The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-03-29
BY AUTHORITY.
BY The President ofhe United States
PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by the sixth section Of an act
of Congress entitled" An act to regulate
the commercial intercourse between the
United States and certain British COLONIAL
ports" which was approved on the first day
Of March, in the year OF our Lord 1923, II
is enacted "that this act, unless repealed.
altered or amended, by Congress, shall be
and continue IN force so long as the above
enumerated British colonial ports shall be
open to the admission Of the vessels Of the
United States, conformably to the provis.
ions Of the British act of Parliament, of the
twenty fourth Of June last, being the forty
fourth chapter Of the Acts Of the third year
of George the Fourth: But if at any time
the trade and intercourse between the
nted States and all or any of the above e.
numerated British Colonial ports, authoriz-
ed by the said act Of Parliament, should be
prohibited by British Order in Council, or
by act ofParliament, then, from the day OF
the date Of such Order in Cou neil, or act
OF Parliament, or from the Ii le that the
same shall commence to be in force, pro
clamation TO that effect having been made
by the President ofthe United States, each
and every provision Of this act, so far as the
same shall apply 10 the intercourse between
the United States and the above enumera-
ted British colonial ports, in British vessels
shall cease TO operate in their favor and
each and every provision of the Act con
corning Navigation approved on the eigh.
teenth of April, one thousand eight hundred
and eighteen, and of the act supplement
tary thereto, approved on the fifteenth Of
Nav. one thousand eight hundred and
twenty, shall revive and be in full force"
And whereas, by an act of the British
Parliament which passed on the fifth day
Of July, in the year of our Lord 1925, entl-
tied I" An act To repeal the "several laws
relating to the customs" the said act Of
Parliament of the 9th Of June, l622, was
repealed and by another act Of the Brit
ish Parliament, passed on the 9Th day ofJu-
ly, in the wear of our Lord 1926 IN the 9th
year of the reign Of George the Fourth, en-
titied "An act to regulate the trade of the
British possessions abroad" and by an or
der of His Britannia Majesty s Council.
bearing date the 9th Of July, 1896, the
trade and intercourse authorized by the
aforesaid act of Parliament, OF the 2Ith Of
June, lS22, between the United States and
the greater part of the SAID British colon
ial ports therein enumerated, have been
prohibited upon and from the first day Of
December last past, and the contingency
has thereby arisen on which the President
Of the United s. stes was authorized by the
sixth section aforesaid Of the act Of Con-
eress Of lst March, 1923, to issue a procla-
nation to the effect therein mentioned:
Now, tn eretore, | JoBN QUINcY ADAMS,
President Of the United States Of America,
do hereby declare and proclaim that the
trade aud intercourse authorized by the
SAID ACT of Parliament of the 24th Of June,
Is22, betN cen the u. States and the Brit
ish Colonial ports enumerated in the afore-
Sal act oi Congress ofthe lst March, 1923,
haze been, and are upon and from the lst
day of December. 1896, by the aforesaid
two several acts Of Parliament, Of the 9th
ofJuly, 1925, and BY the aforesaid British
Order in Council Of the 27th day Of July,
1s26 prohibited
Given under my hand, AZ the City OF
Washington. tins 18th day Of March
in the year Of our Lord lo27, and the
ffty-hrst of the independence Of the
United States.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
b. tho President
H.CLAY,
Secretary OF State.