The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-01-29
An ACT concerning discriminating duties oi
Tonnage and Imposts.

xhu AZ Conce ninS uisCrlmnatiUS uuuoS VI
Tonnase snd Imposts.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House 0
Rearesenfasiues Of fhe United STATES Of .Amer-
era ia Congress assembled, That, Eom and
after The 6rst day Of January, one thousand
eigh, hund'ed and twenty four, during the
continuance oil this act, and under the limits.
tions her einsf,er mentioned, so much OF the
several acts imposing duties on the tonnage
OF vessels in the ports OF the United States, as
imposes a discriminating duty between for
eigu vessels and vessels Of the United States,
fs hereby suspended. 40 fsr as respscs ves.
sels truly and wholly belonging to subjess o.
oitizens Of the Kingdom Of the Netherlands
Of Ptvssiaj Of the Imperial Hanseatic Cities
Of Hamburg. Lobeck, aud Bremen; OF The
Dukedom Of Oldenbu'g; OF the Kingdom OF
Norwsy; Of The Kingdom Of Sardinia, and OF
the Empire OF Rossa. 49,, Nv.
Sec. 2. Ind be it further enacted, That so
much of the several acts imposing duties on
goods, wares, aud merchandise, itnpoued IN.
20 tho United ) ates, as imposes discrimi-
nsiing duty between goods imported into the
United States 10 foreign vessels OF the Uni-
ted States, be, ard ,he same is hereby, sus.
pended, so far as tho same respects the pro-
ducs or m msnufaetute Of the territories IN E.u.
rope, Of sry Of the above mentioned nations,
o. such produce snd 70 panufsctrtes as can on
Iy be, Of mos, usually are, 6rst shipped from
port or place in the said Terrisories in Eu-
rope, OF either of them, respectively, tho
same being imported in vessels truly and
wholly belonging TO the subjects or citizens
OF e.ch Of the said Dations, respectively, the
vessels Of each nation importing its own pro-
duco sod manufactures as aforesaid. 6,
Sec. 3. .fnd be IL further enacted, That the
suspension Of ths Discriminating duties OF
tonnage and impo,,, 10 the Two preceding
sec,ions Of his act .prescrbed, shall continue,
in behalf Of each Of the above mentioned oa.
tions, on condition that, and so long as, the
vessels Of tho United States, and truly wholly
belonging to tho citixsns thereof, and eli
good, sud merchsudise, of the produce and
msnufsc,ure Of the United States, lades
therein, and imported into any Of the ports Of
The said ns,ions in Europe, respectively, shall
be exempted f,om all and every discrimipst.
ing duty OF impoN or tonnage, direct or indi'
rect whatsoever, othet or higher than 10 lev
led upon the vessels snd merchandise therein
imported, belonging TO tho subjscts or ci'i-
zens Of each OF tho said nsiions, respectively.
Bu, il, 10 sDy Of The territories in Europe, OF
sither of the said pa,ions, any such discrimi.
mating duty shall, q, any time, be imposed or
levied on vessels wholly belonging TO citizens
of the United States, or on the merchandise
imported ss aforesaid In them, then, and
from that time, the said suspension herein
prescribed shall cease sod determine, so far
as respects the vessels, and merchandise I'm.
ported into tho United States in them, Of such
nations and oil The provisions OF the acts
imposing discrininsing foreign tonnage and
impos duties in the United States, shall re-.
vivs and be in full force, with regard 10 the
said nations.
Sec. 4. Be if further enacted, That, upon
sa,isfsetory evidence being given to The Pfes'
ident Of the Uniied States, BY the Govern
.msnt Of any foreign nation, that no dlscr'mi'
pa,ing du,ies Of tonnage or impos, ere impos.
. ed or levied within tho poris OF the said ma
tion, upoo vessels wholly belonging TO ci,i.
Z gems Of The United States, es ppoo merehan'
disc, the produce or msaufsctvre thereof, I'm
ported IN the same, tho President Is hereby
su,horised 10 issue his proclsnalicD, deeisr.
ing tha, the foreign discriminating duties OF
tonosge sod impost, within the Uni'sd S's'es'
! IRE. snd shall be, suspended and discontinued,
.'b Car ss respects the vessels OF the said ns
Ion, sad tho merchandise Of It's produce or
Snsnutsc,ure, imported into the United States
3 IN the same the ssid suspension TO take ef
feet from the tire Of such no,ihcs,oo being
gjvsn to .ths Presidsps Of the Uoiied Sis,es,
Ind 10 .eon<lnus 90 loag - the reciprocal sx
mpsion Of vessels, belonging 10 eiuzsns ol
Do untsed States, sud merchandise % siore.
kid,. thereon laden, shall be continued, snd CO
sss.
nhiseton. Jss z, 1928.
Approved: JAMES MONROE.