Southern shield., 1851-05-17
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BY AUTHORITY
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
 STATES OF AMERICA.
A PgOCLAMATIOW.

WHEREAS, by an act of the Congress of the United States of the twenty fourth of May one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight, entitled ''An Acttin in addition to ar act, entitled An act concerning diScrimiua ting duties of tonnage and impost,' and tc iequaize the duties on Prussian vessels ant Their careoes,'" il is previde ed that upon sat ''iz.-.sstcsj' sslsss 2s bssa .y tc tx Pros i ldent oi the United States, by the govern. ment of any foreign nation, that no dis. eliminating duties of tonnage or impost are imposed or levied in the ports of the said nation, upon vessels wholly belong ing to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in the same, from the United States or from any foreign country, the President IS thereby authorized to issue his procama- tlon, declaring that the foreign discrmi- hating duties of tonnage and impost, with in the United States, are, and shall be, sus- pended and discontinued, so far as respects the vessels of the said foreign 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 noti- fication being given to the President of the United States, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels belong ing to citizens of the United States, and their cargoes, as aforesaid, shall be conta- ued, and no longer:
 And whereas satisfactory evidence has lately been received by me, from the Gov ernment oi the Republic of Chile, through an official communications of Senor Don Manuel CarvaIlo, accredited to this govern ment as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentary of that Republic, under date of the thirty-frst of October, 1850, that no other or higher duties of tonnage and impost are imposed or levied in the ports of Chile, upon vessels wholly belong ing to citizens of the United States, and upon the produce, manufactures, or ulcr- chandize imported in the same fom ;Ae United States, and from any foreign couu- try whatever, tean are levied on Chilean ships and cargoeS, in the same ports, and under like circumstances:
 President of the United States of America, do hereby declare and proclaim, that so much of the several acts imposing discrim- mating duties of tonnage and impost with in the United States, are, and shall be, sus- pended and discontinued, so far as respects the vessels of Chile, and the produce, manu- factureS, and merchandise imported into the United States in the same from Chile and from any other foreign country what ever, the said suspension to take effect from the day above mentioned, and to continue thenceforward, so long as the reciprocal ex- emption of the vessels of the United States, and the produce, manufactures, and mer- chandze, imported into Chile in the same, as aforesaid shall be continued on the part of the government of Chile.
 Given under my hand, at the City of Wash
 ington, 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. $. DERRICK,
 Acting Secretary of State.