Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-28
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, BY an act of the Lieutenant CO.
vernon, Council and Assembly of His Britain
mic Majesty's Province of Nova Scotia, passed
In the year 1916, 1t was, among other things,
enacted, that from and after the first day of
May, of that year, no Plaster Of Paris
otherwise called Gypsum, which Should be
. laden orput on board any ship OF vessel at
" any port or place within tue limits OF the said
. Province, To be transported from thence TO
o any other port place within or without
8 the said limits should directly or indirectly
lac uniaden ur landed, or puton shore, at any
" port or piaceiE the United States Of America,
- eastward of Boston, in the state of Massa.
= clIuseitS, nor unladen or put on board any
American ship, vessel, boat, or shallop IF
=" any description, at any port or place east.
- ward of Boston aforesaid, under the pc.
" naity OF the forfeiture of every such slip or
vessel from Which any such Plaster of Paris,
or Gypsum, should be unladen contrary 10
" the provision of the said act, together with
:" her Goats, tackle, apparel, and furniture 10
. be seized and prosecuted, in manner therein
after mentioned.
And whereas, by an act of the Congress of
the United States, passed on the third day Of
Mach, 1871, ii was enacted that from and y fter
the fourth day of July, then next, no Plaster
OF Paris, the production OF any country or it's
dependencies, from which the vessels of the
united States were not permitted to bring the
same article, should he imported into the u
States in any foreign vessel-and that ali
Plaster of Paris imported, or attempted to be
imported into the United states, contrary TO
INC true intent and meaning OF the said [ of
Congress, and the vessel i'm which the same
might be imported or attempted 10 he i'm
ported, together with the cargo, tackle an
parel, and furniture, should be forfeited 10
me United Itafes; aDdiable to be seized pro.
secuted. aud condemned, in the maauertl,erein
prescribed:
And whereas by the said act of Congress. il
was further nacted. that the same should con
thine and be in force i've years II on the thirty.
inst day OF January, 1917: Provided, never
theless, that il any foreign nation or its aepeu.
denries, which, at the time of the passage of
the same act of Congress, had in force reIula-
tons on the subject of the trade in Plaster OF
Paris, prohibiting the expectation thereof TO
certain ports of the United States, should dis
continue sncl regulations, the President of the
United States was thereby authorized to de-
clare that fact, by his proclamation; and the
restrictions inDOsed bytdY said act of ,On~rcSS
shsuid, from the date OF smcb proclamation.
cease and be discontinued in relation t. the
nation or Its dependencies, disseminating such
regulations:
Aud whereas, all act OF the Iieutenan, Go
vernon, Council, and Assembly ofHis Br.tannic
AaJeslys province of Nova Scotia, repeating
the aforementioned net OF The .n;d province
p 'ssed ui the yedr lSl6 la, heen officially
communicated by his said Msiesty's Euvnv
extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary 10
this government:
And whereas, by the said repeating act IF
the said province of Nova Scotia one OF the
dependencies of the United Kingdom of (;reat
Britain and Ireland, the regulations al the time
OF the passage of The said acI Of Congress. in
force IN the said province on the subject of The
trade IN Plaster OF Paris, prohibiting the
expectation thereon to certain ports of the
United States, have been and are discontinu.
ed:
Now, therefore, L. JAMES MoNRoE, President
OF the United States OF America, do by this
my ProclanlatiOn, declare THAT fact. and that
The restrictions imposed by the said act of
Congress, do, from the date hereof cease. and
are discontinued, in relation TO his Britannia
| MaIesty'S said province of Nova Scotia.
Given under my hand, Al the City of wash
ingtOO, this twenty-tiird day OF April i'm
the year OF our Lord 1918 auu in the forty.
second year of the independence of the
United States.
JAMES MONROE.
By the President
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS,
Secreiarg Of STATE