Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-04-29
By the President Of The United States OF
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A PRocLAMATI n.

PRooLAMATI n.
Whereas. an act OF the Lieutenant
Governor. Council and Assembly OF HIS
Britannia Maje.t,'s Province OF Nova
Scotia, passed il the year 1876 it was.
among Other things. enacted, that from
and after the fit day # MAY, OF that
wear, " no P,ais'er of Paris, otherwise
called Gvpsnm. which should be laden Or
put on board any ship or 'esse! at ary
mort or place within tn" limits OF the said
Province, to be transported from thence
to any other port or place within or with
ou, the said limits, should directly, or
indirectly be uniaden or landed, or put
on shoe, at any pot or place in the
! United States of America, eastward OF
Boston, in the state Of Massachusetts,,
nor unladen or put m board any Ame'i-
can ship, vessel, boat. or shallop. OF any
description, at any Port or place east
ward of Boston aforesaid, under the pc
ualty OF the forfeiture Of every such ship
%, vessel from which any such Plaster OF
Paris, or Gypsum, should be unladen
contrary to the provision of the said act,
together 18th her boat, tickle, apparel,
and furu:t re, to be seized and prosecu-
It'd in manner hereinafter mentioned"
AID whereas, by an act of the Con
ess OF the United States. passed on the
bird tlav ii March, 1877. it was en-
acted that from and after the fourth day
nfJuly. than. next, no Plaster ol Paris,
the Production OF ans country, or its de-
tendencies, from ~hich he vessels oil
the United State were rot permitted to
bling the same article, should be Impor-
ed into the United State, in any foreign
ves,el-and tina, al Plaster of Paris i'm
ported. or attempted 20 be imported, in
10 the United States, contrary 10 the true
intent and nearing of the said act Of
Cougre S, and the vessel in which the
same nigh b. imported, or attempted 10
b. imported, together with the cargo
tackle, apparel, AID furnit'r", should be
T rfci ell To- the United States and liable
to be seized, prose uted, and condemned,
in e manner herein prescribed
And whereas, by the said act Of Com
gross. it was further enscted, that The
same should continue aud be in force five
wears from the tnirt, frs: day Of January,
one thousand eight hundred and seven
teen. Provided nevertheless that il any
foreign nation OF its dependencies, which,
Ut the time of the passage of the SAID sct
of Congress, had IN force regulations on
the subject of The trade in Plaster of Pa
ris, prohibiting the rxpnr taton thereof TO
certain pur's Of the Uuited States, should
disco tiGue such regulations, the Presl-
dent Of The United States vas thereby an
thor lied to declare that fac, by his pro-
clam ,tiop aud the restrictions imposed
b, the laid act Of Congress, should, from
the date of such proclamation, cease and
b. discontinued in relation to the nation
or it, dependencies, disseminating such
| r. equations
Aud whereas, an act Of the Lieutenant
Go, ernor, Council. and ,ssrmby Of His
Britannia Majrsty's province OF Nova
scotia, 'ePeaIing the aforementioned act
of the said province, passed in the year
1916, has been officially communicated
by hrs said h..jes,,'s Envoy Extraordj-
may and Minister Plenipotentiary to this
government.
And whereas, BY the said repeating act
Of the said province of Nova Scotia, one
Of the dependencies Of the United King
dom Of Great Britain and Ireland, the We.
gulations at the time Of the passage Of
the said act of Congress. in, force in the
said province on the subject Of the trade
in Plaster Of Paris, prohibiting he ex-
portation thereof to certain ports Of the