Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-03-20
by he President Of lie Caied 81 t5es.
\ PROCLAIM ALTON

n fkctIIShA ALTON.
Whereas, 10y the Git section of an act of CONGRESS-
entitled San act To regulate the commercial inter
confse between the United States and certain British
Colonial PORTS" which approved on the lst day
ct March ~ the year oil cur Lord, 1923 it is enact.
ed tat ttis act. unless repealed altered, amend
Ell by Congress- shall be and continue in force SO orr
as tie above enumerated British Colonial ports sl ii
be 10 the admission of the vessels of the United
states, contornab!y to the provisions of the British act
oi a!'amcnt, of the 9th Of June last being the 4ith
chapter oi the acts ofthe third year George the w
But If at time, the trade ami intercourse between
the United states, and all, any, of the above emu
ineIated BRITISH Colonial ports authorised by the said
act OF Parliament, should be prohibited by Bi,is,,
order III Council. or by act OF Parliament them
from The day o! the date of such Order in Council, or
act OF Parliament, from the time that the same shall
commence TO be IN force, proclamation to that effect
having been made by the President OF the United
States, each and every provision of tins act as
me same shall apply to tue intercourse between tile
United states, and the above enumerated British CO.
ional ports, in British vessels shall cease 10 operate
IN their taYor and each and every provision of the
ACT concerning Navgatio1 approved on the 9th of
April, 1913 and of the act supplementary thereto,
approved the 18Th of May, l2lO, shall revive and
be in iu sorce."
Aad whereas BY act OF the British. Parliament.
Which passed Oh Tie oh day of July, the year cur
Lord i.@5, entitled Gin act 10 repeal The several
laws reaIing 10 the Cusoms the said &C OF Pariia-
meni of the 2ih of jane, 1922, repealed and by
another act Of the British Parliament, passed Oh the
9th day OF July III the year OIL, Lord, 1925 in the
''An act TO regulate the trade of the British possess
sons abroad" and by an Oder Of his Britannia Ma
e=ty IN Council. bearing date the 21th of July 1926
tie trade and intercourse, authorised bv the aforesaid
act OF Parliament. of the Gath of june I&22. between
the 1ed States and the greater part of the SAID Bri
tsh Colonial ports therein enumerated have been pre-
nbiied upon and from the first dar OF Decor Der last
Psst, and the contingency has thereby arisen on which
the President OF the United States was authorized by
the sixth section aforesaid Of the Of Congress OF
March, 1875 10 issue proclamation 10 the effect there
in mentioued
Now, therefore, JoHN QriHcY ADAMS, President
'i !ile United States OF America, do hereby declare
and proclaim that tic said of Parliament Of The
Slta OF June, 1922, between the United States and
Tie British Colonial ports enumerated in the aforesad
act OF Congress ofthe first of March 1928 have been
aud are, upon and from lie first day of December,
1926, by the aforesaid two several Of Parliament,
of t''e 5th JuIy 1925, and by tie aforesaid British
Order III Council, OF TIC 27th DAY Of July 1926, pro-
hibited.
Gi"cn under my hand at The City OF Washington,
This 10th day of March, in the year Of our Lord.
1897. and the G!ty-irst OF toe independence Of
the United States.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
By the Presidents
IL. CLAY,
Secretary Of State