New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-09
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TREATIES AND PROCLANATIoNs.

| f0stdi convention between the United
States of America and the Republic oil
Ecuador.
The undersigned, John A. J. Creswell
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 by
| virtue OF the powers which he has formally
presented to this effect, have agreed upon
the following articles, to wit:
ARTICLE 1.
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
| Isthmus transit, is maintained under exist
ing conditions; and the government of
Ecuador to be at tie ext else of the trans
| portion thereof between Panama and
| Ecuador so long az the present or other
| similar arrangement for the ocean mail SER
vice between Panama and Ecuador is con-
tlnued. The correspondence so exchanged
| shall comprise:
| l. Letters and manuscripts subject by the
| laws of either country to letter rate of post
| age.
.. Newspapers and prints of all kinds,
in sheets, in pamphlets, and IN books, sheets
| of music, engraviHgs, 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
meHt; aud all mail matter transmitted in
either direction between the respective of.
| fees of exchange shall be forwarded in
closed bags or pouches, under seal, ad-
dressed to the corresponding exchange of
fee, and the mails SO dispatched from
either country ito the other shall be for
warded to the United States consul and
residentmail agent at Panama, who is here
by designated az 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 Ill
innate destinations.
The two Post Departments may, at any
time, discontinue either of said offices Of ex-
change or establish others.
ARTICLE III.
The standard weight for the single Pate
of postage and rule of progression shall be:
L. For letters, or manuscripts subject by
law to letter rate Of postage, Onehalf
ounce (avoirdupois)
9. For all other correspondence men
toned in tho Second paragraph of the first
article, that which each country shall adopt
for tha T11aiIS xrbiab II diana tcbao to ho
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
sequent change thereof. The weight stated
by the dispatching exchange Office shall
always be accepted, except in eases of
manifest error.
ARTICLE ".
No accounts shall be kept between the
Postoifice 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:
l. 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 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 TO any place in the United States OF |
America, shall be two reals, or the fifth |
part of dollar (hardl, 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,
is at liberty to 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 the first article
the Post Departments Of the United States
and Ecuador may respectively levy, collect,
and retain to their separate and exclusive
use such rates OF postage adapted to their
lAteri0r administration and to tho cost Of
sea transportation as they shall deem ad- |
visable. 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 the preceding para
graph shall be sent in narrow bands or
covers, open at tho sides or ends, so that
hat they may be easily examined; and
of such correspondence shall be
subject to the laws and regulations of each
in regard to their liability to pay
customs duty, if containing dutiable goods,
n to be rated with letter postage when
written matter or for any other
,ause specified in said laws and regulations
ARTICLE V.
Letters, and other communications in
which from any cause, can not
20 delivered to their address, after the ex-
)iratiOn of q proper period to effect their de-
livery, shall be reciprccally returned every
month, unopened and without charge, to
he POstQtfice Department of the dispatch
ng country; but newspapers, and all other
rticles of printed matter, shall not be re-
urned, but remain at the disposal OF the
eceiving Office
Letters enormously transmitted or |
wrongly addressed, shall be promptly re
Irned 10 the dispatching office without
barge.
ARTICLE VI
The Post Department of the United |
states shall establish, in conformity with
he arrangements IN force at the time, the
Onditions upon which the Post Depart
nent of Ecuador may exchange in open
nails, the correspondence originating in
Ecuador and destined for countries to which '
he United States may serve as an interme- I
iary; but such correspondence shall only
e charged with the international postage {
established by this convention, augmented I
Y the postage rates il force between the I
nlted states ana the country OF G6Stiua-
ion, and any other tax for exterior service s
The Post DepaI tment ofthe United States t
hall furnish the Post Department of Ecua- l
or with list stating the foreign countries c
} which the foreign postage and the {
mounts thereof must be absolutely pre- i
aid, or can be left unpaid. and shall modi- S
: such list from time to time, as the azi- j
encies its foreign postal service may re- I
uire. 4
In conformity to the requirements of the /
Il.