American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-04-08

cents per ton of merchandise according the tenor Of the
Convention of Navigation and Commerce between the Uni
ted States and France concluded the twenty fourth day
OF June, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five
and above the duties collected upon the like articles also Of
the growth produce, manufacture of France, when i'm
ported in vessels of the United States PrO1ded qhvaY
That no discriminating duty shall be levied upon the plo-
auctions OF the soil industry of France imported
French bottoms, into the ports of the United States for
transit or re-exportation
Sec. g. .7ldbe further enacted That from and after the
expiration OF two from the said thrteih day Of Sep
tehber last IN case of the continuance in force Of the said
Convention, and long as the same shall continue in force
the extra duties specified in the second section OF tits act
SHALL from and after the said thieth day of September
one thousand eight hundred and twenty four be diminished
by one-ourti OF their whole and, afterwards by
oneourth OF said amounts from year, long
neither Of the parties TO the said Convention shall have de-
cared the intention orennuncng the same in the
therein provided, and until the whole of such discriminating
and extra duty shall have been done away.
Sec 4. md be further enacted, That during the con-
nuance in force OF the said Convention the duties Of
mage, ght money piloage, port charges, brokerage,
lbrokerage and all other duties upon foreign shipping.
and above those paid by vessels Of the United States
other than those specified in the second section Of this act
shall not exceed for French vessels in the rors of tia
United States, nneyfour cents per Of the vesscla
French passport
Sec S. hid be further enacted That the Secretary of
the treasury be, and he hereby authorized be
refunded, from any moneys in the Treasury otherwise
appropriated, any extra duties levied before the twenty
fourth day OF June last BY virtue Of the act of Congress Of
the fifteenth OF May thousand eight hundred and
ly, imposing new tonnage duty French ships vessels
Sec. 6. 4nd6e further enacted That, the second Sc
parate article of the said Convention concluded on the
twentyfourh of June last should be ratified By both the
contracting parties thereto and the notifications thereof
should be exchanged OF before the twenyhrd day OF
June next them from and after the expiration of two
months, subsequent to the said exchange of ra,fcaon
and during the continuance in force of the said separate ar
ce the extra duties specified in the second section this
act shall be levied only upon the of value of the
merchandise imported into the United States any French
vessel over the value Of the merchandise exported from
the United States in the vessel, upon the voy-
age that if the value of the articles exported shah
equal or exceed that Of the articles imported in The Same
vessel (not including articles imported for transit
portaton no such extra duties shall be levied and If the
articles exported less in value than those imported the
extra duties shall be levied only upon the amount ofd
ference Of their value.
Sec. z Ind 6eier enacted, That all acts, parts of
acts, Of Congress- Incompatible with the execution Of each
and every article Of the SAID Conventions concluded the
twenyourth Of June last and Of its ratified separate ar
i Gle, be, and the hereby, repealed.
4 Approved-J.4lfES MONROE,
4 Washington, March s. 1925.