Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-10-03

Is among other things enacted, that il shall and
may be lawful to and for His Majesty, by and with
the advice of his privy council or by His Males
tvs order or orders in council, to be published from
time to time in the London Gazette, whenever il
shall be deemed expedient) to levy and charge any
additional or coun,ervans duty or duies of ton
mage duties upon or in respect of any vessels
which shall enter any of the ports of the United
hingdom OF Great Britain and Ireland, or-in an '
oths MaJesty's dominions. and which shall belong
TO any foreign country in which any duties OF
tonnage shall have been or shall be levied ur on or
IN respect of British vessels entering the ports of
snch country higher or greater than are levied or
granted upon or In respect of the vessels Of such
country; audit is thereby provided that additional or
countervailins tonnage duties, to believed s. charg
ed as aforesaid. shall not be OF greater amount than
may be deemed fairly to counterva the difference
OF duty paid in such foreign country upon or in
respect of the tonnage of British vessels more
than the duty there charged or granted upon
or In respect of the vessel of such country. .
ana whereas British vessels entering the ports of
the United States aforesaid from the ports of his
Majesty's possessions, in America or Yves, Indies
with cargoes consisting of the growth, produce, or
manufacture OF the said possession, are charged
with duty of one dollar pc ton, for tonnage du-
ties and light money, and discriminating duty of
ten per cent is charged upon the cargoes of such
vessels, TO which vessels of the limited
States, and cargoes of the same description.
entering the ports of The United Stsres from,
the ports of his Mejesty's .ad possessions
are not subject: His Majesty, by virtue of the pow
ers vested In him by the said acts of Parliament,
passed in the fourth and fifth years of his Males
tvs reign, by and with the advice of his Privv
Council, Is pleased to order, and it is hereb, order
ed that there shall be charged on all vessels of the
United States which shall enter any of the ports of
his Majesty possessions the continent of North
"A hNfh r,1A e al.
uon, or manufacture f the said States, or which
until the said LIST day of December 1926. shall en-
ter with any such articles any of the ports of hi.
haJesty's possessionsin the West Indies. or South
America, or in the Bahama Islands or in the Ber
muda or Somer Islands, a duty of 4, Sd sterling
Tor each and every ton burden of such vessels
equal as nearly a. may be- TO 81 cents of the mo-
hey OF the United States, and being the difference
between the tonnage duty pas able by vessels of
the United States aud British vessels enteripg an,
OF the ports OF the said United States. from any
ports oil his NaJesty's dominons in America n,
the west Indies; and further, an addition of len
per cent upon he duties forth in the said act of
Parliament, passed aforesaid in the g. ear nj
MS MaJestys reign, on any of the articles ,bsre,,
enumerated, which may be imported into his Ma
Jes'y said possessions on the continent of North
America, In any vessel of the said United States
or winch, until the said lst day OF December.
1876, may be imported into his Males 5 said nos.
se'-ions In the West Indies or South America. or
INTO the Bahama Islands, or into the Bermuda or
Somer Islands, in any such vessel ofthe said States
such duties TO be levied, collected and applied in
the same manner and to the same purposes as the
duties levied under the authority of the said act of
he 9th year of his Majesty's reign.
And the Right Hon the Lords Commissioner
OF his Majestys Treasury are 10 give the necessa-
ry directions herein accordingly.
G. G. GREVITJE