, 1866-02-02
RECIPROCITY TREATY,
Proposed Basis for q New Treaty.


One Year.
The following are the points suggested il
the pamphlet Of Mr.. E. II. Derby, recently
laid before Congress by the Secretary Of tht
| Treasury, for q new treaty OF reciprocal free
trade with the provinces of British North
America:
now into the Gnlf Of st. I4anmncc. or within dts
miles Of the Fame, any free port Wtatctet.
e1er.ions 10 di*connienance and punish illicit trade
aud ihe united statet, hy allowing 40 shipments
! with reasonable security against tna4gsN1e.
1RtrI Thal each party may 1rlpose any duties
md imposs. whatever upon spir1t.,. mali, malt
riIls. sat,ns, 1aees. velvcts, suenr nnd noleskea
ftutn tie sugar canc. c1fee. lea. Cocoa. spices,
br9sicloth, and cotton cloth worth more ,han ons
dollar per pound, Hihth,s prorso, that each party
shai inpose duties OF at least sixty cents per gal
Ion on spirits and CORDIAL Of at eaAt fifteen cents
PCT pound on manufactured tobacco and tea. and
ard two dolla,t per pouua on r!lks sattns velyet1
ard lace, imported into either connry.
fourth. Tnat the fchedute of articles to be in
ported fret &c changed NJ follows, viz the asti.
ces Of cotieu. lumber. fah and coal 10 he taken
there1rom and the additions made which are suS-
gcs1sd IN the annexed dsatt Of t1esty:
board measure, OF lumber, ten per cent on coal
and fish te imposed. Tint no duties exceeding
twenty per cent DC Imposed On amy products q
c1ch country not enumerated.
y nh. That any ctiizcn Of either country may
,ske patent o. eo25 n ,hs otheE oy one pro-
1rth ~ Th,t aEnad rarairsd ~ Esn.H
or frnM he IIn,td STATES ~ -. III
be ,a1Eed tu gold lor duty at the cosl in the coun.
Try wEere they we're produced us 1t they had come
aie' ar and ssee 'eF'0 on 'pos'aioas through Can
I;sath. That TO Illumination shas! b. made On
..~ ~ ~ ,s<.3s .inn et,r .ta Fr,s - ~ ,.E
h5, % ao1e ..+io Ee "na r.
e4as ~ Sana. .n1 e25 ne m eSS1 c aa,tcs or
49, -, S,ni,s, 5Ssr.n,,.+% q ~ Pis s'sti
v;nfh Thnt naTirs,jon f1r vcssrIs tnrin,, - =,
ice! ,S4 GaeF ,s R ~ Ssea Se IT, Gas
aud ipto ate ChamD mDlai. Tor hoih conn tries. AMI
thsi ihe canal from lake M,ch,ean TO i,e Iliinoi.
Riyer he H.rnenetl
1s,.tA, Tint yrsae.t butt in either country NAV
he sod and reei.iercd In The Other on naTment 81
lie Iollars per ion. for ljfnltcd period.
onn.,Iant Wcstcr, cnInmbis nd Vsneonvsr'. sT.
Ieipnd
e.bt1its esnrrded i,y treay or i7Ss and tee.tan. AZ
!isb1d hy Reciprocity Treaty, be made perpetunl.
m, rn,,r;a, I, H. ,,ue,n.od ,,+ r, 49,,
,:'or.t -. ionoaE - .us p.Pos.o 49, 49, ~. s'n-
A. Aato provide tnr tht temporary renewal oI
The treaty OF Reciprocity with GEfas Br1tnla aul
The E,lii.h Provinces OF North America.
II fH{*fE<4
.eafm;rts Of fhs TnUe1 Safe3 Or dn,rrtea. N ton.
oTfss Ats.;nilrd SEe1Iox i. that the Prc.{deut
of lhr Cnted states /. hereby authorized, ,by ard
Nil, he auy1ce and cousept Of the eaate 10 enter
into III sty with the United KINGDOM Of Great
Htitsin and Ireland, and with each and ali Of the
Driish PROVINCES ot North America, either several.
" Or ip their aggregate eapacity lor The extension
or The Treaty between said parties and the United
stalcs to regulate thu trade between faid Prov-
,uces and the United ststes, which va. ratified
yuua 9Th, 1851, Tor The further term Of Que YEA.
!. from tho 17;b day Of March. L. b. 1867 when the
|; tatue ehail terminate.
Erc2. such extension shall not be made until tho
taxss whatever on The produett Of the United States
Z ihat 1uttbc such extension shal be imported fnto
Canada, ar shall BE- held IN bond when such e1teu.
s,ou ehall lake eject y11.: Salt cars, locomotives
vehtcies Of al ktuds. machinery, furniture. tools.
fe.shoes and horpc.shoc nails hs1neeees lacks
biade, watches, music and musical Instruments,
clocse, tin and wooden ware, mouseeflne de- laines
coarsc shau, tatnets. and abecilngs and ehlftfnes
worth less than one dollar per pound, and has raised
her external tax and duty on spirits TO at least
seventy-fve CENTS per gallon, wioe measure, AID
discontinued her ffee .ports On Lakes Huron and
| superior.
SEC: 3 seid treaty TOR extension shall also pro
| vide That the United States may tmpote any In