Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-03-20
DOMESTIC.
BY THE PRESIDENT or THE u s..
ALTON.

D. L
PROCLAMATION
Whereas by The 9th section OF al act of Con-
gress en'itied " An act 10 regulate the CONNER.
cal intercourse bet~ cen the u s. and ce,t.,,
British Colonial ports," which wa. approved ON
| tue h,st DAY OF March. 10 the year or our Lort
1873. Is enacted E" that this act, unless repealed
altered or amended. BY Congress, shall be & con-
tlnue in force so long as the above enume, ated
British colonial por shall be open to the sdmis
sion OF the vessels oil the u. s., conform ABLY to
the provisions OF the British Act IF Parliament
OF the gath OF June last, being The 44th chapter OF
the Acts OF the 81 year OF George the 9TH But
II at any time the trade & intercourse betw cen the
U. 5. and all any of the above enumera tied Brit,
i-h colonial ports, authorized by the said ,c, of
Parliament, should be prohibited by British Or.
der In Council, or by act of Psrliam emit, then.
from the day OF the date of such Order in CounciI.
or act OF Parliament, or trem the time that th
same snail commence TO be In force, procl ama,;o,
10 that effect having been made by the President NJ
the U. 3, each and every provision of thi, ,c,
so lar as the same shall apply to the intercour.s
between 'he y. ,. and the above eaumera, ed Bri,
1911 coion'a por's In British vessel-, shall cease to
operate IN their favor; and each and every n,ov;-
sion OF the Act concerning, Navigation. an
proved on the 18th of April, one thousand -.
hundred 4 eighteen, and oil the act suppIeman,sr,
thereto, approved the fifteenth Of NJ -.
thousand eight hundred and twenty, shal, rev;. e
be in full force.'' 'e'fe q
Ana whereas, by an act of the British parliament,
winch passed on the fifth day of july. in tho vs,,
OF our Lord 1925, entitled An ACT 70 =. @ gar
several laws relating To the Customs ,, ,ts Ia
act OF Parliament OF the Gath of June, 1929 was
l'epeS!eui ana oy another Of the British P,,I;
ment' passed on the day of July, in The wear of
our Loid 1928, in the h year of the r.;.n ~
usorse The Four h, entitled An act to reeuI,,e
.he rsoe oil the British possessions abroad and
py an order OF HIS Britannia Majesty in Council.
bearing date the 9th of July, 1896, the ,r,ds and
Inter course authorized by the aforesaid 40, ~ d..
Lament, OF the 9th of June, 1892 between ,be
% anu the greater part of the said iisb coIo
MAJ ports therein enumerated, have been probibit
eh uPo" ana IRON the FIRST day of Dec last pas,
and the contingency has thereby arisen on which
The president OF the u. S. was authorized Inv ,bs
ON section aforesaid of the of Congress of l.,
March. 1928, 10 issue proclamation IN The ero.,
therein mentioned
Now, therefore, I, John Quincy Adams. Pres.
ident OF the U. ). of America, do hereby declare
anu proclaim that the trade and inter course au,hor
,Aed ny the said act Of Parliament of the 2Ath of
June, lS22, between the U. s. and the British Co
ionai ports enumerated in the aforesaid act nj Con
Sress OF the LIST OF March, 1928, have been. and
are upon ana from the Isl day of Dec, 1926, b,
the aforesaid two several acts of ParIiam.n, rs
the 9th oil July, 1925, and by the aforesaid RI,
ish Order in Council of the eth day of Julv 1895
prohibited:
Given under my hand, at the City of Wa.bipo
ton, this l7'h day of March, in the wear Of
our Lord 1927, and the fifty-first of the
! independence Of the u S.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
ny Tue president, II. CLAY, Secretary of State.
| AN ACT c. ncerning Navigation.
oec. l. BE 1T enacted BY the Senate 4, ~ M
H. V me U. .. OF .4mericd in Congress os
semofea, That from and after the SOtb OF Sen,
next, the pors of the u S shall be and remain
eioseu against every vessel owned wholly or in
part by subject or subjects OF his Britannia Ma.
JeS.y, coming or arriving IRON any port or slace
ID colony or Territory Of his Britannia NI-;s.,v
hat Is, or shall be. by the ordinary laws of nsv
cation and trade. closed against vessel, o,yned h.,
ciiizens OF the u. s.; and such vessel thai, in tho
| course OF the voyage, shall have touched a, n
cleared out Tcm any port or place in a CoIo,y ~
Territory of Grea, Britain, which shall mr. nav
De, by the ordinary laws of navigation and n,Js
aforesaid, opened to vessels owned by citizens Of
The u. s., shall, nevertheless, be deemed 10 L.v.
come from the port or place in the Colony or Ter
rltory OF Great Britain. closed as aforesaid against
vessels owned by citizeas of The u S from ,yhi,h
such vessel cleared out and sailed before to,cb,n
al, and clearing Out from, al intermediate & onso
port place aforesaid; and eyery .prb cal
so excluded from the ports OF the IT, s.. tina, sbaI
eater, or attempt to enter, the same in violation
OF this act, shall. with her tackle, apparel and
'ufni'ure' toge.her with the cargo on board such
vessel, be forfeited to the IT, S.
Sec. 2 find be further enacted. Tbs, 6o,,
and after the aforesaid thirteenth Of Sentsr,bsr
next Inc owner, consignee, or agent of evs,v
vessel owned wholly or In part by a subject NJ
| subjects OF his Bfitannc Majesty, which stalI
have been duly entered in any port of the IJni,eJ
States, and on board Of which shall have bseo
there laden Tor expectation any article or articles
oil the grown, produce, or manufacture of the IT
States, other than provisions aud sea stores Nee.
sary for the voyage, shall before such vessel shall
have been cleared outward at the Custom Houss
give bond, In sum double the value of such ar,i
cles, with one or more seties, TO the sajsf,ction
Of rhe Collector, that the article or a,,;cIss ~
laden on BOARD such vessel Tor expectation, shall
be landed in some port or place other than nor,
or place 10 Colony or Territory of his Bti,,nnic
Majesty, which, by the ordinary laws of nayigatioo
and trade, is closed against vessels Owned he c;,;
zens OF the United States; and any such vessel
that SAIL or attempt 10 sail, from any port of the
U. y without having complied with the provi
sons aforesaid, by giving bond as aforesaid. shall
with her tackle, apparel and furniture, toeetbe, |
with the article articles aforesaid, laden on
board the same as aforesaid be forfeited TO the IT.
mixed States: Provided aiDays, That nothing in
this act contained shall be so deemed or CONSUMED
so az 10 violate any provision of the Conyentioo
10 regulate commerce between the Ter,itorie. al
the United SAFE and Of bic Bri,annic Af,ies,v
signed the 'nird day OF July, one thousand eiebt
bua dred and fifteen.
Sec. g. find be ii further enacted. Tba, tho
form Of the bond aforesaid shall be prescribed bv
the Secretary Of the Department of the Treasure.
and The same shall and may be discharged, and M,
Otherwise, by producing, within one year after ,bs