In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed.
[SEAL.]
Done at the city of Washington, this 13th day of March, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, and of the
Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-third.
WILLIAM McKINLEY.
By the President:
JOHN HAY,
_Secretary of State._
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas by a proclamation of the President of the United States,
dated April seventh, eighteen hundred and eighty-five upon proof then
appearing satisfactory that upon vessels of the United States arriving
at the Island of Trinidad, British West Indies, no due was imposed by
the ton as tonnage or as light money and that no other equivalent tax on
vessels of the United States was imposed at said island by the British
Government, the President did declare and proclaim from and after the
date of his said proclamation of April seventh, eighteen hundred and
eighty-five, the suspension of the collection of the tonnage duties of
three cents per ton, not to exceed fifteen cents per ton per annum,
imposed upon vessels entered in ports of the United States from any of
the ports of the Island of Trinidad by section 14 of the act of Congress
approved June twenty-six, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, entitled
"An act to remove certain burdens on the American merchant marine and
encourage the American foreign carrying trade and for other purposes;"
And whereas it now appears upon satisfactory proof that tonnage or
light-house dues, or a tax or taxes equivalent thereto, are in fact
imposed upon American vessels and their cargoes entered in ports of the
Island of Trinidad higher and other than those imposed upon vessels from
ports in the Island of Trinidad or their cargoes entered in ports of the
United States, so that said proclamation of April seventh, eighteen
hundred and eighty-five, in its operation and effect contravenes the
meaning and intent of section 14 of the act of Congress approved June
twenty-six, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, as amended by section 11
of the act of Congress approved June nineteenth, eighteen hundred and
eighty-six, entitled "An act to abolish certain fees for official
services to American vessels and to amend the laws relating to shipping
commissioners, seamen, and owners of vessels and for other purposes;"
Now, therefore, I, William McKinley, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the aforesaid section 14 of the act of Congress
approved June twenty-six, eighteen hundred and eighty-four as amended by
the aforesaid section 11 of the act approved June nineteenth, eighteen
hundred and eighty-six, do hereby revoke the said proclamation of April
seventh, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, suspending the collection of
the whole of the duty of three cents per ton, not to exceed fifteen
cents per ton per annum (which is imposed by the aforesaid sections of
said acts), upon vessels entered in the ports of the United States from
any of the ports of the Island of Trinidad; this revocation of said
proclamation to take effect on and after the date of this my
proclamation.
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