New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-04
OFFICIA l..
TREATIES AND PROCLAALATIONs.

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America. in yirtee of the powers vested III
him nv law. and Antonio Flores, minister
of the Republic of Ecuador at washington
in the name of his government, anu ny
virtne of the powers which he has formally
presensed 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 Equator, nE
the ordinary means OF communications Wa
the Isthmus of Panama, the government oi
the United States to be at tho expense OK
the TRANSFORMATION thereof between New
York and Panama, San Francisco ana
Panama, so long as direct service Hy
United States steamers, including the
Isthmus 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 SO long rs the present or other
similar arrangement Tor the ocean mai ser
vice between Panama and Ecuador is con,
tinued. The correspondence so exchanged
shall comprise:
|. Letters and manuscripts subject by the
laws OF either country 10 letter rate OF post
age.
.. Newspapers and prints of all kinds,
in sheets, in pamphlets, and in books, sheets
Of music, eHgravings, Autographs, photo
graphs, drawings, maps and plans, ana 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
elay respectively serve as intermedlarese
ARTICLE II.
eYeg Cork and San Francisco shall he
she offices of exchange on the side Of the
eInited States, and Guayaquil and Mauta
shall he the Offices OF exchange on the SIDE
of Ecuador for all mails transmitted be-
tween the two countries under TINS arrange
ment: and all mail matter transmitted II
either direction between .ha respective OF
fees of exchange shall be forwarded IN
closed bags or pouches, under sea-, au-
dressed to the corresponding exchange o.
fee. and the mails So dispatched from
either country to the other shall be for
warded to the United States consu! and
resident mail agent ato'auama, who is here
nv DESIGNATED as the agent of the two gov
erpments fer receiving the bags or pouches
at that povt from either direction, and Tor
dispatching the same to their respective III
innate destinations.
The two Post Departments may, az anS
time, discontinue either Of said offices OF OK
change or establish others.
ARTICLE III.
,,
Of poseage and rule OF progression shall be:
& For letters, or manuscripts subject by
law ts letter rate of postage, One-haf
ounce tavoirdupois).
,. For all other correspondence men
toned in the second paragraph Of the first
article. that which each country shall adopt
for tie mails which it dispatches to the
other, adapted 20 the convenience and ha5-
its of its interior administration: but each
Il, 20 i,n ,tl Of h1
standard weight it adopts, and Of any sub
atquent change thereof. The weight stated
by the dispatching exchange office shall
always be accepted, except IN cases OF
manitess error.
ARTICLE ".
No accounts shall be kept between che
Post0tiice Departments OF the two countries
on the international correspondence, writ
ten or printed, exchanged between them;
but each country snail 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,
mailed in 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 euuce
or fraction of half an ounce; ard the post
age 70 be charged and collected in Ecuador
on each letter, or manuscript subject to let
Ter postage, mailed in Ecuador and ad-
dressed TO any place in the United States Of
AmcTica, shall be two reals, or the fifth
part Of a dollar thardl, Ecuador currency.
the same to be IN each case in full Of all
charges whatever to the place OF destination
in either country. Either COuntry, however.
i 80 liberty to reduce this charge, but not
20 increase il WithOdh the previous assent Of
the 0the1e
? On al other correspondence nltAsioned
in the second paragraph OF the first article
the Post Departments OF the United States
nd 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 "a they shall deem adj
yisable. But each Office shall give notice to
the other of the rates it adopts, and OF any
subsequent change thereof.
Newspapers and other correspondence Of
the class referred to in ths preceding para
graph shall be sent in narrow bands or
covers, Op. 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 ia regard to their liability to pay
customs duty, II containing dutiable goods.
II to be rated with letter lgstaoe when
containing written matter, or fer any other
'ause specified IN said laws and regulations.
ARTICLE v
letters, and other communications in
manuscript, which, from any cause, can not
De delivered to their address, after the ex
1lFatlon OF proper period to effect their de-
VERY, shall be reciprOcally returned every
month, unopened and without charge. to
he PostOffice Department of the dispatch
ng country; but newspapers, and all other
articles OF printed matter shall not be re
n@ed, but remain at Sie disposal of the
'3ceiying office.
Letters erroneou9v transmitted Or
wrongly addressed, shall be promptly re-
lrned % the SispatchinS Office without
SRTICLE 81.
She Eyos@ department Of sc V,ni,ed
states Shall establish, in confornlits with
me arrangements in force at the time. the
upon which the Post Depart
nent of Ecuador may exchange. in omen
nails, the correspondence originating in
-cuador and destined for countries to which |
Ae hlted states may serve as an inferno !
nary; but such correspondence shall onIv
'e charged with the international nosfooa !
s@ahlished by %his convention. aucmentSd |
y the postage rates in force between thn |
@lted States and the Country of destina- !
ION ana any other tax for exterior service |
he Post Department ofthe United STAGE /.
haL furnish the Post Department of Fora. |
.or with list stating the foreign couphTss |
0 Which the foreign postage and the |
mounts thereof must be absolutely nre-
'a'd' or can be left unpaid, and shall mpdi. |
J Stch INST from time to time, as the eyi- |
eEcles OF Its foreign postal service NAV re- |
In conformity to the requirements of tho
PRECEDING paragraph, table marked / i |
eEeunto annexed, enumerating The COM |
res with which. and specifying the terms
Iho conditions on which, Ecuador NAV a.
mango a;a e. correspondence by way Of the
Correspondence Of this class must he ar
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