New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-29

necessary laws for that purpose, the ABOVE
enumerated articles being the produce OF
the fisheries of the colony of Newfoundland,
shall be admitted into the United States
free of duty. from and after the date OF
proclamation by the President OF tue
United States, declaring that he mas sats
factory evidence that the SAID colony VI
Newfoundland has consented, in que ana
proper manner, TO have the provisions OF
the said articles eighteenth to twenty Nun
inclusive, of the said treaty eXtenneu 10 IT,
and to allow the United States the 1uI1 oeu
efits of all the stipuatlonS therein cous
tanned, and shall be so admitted free VI
duty, so long as the said articles elS Iteeutn
to twenty-titth, inclusive, and article tnil'
tieth of said treaty, shall remain III lorce.
according TO the terms ana conultlonS VI
article thirty-third of said treaty.
SEC g. That from the date OF the Presl'
dents proclamation authorized by the nr5I
section of this act, and so long as tue az
ticles eighteenth to twenty -htth, inclusive,
and article thirtieth, of said treaty, Shdli
remain in force, according to the terms anu
conditions of article thlrty-thlru OF saiu
treaty, all goods, wares or merchandise ar
irving at the ports of New York, Boston
and Portland, and any other ports IN the
United States which have been, or may
from time to time be, specially designated
by the President of the United States and
destined for her Britannia Majesty's pos.
sessions in North America, may be entered
at the proper custOmhOuse and conveyed
in transit. without the payment of duties,
through the territory of the United States,
under such rules, regulations and condl-
tons for the protection of the revenue as
the Secretary of the Treasury may from
time to time prescribe; and. under IKE
rules, regulations and conditions, goods,
wares or merchandise may be conveyed IN
transit without the payment OF duties, from
such possessions, through the territory OF
the United States, for export from the SAID
| ports of the United States.
SEC. i. That from the date of the Presl.
dents proclamation, authorized hy the first
| section of this act, and so long as articles
| eighteenth to twenty-itth. inclusive. and
article thirtieth, of said treaty. shall remain
| in force, according 70 the terms and condI'
| tons of article thirty third OF SAID treaty.
| all subjects of her Britannia Majesty may
carry III British vessels. withOu: payment
| Of duty, goods, wares or merchandise from
| one port or place within the territory OF the
United States, upon the st. Lawrence. the
| great lakes and the rivers connecting the
| same, TO another port or place within the
territory of the United States, as aforesaid:
, provided. that portion of such transporter
| ton is made through the Dominion OF Cam
ada by land carriage and in bond, under
| Sucl rules anu repuldllOu5 DIS LHdS OO d X COA
upon between the government OF her
Britannia Majesty and the government OF
| the United States; and provided further.
that the President of the United States
may. by proclamation, suspend the right
of carry ing provided for by by. this Sec
ton. in case the Dominion Of Canada
should at any time deprive the citizens
| of the United States of the use OF the ca.
nails in the said Dominion on terms OF
equality with the inhabitants of the Do
minion. as provided in article twenty-sev.
euth of said treaty: and provided further.
| that in case any export or other duty con
tiDues to be levied after the sixteenth day
of June. eighteen hundred and seventy.
two, on lumber or timber Of any kind cut
on that portion of the American territory.
| in the State OF Maine. watered by the river
| Saint John and its tributaries. and foaued
down that river TO the sea, when the same
is shipped to the United States from the
| province of New Brunswick. that then, and
in that case, the President OF the United
States may, by proclamation. suspend all
rights of carrying provided tor by this sec'
| ton for such period as such export or other
duty may be levied.
SEC ). That this act shall not take effect
until the first day of July, eighteen hun
bred and seventy three. and shall not ap'
ply to any article OF merchandise therein
mentioned which shall be held in bond on
that day by the customs officer, Ct the
United States.
Approved March !. 1873