The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-08-27
1TO FORCE RECIPROCITY
Full Text Of the Retallatory Pro,
clamation.
Canadian Discrimination Too nurdensoms
to Besr--If Dominion Canals Levy
Tolls American Canals VIII
Also Take Tribute.
WAsursGroN. Aug. se.-The pres.
dent issued tho following proclama,

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2s.-The pres.
ldent issued the following proclama,
ton Saturday afternoons:
Whereas, BY mn net of congress, mp.
proved July W, 1891, entitled: IAN act to
enforce reciprocal commercial relations
between the United States and Canada
and for other purposes" 1t Is provided,
'That, with view of securing reciprocal
advantages for the citizens. ports and YES.
sells of the United States on and after the
lst day of August. 1897, whenever nnd SO
often us the president shall be satisfied
that the passage through any canal or
lock connected with the navigation of the
st, Lawrence river, the great lakes or the
waterways connecting the same, of any
vessels OF the United States or of cargoes or
passengers in transit to any port of tho
United States is prohibited, or is made
difficult or burdensome by the imposition
of tolls or otherwise, which, IN view of the
free passage through the St. Mnry's Falls
cnnal, now permitted to vessels of all ma
tions, he shall deem to be reciprocally un-
Just and unreasonable, he shall have the
power, and it shall be his duty to suspend
by proclamation to that effect. for such
time and to such extent (including abso.
Lutte prohibition) rs he shall deem right,
the right of free passage through the st.
Mary's Falls canal, SO far rs it relates to
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government so discriminating against the
citizens, ports or vessels of the United
States, or to any cargocs, portions oi
cnrgocs or passengers i'll transit to tho
ports of the government making such dis
crimination, whether carried in vessels OF
the United St tes or of other nations. In
such case and during suoh suspension tolls
shall be levied, collected and paid as fol.
lows, to-wit: Upon freight of whatever
kind or description, not to exceed 81 per
ton; upon passengers, not to exceed 50
each, ns shnll be from time to time deter
mined by the presidents; provided, that no
tolls shall be chn~gcd or collected upon
freight or passengers carried to er landed
ut Ogdensburg or any port west of Ogdens-
burg. and south of u line drawn from the
northern boundary of the state of New
York through tho st Lawrence river, the
great lakes and their connecting channels
to the northern boundary of the state oi
Minnesota
Sec. 2. All tolls so charged shall be
collected under such regulations as shall
be prescribed by the secretary of the
treasury, who may require the master ol
each vessel to furnish u sworn statement
of the mount and kind of cnrgocs, to the
number of passengers carried. and the
destination of the same, and such proof oi
the actual delivery of such cargo or pas
sengcrs ut some port or place within the
limits above named as he shall deem
satisfactory, and until such proof is fur
nished such freight and passengers may
be considered to have been landed a
some port or place outside of those limits
and the amount OF tolls which would have
accrued if they would have to be SO deliv
cred shall constitute n lien which may b,
enforced against the vessel in defnul
wherever and whenever found in the
waters of the United States" and,
Whereas, the government of the Domin
ion of Canada imposes d toll amounting
to about 20 cents per ton on nll freigh
passing through the Welland canal i,
transit to q port of the United States
and also a further toll on NIL vessels o
the United States and on all passenger.
In trnnsitto u port of the United States
all of which TOLLS are without rebate; and
Whereas, The government of the Do
order In council of April 4, lS92, refund
Is cents per ton of the 20-cent toll OF th,
Wellnnd canal on wheat, Indian corn
| peas, barley, rye, oats, haxsecd, an,
bnekwhent, upon condition that they ar,
originally shipped and cnrried to Mon
treal or some, port east of Montreal TO
| export, and thnt, If transshipped at inter
mediate points, such transhipment il
made within the Dominion of Canada, bu
| allows no such Or any other rebate ol
said products when shipped to u port o
the United States or when carried to Mon
troal r export II trnnShippcd With
the United States; and
Whereas. The government of the Dc
minion OF Canada by said system Of re
bate and otherwise. is discriminatin
| against the citizens of the Unitsd State
In the use of said Welland cnnaf, in viola
tion of the provisions of. article 3
of the treaty of Washington, conclude
MAY 3, 1871; and.
4 Whereas, Said Welland canal Is cor
nectcd with the navigation OF the gren
lakes, and am satisfied that the passag
| through it of cnrgoes in transit to port
| Of the United States is made difficult IN
burdensome by said discriminating sys
tenn OF rebates and otherwise, and i
reciprocally unjust aud unreasonable.
Now, therefore, I, Benjamin Hn,
rison, president Of the Unite
States of America, by virtue O
| the power to tint end conferrc
upon mo by said act of congress. ar
proved July 20, 1899, do hereby direct tha
from and after September /, 1899, unit
levied, collected and paid on all freight @
whatever kind or description passin
through tho st Mary's Falls canal Il
transit to any port of the Dominion Q
1 Canada whether carried in vessals of tn
| United States or of other nations; and t
that extent do hereby suspend from an
after said dat, the right of free passing
| through ST Marv's Falls canal of any an
nll cargoes or portions of cargoes in tran
sit to Canadian ports.
In testimony whereof, etc.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
By the President:
| JouN w. FOSTER, Secretary of State.
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