American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-04-12
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BY AUTHORITY J
AN ACT concerning the commerce and navigation Of
Florida.

Florida.
Be il enacted 5y The Senate and House Of Representatives
the United States Of 9rericd, an Congress assembled That
any ship vessel possessed of and sailing UNDER Spanish
register ON the tenth day of July thousand eight hun
dred and twenyone and continuing to belong wholly ia
citizen OF citizens of the United States then residing
within the territories coded to the United States by the
treaty of the twentysecond of February, thousand
eight hundred and nineteen, between the United States
and the King Of Spain the notifications of which were ex
changed the twentsecond Of February, thousand
eight hundred and twentyone, or to any person or
persons being the said twentysecond day of Feb
ruary, nhabtant inhabitants, of the said coded
territory, and who continues to reside therein, and
of which the master citizen OF the United States or
nhahitant aforesaid may be registered, enrolled
and licensed, in the manner prescribed by law; and being
registered, enrolled and licensed shall be denomnated
and deemed ship vessel of the United States and en-
titled the same privileges and benefits PrOrided That
il shall be lawful for the collector TO whom application
shall be made for certificate OF registry, enrolment or
license, by citizen nabitant, as aforesaid to make
such variations in the forms OF the oas certificates and
licenses shall render them applicable to the here
in intended be provided for .4nd Prorfded aso That
every such nhaban applying as aforesaid shall, prior
to his being entitled to receive such certificate of registry,
enrolment, license, deposte, with the collector the
register and other papers under which such ship vessel
had been navgaed and also take and subscribe before
the collector who is hereby authorized to administer the
ssme,) the following oath 81, b. do Cor afirm)
that will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Unit
ed States Of AMERICA and that do entirely and
and abue all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince
poentate state, sovereignty whatever and particularly
to the King of Spain"
Sec 9 md be t4rther enacted That the inhabitants of
said coded eniory, who residents thereof the
sail twentsccond dav february and who shall take the
said oath, and who continue reside therein, citizens of
the United States resident therein shall be entitled all
the benefits and privileges Of owning ships vessels ofthe
United States to all ntents and purposes if they
dent citizens ofthe United States.
Sec g. .4ndben further enacted That, during the term Of
twelve years. 10 three months after the
second Of day February, thousand eight hundred
twenyone being the day of the exchange Of the ratca
tons Of said treaty. Spanish ships vessels coming laden
only with the productions of Spanish growth manufacture
drecyfrom the ports Of Spain, her colonies shall be adj
mtted into the ports Of Pensacola and s. Augustine in the
SAID ceded territory in the ships and YES
sells of the United States and without paving any other
higher duties their cagoes than by law are shall
1t the time be made, payable BY citizens Of the uned
States similar articles imported into said Pensacola 81
Augustine, in ships and vessels ofthe United States from
any Of the ports places Of Spain, her colonies and
without paying any higher tonnage duty than by law
- or at the time shall be laid, any ship vessel Of the
United States, coming from any port place Spain,
any Of her colonies, said ports of Pensacola s. Az
glstine. Approved LINES MONROE Il
Washington, MARCH, so, 1922