of Ecuadpr may ex .harge, in omen
"ia,S' tne clrresPondonce originating IN Ecuador
M ana destined Tor countries 10 which the Unitet
states may serve rs an Intermediary b,t snct
corresP 1ndencc sh, only be CHARGED with tbc mr.
national Postige established by this cpuyefton
ausmgh'eu oy the postage rates in 70 C. be,w
inc United States aud the country Of destination
ana any other tax for exterior service
me Fost Department Of the United States shall
'ufnlsh The POst Department Of Ecuador with a lisi
stating the foreign countries 10 winch the foTe;g,
Psldge and The amounts thereof must be absolutely
prepaid or can be left unpaid. and shall modify such
nun ume 10 hine, as the exgencIes Of IT.
foreign pOsti service may require.
IN conformity 10 the requirements Of the prccea
ing p'ra9r1Ph u table marked A is bereuuto an
nexed, enuneratlng the Countries with winch md
specifying the terms and conditions On which
i1cuauor may exchange rresPondcnCe by way r
the United States
Correspondence u: this class must he accompaniod
oy letter from the disputching exch,uge off ..
W EcusuOr' specifying the anpnnt doe thereon tn
uli United StIte, and the Receiving exchauge otFr
VI Tue Onltd States shall return by n xt post 10
such disPatching exchange Office an act tnowlcdp
ment oi receipt and Verifcatlon there, {, winch
ie'er-bIiS and Acknowledgements of receipt shall b.,
III conformity to the models B and G. b.reuun,o
annexed, aud shall se We a. vouchers in the se,tle
ment Of the accounts.
In" "c""uo'- 10 be kept between the two Post
c''f g.. Is upon this class ur correspondence sha
'e S!I''d quarterly, Transmitted and verified as
SPEEDILY as prlciIcdb!e and the amounts E,uud din.
N''il 20" I' . promptly TO the United States 6Qice
N' ''i'ns as the respective Post DE
P'f'"sn's ma' from tune TO time prescribe Such
quarterly settlement shall he prepared by the Uni,ed
oa'cS "ihce, aud snail follow the form d. hereunlo
annexed. &.
.fEn - ARTICLE 7.
Letters oTiyinating in foreign contries and ad.
ess'dl 10 the United States or Ecuador. rcsrcc
lively, on winch the foregn and international ,n.t.I