New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-17
O F. FICI A l..
TREATIES AND PROCLAlIATIONs


States of America and the Republic OF
| 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 ne has formally
| presented to this effect, have agreed upon
tae following articles. 10 wit:
ARTICLE Z.
J AZ exchange of mails shalt hereafter
| saks place between the United States of
| America and the Republic Ok Ecuador. by
| the ordinary means OF communication via
| th. is:b.nus of Panama, the government OF
the United States - be ct the expense "
1 the transportation thereof between New
| York and Panama. San Francisco and
| Panama. 90 Ion. as direct service by
| United States steamers, including .he
| lsthmUs transit. - maintained under exist
| ing cOnditIOnso and the government OF
| Ecuador 10 be ct She expense OF the eTans-
! portion thereof between Panama and
| Ecuador so long az the present or othe.
similar arrangement for the ocean mail ser
! vice between Panama and Ecuador i. con
| .inued. The correspondence so exchanged
! shall comprise:
I. Letters and manuscripts subject by Oh.
laws OF eishe. country TO iette! rate o! Ycs:-
age.
! ,. Newspapers ani prints o. all &infs.
| in sheets. III pamphlets. and IN BOOKS sheets
| u! music. sngraYing5, Autographs, photos
| graphs. drawings, maps and plans, ana such
| CORES pondence may be exchanged, whether
originating in eltheg of said countries and
destined for the other. or originating IN or
! destined for fore III countries to which they
| may respectively serve as Intermediates.
ARTICLE y.
| New York and San Francisco snail be
| the offices Of exchange on the side al che
! United States. and GuayaQul and Mania
| shall. he the Offices Of exchange on the side
| Of Ecuador. for all mails transmitted be-
| tween the two countries under this arrange
| meBto and all mail matter transmitted IN
| either direction between she respective OF
| fees Of exchange shall ae forwarded II
| closed bags OF pouches. unde. seal. ad-
| dressed to the corresponding exchange OF
! iiCeo and the mails 50 dispatched from
| either country 20 the ether sball be for
| warded 70 the United States consul and
| resident mail agent at Panama. who is here
| by designated as the agent OF the two gov
| eVnments tor receiving the bags or pouches
| AT sha. port from either direction. ana !Or
| iispatchlng the came TO their respective ~
| innate destinations.
The two Post Departments may. y: any
| time. discontinue either OF said offices O.. ex-
change az establish others.
! ARTICLE IL.
| The stac Sari weight fer she single rate
| Of postage and rule OF progression shat! be:
!. For letters. OF manuscripts subject by
! law to letter rate Of POSTAGE one-haI!
ounce iavOirduposs
2. For all other correspondence men.
toned in the second paragraph Of the first
| article, that which each country shak adOp:
| for the mails which it dispatches 80 the
other. adapted to the convenience and hah-
| its of its interior administration: bat eac'.
| 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 diepatching exchange office shall
| always De accepted, eScay: ~ cases a:
manifest error.
| ARTICLE ~.
No accounts shall be kept between the
! pos:otiice Departments OF the 'wo countries
| on the international correspondence, writ
| ten or printed, exchanged between them;
! but each country shal! levy. collect and re
| tain 20 its own use she following postal
! charges. viz:
| !. The postage 20 be charged ard col!
| !ect.a il the United State. on eacl. letter.
| OK ,nanpseylpt. suffice. TO letter postage.
1 mailed in the United States. and addressed
| to any place in the Republic 81 Ecuadsr.
! shall !e twenty cents. tinted States
%. - - no. a.. ''.no'
70" , u"ii a.. .,II.,",i :,
10 .tI,. ''.'.' s1,b 80 10
ter postage. mailed in Ecuador and ad-
dressed 10 any place in the United States Of
America. shall be two reals. o" The .!tG'
part d. n dollar thard'. Ecuador currency.
.hn .or,r 80 M. in each case in f1i; of nj;
,h.-,r. whatever 10 .br ,Isca 81 ias.;ns,;op
:, .,tha, country, Either ..vntr.. ao.vr..:,
49,. i;har+v 70 reduce .hIs CHARGE. Inn. ,,u:
to ir.reasn i without H.. n,.;I.... l.spr: NJ
H. r.bcr
:, I'm alI other corros.onSe..a ,oao..on..,
i, he second paraorauh q. .re .,.. article
.hr 5..t nenartnants OF the ;'pj-.i .,.a.e.
srs rarador may ,nsnac.iveIy lev .n!;.c..
@.I .s.s;n to Their .Ppars., and .,olusiy.
nae sYch rate. OF Dcstag. adap.oG n their.
i,,..,,i1r .dn,iniatr5tion and m tho COS. ct
sea TRANSFORMATION as they shall deem, adj.
yjssble But each office shall give notice 30
the other Of the rates il adopts. and q: apy
subsequent change thereof
NpwspapeTs and other correspondence Of
the class referred to in the pl ecediug para
graph shal! b.. 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 20 the laws and regulations @. each
country ia regard TO their liability to pay
customs duty. if containing dutiable goods.
or 10 be rated with letter postage when
containing written matter or for any other
cause specified in said laws and regulations.
ARTICLE Y.
!4t.era. and other communications in
,rapuscrint. which. from any cause. can NOT
he delivered to their address. after the ey
piration of a proper period to effect their de-
livery. shall be rsciprocally returned every
month nnonenpd and without CHARGE. TO
the Postotfice Department of the dispafcb