Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-06-01
Tby AUT{I0aAIY.l
ANACT cunce igiing the oommcrce and navi.
gat.on Of Florida.

gation Of Florida.
Be itenactcd IN he Senate and House
Of Representatives Of tie United States
of.4merica in Cengrese asseasbled, That
any ship or vessel possessed O., and SAIL
ing uudcr, a Spanish register, on The
tenth day Of July, one thousand eight
hundred and tweniy-one, and continu-
ing to be!ong wholly TO citizen or
citizens Of The United States then resid-
ing within the territories coded to the
United States by the treaty cfthe twenty
- second of February, one thousand eight
hundred ard niacteen. between the
United States aud the King oil SPAN,
the raihcations Of which we're exchang-
ed on the twensy-second of February,
one thousand eight hundred and twenty
one, or TO any person or persons being,
on the said twenty -secead day OF Feb
Suary, an inhabitan, or inhabitants Ct
the s,id coded territory, and who con-
sinuc to reside therein, and of which the
master is citizen OF the United States,
or an inhabitant as s;ufIsr,,,, may be
registered, enrolled, and licensed, in the
manner prescribed by law; and being
so registered, enrolled, ard licensed,
shall be denominated and deemed a
ship or vessel of the United States, and
entitled to the same privileges and bene-
fs: Provided, Tia. it shall be lawia
for the collector 10 whom application
shall be made for certificate OF regis
try, enrolment or license, BIZ any citizen
or inhabi,ant, as aforesaid to make such
variations in the forms Of the oaths, Ger
sihcates and licenses, as shall render
them applicable to the cases herein in
tended to be provided for: md frovidea
also. That every such inhabitant apply
ing as aforesaid, shall prior to bis being
entitled to receive such certificates OF
registry, enrolment or license, depositc
with the collector, the register and other
papers under which said ship or vessc!
had been naeigated; and also take and
subscribe, before the collector, (who is
hereby authorised 10 administer the
same,) the following, oath Il Il, do
swear Cor aflirm) that viii be faithful
and bear true allegiance to the United
States of America, and that l do entirely
renounce and abiure all allegiance and
fidelity to every foreign prince, pctenta5e,
state or sovereignty whase.sr. and par
ricularIy to the King of Spain.
Sec. 9. Ind be it.furthey enacted, That
the inhabitants of said coded territory,
who were residents thereof on the said
1wen,y.second day of February, and
who shall take the said oath, aud who
continue to reside therein, or citizens OF
she United States resident therein, shall
be entitled to all the benefits and
privileges of owning ships or vessels oil
the United States, to all inten,s and
purposes, as if they were resident citi-
gems Of the United States. ~
Sec. s. Ind DC it further enacted, That
during the term Of twelve years, 10 com
mence three months after the twenty
second day of Februbry one thousand
eight hundred and twenty.one, being the
day OF the exchange Of the Publications
of said treaty, Spanish ships or vessels
coming laden only with the productions
ofSpanish growth or manufacture, d.
rectly from the ports Of Spain, or her
colonies, shall be admitted into the ports
of Pensacola and St. Augustine, in the
said ceded territory, in the same man
ner as ships and vessels Of the United
States, and without paying any other or
higher duties on then cargocs than by
law now are, or shall at tho time be
made, payable by citizens OF the
United States, on similar articles inn
ported into said Pensacola or ST. Angus
tine, in ships aud vessels Of the United
States, from any Of the ports or places
of Spain, or her colonies, and without
paying any higher tonnage duty than BY
law now is, or at the time shall be laid
Oh any ship or vessel Of the United
States, coming from any port or placs
Of Spain, or any Of her colonies, to sale
ports of Pensacola and ST. Augustine.
Washington, March 80, 1922.
Approved JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT supplementary to an act, entitled
can act authorizing the disposal OF certain