The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-05-06
~ TiiE PRESIDENT OF rHe UNITED STATE
OF AMERICA
"A PROCLAMATION.

wx-ssA., by an act of the Lieutenant Governor,
Council and Assembly &c i.is I, i's'nc Mejrs','r
Province Of Nova seo,ia, passed 40 tie year 1910.
Il was. among other things, enacted, that from anil
after The frsf day a ay, az that year. no ples,sr
:" of Paris, otherwise called Gypsum, which should
be laden or put board any thp or vessel ~ any
"port or place within The limits 1T the said Province.
to be transporter from ,hentc % an, otlcf port cr
20 place within without the said limits, should.
Z" directly indirectly be dnsdcnor Isndcd or poc
con shore at any port or place in the United stated
" OF America, eastward of Bostons IN tie state OF
:" Massachusetts nor unladtn ot put on board any
Atnrrcan hip vesseb boats or shsllop of any de-
"scrpion. nj any port ~ ptsec eastward Of Boston
!. sfofcsad urder the pcn1ity of Tire forfeiture Of
"eyery such ship or vcssei from which any such
(" Plaster oi Psrss or tsypsotbs Stouid be .uwisden
con,rary to the proysion otshe sxil aet ,cRetlier
with her boats, soekle. aprAt< and hsrnlurs, to
mrn,ioncd,v - -,e
Aud whereas, By an sc, Of t,e Congress sf the
tinted states, passed sossssts lhrdt.lsy OF March.
1877. il was ensoted, from and after he fourth
DAY Of then. hsxss so lssiek of Paris, hePros
which tbs vessels 81 ;e Unissd states were 10, psr-
tnit,ed 10 bring the same srlsolr. should be mpQt-
ed into the United States n auyiorsigc iesseI-snd
that sK PLASTER Of fsria imported, or ssstmpscdtc
be imported, into t,s Usised sis'ef, cepsssvy ,ofhs
true intent sud meaning of the said act Of Coperesss
and thesvesset in which the same nighi be impotss
cd, or attempted 10 c spetted. together with tho
cargo, tackles 6,ssrk and fnfhlute, should ~ for.
feiied the United states. and liable 10 be ssizeds
prosecuted, ssd eonSemred,ih the insprer therein
Aud WHEREAS, BY the said oct n Congress. twas
further enacted. that the ssspc shouid continue and
be i1yofce i've yesrs from ne shiy.iirst day Jspu.
sry. oae fAoassni eight hhndred and seventeen
Provided that f any foreign nation or
i,s which. Il Tie .iue of Tie pssssge
of the ssid sct 81 Congress, sH IN fbrec rcguxlons
on the subject OF the trade IN Hsster Of Paris, proc
hibiting the expoftaon thereof TO certain ports Of
the United states. should dpcentinue such teguia.
tons. The President q she United ssass was there
by authorised 70 declSte that facs. by bis proclsra.
ton andtbe ytfcti5ns imposed by the said actnf
Congress, should from the date " ~ ca proelsfs-
ton, cease and be discontinued ia relation TO the
nation or its dependencies, dseonsinung such egu-
latons ,st 4f...tt @tt 4ftst
And whereas. a. net Of the S.;curnant Governor,
counciI, aid Assembly Of lis Britsnnic Msjes,y's
province Of Nova Scotia. repeating the above meo-
sioned act ofthe said province, passed ~ The year
1876 has been officially eo'nmuiicsseu by ms ss'd
msjes,y's Ensoy Extraordinary and Minister Plsris
po,cutiarv 10 this government ..-... .*
hnd whereas. by the said repeating sct Of the said
province Of Nova scotia, Of the dependencies OF
the United Kingdom Of Great Britain and ireIapd.
the regulations The time OF the passage OF tho
said act Of Congress- in force in the said province
ON the subiect az the trade in Plaster of Paris pro-
bbitne tie exportation ihercof 20 certain orts of
the Unied States, have bern and are discontinued:
Now, therefore, 1, JAnss mosson. President of
the Uniied ssstes Of America do, by this my Proc
amalio declafe thst fact and that the restrictions
imposed by the said act Of Congress, do: from the
d,,e hereof cease and are discontinued. IN relation
20 bis Britannia Msjesty's said province Of Nova
scotia. u. 4
Given under my hand, at the City Of wsshinssoo.
this twenty third day of April. in the ,css of
our Lord one Thousand eight bundrcd and
eighteen, and 10 the forty second year of the ~
arp<ndencc Of the United States. .<<I.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMs, !,
Ssoaey II ve1e