New Orleans Republican., 1873-01-30
OF f IC 7 a As
TREATIES and 4ROG14A,IATfO<s.

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 0y
virtue of the powers which he has formally
presented TO this effect, have 2greSo upon
tie so!!owipg articles, to wit:
article :.
An exchange o: mails shalt hereafter
take place between she United states ol
America and the Republic of Ecuador, by
the ordinary means OF communication VIA
the Isthmus of Panama, the government OF
the United States 10 be at the expense OF
the TRANSPORTATION thereof between ne"
York and Panama San Francisco ana
Panama, so long as direct service 0y
United States steamers, lnciualng tue
IstEmus transit, Is maintained uhder tAlst
ing conditions; and the government OF
Ecuador 20 be atShe sxI ense of the trans
portion thereof between Panama and
Ecuador so long as the present or otaeS
similar arrangement fOE the ocean man ser
wee between Panama and Ecuador is con
-inue.f. The correspondence So exchanged
shall comprise: ,
laws of ei.he. country 30 letter gate OF post
age.
,. Newspapers and prints Q! all Kinds,
in sheets, in pamphlets, and in books, sheets
of music. sneravings, Autographs, photo
graphs, drawings, maps and plans, and such
correspondence may be exchanged, whether
originating il either OF said countries ana
destined In the other. or originating an or
destine&f0f foreign countries to wh.eh they
nsy respectively serve as 'nternsedSarSess
ARTICLE II.
Ee~ York and San Francisco shall be
tie offices Of exchange on the side et the
hanf&
shall be the offices of exchange on the side
of Ecuador, FOR all mails transmitted be-
tween Che two countries under this arrange
mont: and all mail matter transmitted IN
either direction between the respective OF
fees OF eschange shall be forwarded IN
closed bags or pouches, under seal, ad-
dressed 90 the corresponding exchange Oh
fee. aud the mails. so dispatched from
either country to the other shall be for
warded to the United States corsul 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
dispatChing the same to their respective uI-
innate destinations.
The tive Post Departments may, at any
time. discontinue either of said offices Of ex-
change or esta ablish others.
ARTICLE III.
The statdard 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 (avoirdupof8).
,. 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 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
| seoucnt change thereof. The weight stated
| by the dispatching exchange office shall
| always be accepted, except II cases OF
| manifest 9rroTs
! ARTICLE ".
| No accounts shall be kept between the
! Postoffice Departments of the two countries
on the international correspondence, writ
! zen OF printed, exchanged between them;
! but each country shall levy. collect and rs-
f; tain 20 its own Use :he following Dosta!
! charges. viZ:
, l. The postage 20 be charged and col
; iected in ii. United States on each letter,
| or manuscript, subject to letter postage,
| mailed in the United States. and addressed
20 any place 10 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 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 dollar lhardl, Ecuador currency,
! the same to be in each case in full of all
| charges whatever TO the place Of destination
! il either country. Either country, however,
is at liberty to reduce this charge, but not
to increase it without the previous assent of
! the other.
/ y -, ,l1 ,+ba- nor-asDnp1arna mentioned
! in the second paragraph of the first article
! the Post Departments of the United States
| and Ecuador may respectively levy, collect,
| and retain to their separate and exclusive
nse such rates OF postage adapted to their
| interior administration and TO the cost OF
sea transportation as they shall deem ad-
visable But each office shall give notice TO
| the other of the rates 1t adopts and OF any
| subsequent change thereof.
Newspapers and other COrresp spOnGence OF
the class referred to in the preceding para
| graph shall be SEPT 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 dutiabie 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 conmuRicatlons IL
manuscript, which, from any cause can moi
ae delivere! TO theiP address, after the OK
piration "t q proper perloG to ei1ect thelr de
livery. shall be re&ps2cally returned every
month, unopened and without charge to
the Fostoifce Department OF the dispatch
ing coubt!yS out newspapers. ana al "the'
articles Sf printed mater. shal! hot De re
turned. but remain * the disposal %; the
receiving ofi.se.
Letters sfroHe"usly transmitted. 0s
wrengly addressed, shall be promptly re