Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-03-29
A PROCLAMATION


WhERBas, BY the sixth sectiop Of an a., :,
Congress entitled "An act to re,r,la,a ~
commercial intercourse between lie ,rn.,s1
States ana ceriaih British Colonial norts, ,vl,;cs
was approved on the FIRST day OF March !, -
year OF our Lord 1875, it IS enacted ,s,l., ~
act, unless repealed, altered or a4A nal a.,
Congress snsli be and Continue IN fire. -
long as me soove numerated British roIo,,;. +,
ports soah be open TO the admission &c ,hs -
seis OF The United States, contor,.bI., =,
provisions OF the British act Il P,I6,.r,,. '',s
the @4th of June last. beng th. to.,, $50
chapter of the Acts of the third wear ~ s,s,.
the Fourth. But it a. suy time The ,r,ds - !
intercourse between the United State. s,1 M
or any OF the above enumerated British c,,,o,,,,i
ports, authorized by the said act If Parlisr,,,,
should be prohibited by a BRUSH ordsr -
Coun Gil, or by any act OF Parla tb.,,
rom the day otthe date oi s,tol Order IN Com,
c'i' or act OF Parliament, % from the tim. ,h,t
.'s same shail commence to be Ia i,rce. oro.
elaina'ion to that effect having been
the President OF the United 5 ates. e.rb az,
every provision Of this act, So tar as the sa,,
shall apply TO the intercourse between the IT
nited States, and the above enumeratcd ur;,; /,
colonial ports, in BRUSH vessels. shall ce,er e
Seperase IN their tayors and each and every t,,,,.
Vision ct thIs Act concerning Nav,ga,ion an.
proved en- the elghteenthd Aprl, ore thousand
eight hundred and eighteen, and ofthe act sam.
PlFhehtary thereto, approved on the f.,eenth
oil May, oae thousand eight hundred and tuep.
, ty, shall revive aud be ir tui force
Ana whereas, by an act OF the British par
lament, which passed on the fifth tlay of J,flv
in Tue year of our Lord 1925, en,tled AZ 49,
to repeal the several laws relatin,, m H., =,
1 toms, the sad act Of Parliament Of ,ta 7a.a
OF June, 1922, was repeated, aud ~ .,o,f.a,
set Of tie Bntish Parliament, pssset On ,be
5tn day OF July. in the year Of our I.orl 1903
IN tie sixth year of the reign of Ceores t,a
Fourth, entitled M act TO regulate the tr,de -,
/ the Brtish possessions abroad and In, AN mr.
! der OF HIS Brlanc Majesty in Council. bea-iuo
! date tile 27th OF Jaiy, 1926, The trade and in
! tefcohrse authorized by t"e aforesaid act Of
/ Parliament of the 24tA of Juae. 1892 ha,a,o.,,
| l"e ohltea states aud the great" part of the
SAID British colonial ports hereiD enncoerated
! have been prohibited upon ana from the frs,
| day OF December last past, add the co.t,nepn.
| cy has ihcreby arisen On which the presitIei3, of
/ the United States was authorized bv the sixih
! section aforesaid Of the act OF Congress of lie
LIST March, los, 10 issue proclamation To the
! effect therein mentioned.
| Now, therefore, l. joHS Quincy ApAvs
| President of the United States oil Amer,ca
40 hereby declare and proclairn that the trade
and intercourse authorized by the said act d
| Parliament ct the Oath Of June. 1922. betweer
the Cinted STATES and the British Colonial mort,
! enumerated in the aforesaid ACT of Coupress q
TIE LIST OF March 1925, have Leen, aud are
opon and from the tsed,y Of December 1926
by the aforesaid two several acts OF Parliament
ct the sin OF jdly, 1925. aad the aforesaid
| british Order IN Council of the 2~th oav a
July. 1926, prohibited
Given under N, hand at the CRY of Wash
ington, this l7th day of March, IN the
year OF our Lord, 1927. and he ft,y.hrs
ot the Independence of the United States
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
BY the President:
| ii. CLAY, secretary OF State.