The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
TEXT OF TARIFF SECTION.
Measure as adopted with One Slight
Change.

The following is the text Of the maxi
mum tariff section as Il was finally
adopted by the Senate. With the exception
OF the modification made by Mr.. Hey
burns amendment which postpones the
date for taking effect % ninety days after
the Issuance Of the Presidents pr0cIa-
nation,
Section 2 That f-1-a sad afer March 81. 1914.
eHceUc ss othe-wise specially provided f0r N this
section there shall be levied collected. and ua-d
On al articles when imported from anv foreign
country into The United Stgtes or into any cf its
Tssesons lexczrt the Philippine Islanis me rstes
= dgtg p-es1thei bv The scheiaIes and pasagraG1s
q the dutiabe list q -e7ion I a tins act. ard IN
addition thereto . per centum al rslcrem, which
rates shall constitute the general tarf q the Uuited
States:
Provided hat wherever ard - long a. ths
President shall b. satisfied IN view ~ the cha-ac-
teT q the concessions granted hr the minimum
Iarif % the United States that the government q
ans foreign country mrpcses 10 terms or restr1c-
tios either In THE way - tang rsfes or r-osisors
trad- OF other regulations chsrErs c1actions cr
the inpOrtatlun into the oie in s3ch foreign
country az any agricultural. manufactured or other
TrOcuct q tia United States which unduiy dis
crnnste against the United states OF the r-oiucts
thereof. and that S1ch foreign or1ntrp inuu~es no
expert bounty or prohibition upon tht expiration
~ any article 20 The United states the rrnrc-s
thercct and thAt such foeiEn country accrs % the
agricultural manufactured. uther JEUdrcts q the
United States treatment which is reciurocal ard
equivalent. then upon PROCLAMATION % this eFscr
~ the President q the United States su articles
when imported iuto she United States o. arY q
its possessions leOcrpt the PhihpTtne Islands from
such foreign oUUntry snail. except as Otherwise
herein provided b admitted under the terms 0f the
minimum tnrif q the United States ss p7escribed
by section / of this act
The rEuciamaticn Issued bv the President under
The authority hereby conferred and he aupicati0n
of the minimum tarif tkereupon nav. IN acco-1ancs
with the facts found by the President extend
10 the whole q fo7eign c1untry or nav ~ c1r-
nned 10 exclude from its efecr any dspandencv
colony. or ether political Subdivision having AZ
thoritv % sdopt and enforce tarif Legislation o. %
impose restrictions regulations CT 90 grant con
cessions upon the expiration o. importation of
articles which arr. q may Be. imported into the
United States
Whensvgr the President shah - satisfied thar ths
condition which led 20 the isslsnce q the p-ocaua-
ton herein before authorised no longer exist he
shall iss-e a proclamation % that efeg and there
upon ard thereafter tho provisions q the reuer-i
tariff shall be applied 20 the importation Of articles
from Slch cuIntry.
Whenever the provisions of The rere-sl ts-fF ~
the United States shall be applicable 70 articles i'm
ported from HuJ foreign country. they Shau he
Applicable 70 the products of such COUNTY Wlerher
imported directly non the couutry Of productoa OF
otherwise.
To secure Information 70 asEst the President IN
the olschaTgD o. the duties impnSed upon hlm By
this section. and information which Fi1 ~ useful
TO Congress In tHrn legislation and 70 The ofics-s
OF the government IN the administration ~ the
customs laws the President is HEREBY au1hWized 20
employ slch persons as nay be required 70 make
thorough investigations ard examinations into the
TEoduction. oHnmsrce ard trade q The United
States and foreign countries. and al conditions
etectinz the same