The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-04
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BY the President or the United States OF
America.
A PROCLAMATION.

A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, by an act of the Congress of the United
States of the oath of May, one thousand eight hun
dred and twenty-eight, entitled San act in addi-
ton to act entitled AN act concerning discrimi-
mating duties of Tonnage and Impost,' and to
equalze the duties on Prussan vessels and their
cargoes" it is provided that upon satisfactory evil
dence being given TO the President OF the United
States, by the government Of any foreign nation,
that discriminating duties Of tonnage or impost
are imposed levied in the ports OF the said ma
ton, upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens OF
the United States, or upon the produce, manulac-
lures, merchandise imported in the same from
the United States or from any foreign country, the
President is thereby authorized to issue his proca-
nation, declaring that the foreign discriminating
duties of tonnage and impost within the United
States are, and shall be, suspended and discon-
tnued SO far respects the vessels OF the said for
eign nation, and the produce, manufactures, or
merchandise, imported into the United States in
the same, from the said foreign nation, or from any
other foreign country the said suspension to take
effect from the time of such notification being given
to the President of the United States, and to con-
tnue long the reciprocal exemption OF vessels
belonging to citizens of the United States and their
cargoes, az Aforesaid, shall be continued, and no
longer.
And whereas satisfactory evidence has lately
been received by me from the government of the
republic of Chile, through official communica-
ton of Senior Don Manuel Carvallo, accredited
to this Government IA envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary of that republic, I'M
der date of the 3lst Of October, $780, that no
other or higher duties of tonnage and impost
are imposed or levied in the ports of Chile, upon
vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United
States, and. upon the produce, manufactures, or
merchandise imported in the same from the United
States, and from any foreign country whatever,
than are levied on Chilean ships and their cargoes
in the same ports, and under like circumstances
Now, therefore, !, MILLARD FILLMORE, President
Of the United States of America do hereby declare
and proclaim, that so much of the several acts i'm
posing discriminating duties of tonnage and i'm
post within the United States are, and shall be,
suspended and discontinued, so far respects the
vessels of Chile, and the produce, manufactures,
and merchandise imported into the United States
in the same from Chile and from any other foreign
country whatever; the said suspension to take effect
from the day above mentioned, and to continue
thenceforward 30 long as the reciprocal exemption
Of the vessels of the United States and the produce
manufactures, and merchandise imported into
Chile in the same, aforesaid, shall be continued
on the part of the government of Chile.
Given under my hand, at the city OF Washing
ton, this first day of November in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty, and
the seventy fifth Of the independence of the United
States.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
By the President
w. 8. DERRICK, Acting Secretary of State.