Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-07-16
IPuRLIG-Nn. Sll

AN ACT to amend the acts regulating the COM
merclal intercourse between the United
State and certain colonies of Great Britain
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
reSentati0eS Of the Uaited States Of .4merien IN
Congress assembled, That whenever the PIesi-
dent of the United States shall receive satisfac-
tory evidence that the government of Great Bril-
tain will open the ports in its colonial possessions
in the West Indies, on the continent of South
America, the Bahama Islands, the Caicos and
the Bermuda or omer Islands, to the vessels of
the United States, for an indefinite or for a lin
tied term; that the vessels of the United States
and their cargoes, on entering the colonial ports
aforesaid, shall not be subject to other or higher
duties OF tonnage or impost, or charges OF any
other description, than would be imposed on Bri-
fish vessels or their cargoes, arriving in said CO.
lonial possessions from the United States; that
the vesaels ofthe United States may export from
the British colonies aforementioned, to any coun-
try whatever, other than the domaons or pos
sessions of Great Britain, any article or articles
that can be exported thererom in British YES
sci, to any country other than the British
domlnions or posse ssions as aforesaid leaving
the commercial intercourse of the United States,
with all other parts of the British domnons or
possessions, on footing not less favorable to the
United States, than it now is, and that then, and
In such case, the President of the United States
shall and he is hereby, authorized at any time
before the next session of Congress, to issue his
proclamation. declaring that he has such evil
doncc and, thereupon, from the date Of such
proclamation, tho port the United States shall be
opened, indefinitely, or for term fixed, as, the
case may bn, TO British vessels coming from the
said British colonial possessions, and their car
goes, subject to no other or higher duty of ton
mage or lmpost, charge of any description
whatever, than would be levied on the vessels of
the United States, or their cargoes, arriving from
the said British possessions and il shall be law
tul tor The said British vessels to import into the
United States, aud to export therefrom, any ar
tcle or articles which may be imported or ex.
ported in vessels of the United States and the
act, entitled % An act concerning navigation, -
passed on the eighteenth day of April, one thou
sand eight hundred and eighteen; an act supple
mentary thereto, passed the fifteenth day of MAY,
one thousand eight hundred and twenty 4; and
m act entitled " An act to regulate the com
mcrcal intercourse between the United States
and certain British ports, passed on the first day
OF March, one thousand eight hundred and TWEEN
ty three are, in such case, hereby declared to be
suspended, or ABSOLUTELY repealed, as the case may
require.
SEC. 2 3nd be ii further enacted That when
ever the ports of the United States shall have
been opened, under the authority given in the
hrst section of this act, British vessels and their
cargocs shall be admitted to entry in the ports
OF the United states from the Islands, provinces,
or Colonies, Of Great Britain, on or near the
North American continent, and North or East
OF the United States
APPROVED MAY %. 1890