The national Republican., 1867-02-02
. ToFFIoIAL.l
BY THE PREsIDHNT oP THE UNITED
n STATES OF AwnnIcA,
A RoCL AN ALTON.

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Whereas by an oct Of the Congress Of the
United States Of the Gath of May, one thou
sand eight hundred and twenty-eight enti-
tied, "An act in addition To an act entitled
AN act concerning discriminating duties Of
tonnage and impost,' and to equalize the
duties on Prussian vessels and their cargoes,"
II Is provided that upon satisfactory evidence
being given 70 the President Of the United
States BY the government Of any foreign na-
ton that no discriminating duties Of tonnage
or impost are imposed or levied in the ports
Of the said nation upon vessels wholly be-
longing 10 citizens Of the United States, or
upon the produce, manufactures, or merchan-
disc imported to the same from the United
States or from any foreign country, the
President Is thereby authorized to issue his
proclamation, declaring that the foreign dis
eliminating duties Of tonnage and impost
within the United States are and shall be
suspended and discontinued, so far as re-
spects the vessels Of the said foreign nation,
and the produce, manufactures, or merchan-
disc imported into the United States in the
same from the said foreign nation, or from
any other foreign country the said suspen-
sion to take effect from the time Of such no.
tification being given TO the President Of the
United States, and to continue SO long as the
reciprocal exemption Of vessels belonging To
citizens Of the United States and their car.
goes, as aforesaid, shall be continued, and no
longer; '
And whereas satisfactory evidence has
lately been received by me from his Majesty
the King Of the Hawaiian Islands, through
an official communication Of his Msjesty's
Minister Of Foreign Relations, under date Of
the 10th Of December, 1866, that no other or
higher duties Of tonnage and import are i'm
posed or levied in the ports Of the Hawaiian
Islands upon vessels wholly belonging to cit
izens of the United States, and upon the
produce, manufactures, or merchandise i'm
ported in the same from the United States,
and from any foreign country whatever, than
are levied on Hawaiian ships and their car
goes in the same ports under like circum-
stances:
Now, therefore, /, ANDREW JOHNSON, Pres
ident Of the United States Of America, do
hereby declare and proclaim that so much Of
the several acts imposing discriminating du-
ties Of tonnage and impost within the United
States are, and shall be, suspended and dis
continued, so far as respects the vessels Of
the Hawaiian Islands, and the produce, man.
ufactures, and merchandise imported into
the United States in the same, from the do
minions Of the Hawaiian Islands, and from
any other foreign country whatever, the said
suspension to take effect from the said 10th
day Of December, and to continue thence
forward, SO long as the reciprocal exemption
of the vessels OF the United States, and the
produce, manufactures, and merchandise i'm
ported into the dominions Of the Hawaiian
Islands in the aame, as aforesaid, shall be con-
tinued on the part Of the Government Of his
Majesty the King of the Hawaiian Islands
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal Of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington, the twenty.
ninth day Of January, in the year
Of our Lord one thousand eight
[sEAr.l hundred and sixty-seven, and Of
the Independence Of the United
States Of America the ninety-frst.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
BY the President:
WILLIAM H. SEWARD,
Secretary of State