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PROCLAMATIONS, 1910. 2583 AND Wnnnms satisfactory evidence has been presented to me that the Govemment of British Honduras imposes no terms or restrictions, either in the way of tariff rates or provisions, trade or other regulations, charges, exactions, or in any other manner, directly or in irectly, upon the importation into or the sale in British Honduras of any agricultura , manufactured, or other product of the United States, which undul discriminate against the United States or the products thereof, andy that the Government of British Honduras pays no export bounty or imposes no export duty or prohibition upon the exportation of any} article to the nited States which undul discrimmates against the United States or the products thereof, andy that the Government of British Honduras accords to the agricultural, manufactured, or other products of the United States treatment which is reciprocal and equivalent: Now, Tnnnnroan, I, Winuau Howann Tsrrr, President of the ,}gg{‘g"”§, °°{_E,fpg;g United States of America, by virtue of the ower in me vested by fiom B¤|¤|¤l1H0¤<1¤¤¤~ the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby ma£e known and proclaim that from and after March 31, 1910, and so lon thereafter as the aforesaid Act of Congress is in existence and Sie Government of British Honduras imposes no terms or restrictions upon the importation or sale in British Honduras of the products of the United States which unduly discriminate against the United States, all articles when imported into the United States, or any of its possessions (except the PhilEpine Islands and the islands of Guam and Tutuila), from British onduras shall be admitted under the terms of the minimum tariff of the United §ates as prescribed by Section one of the Tarif Act of the United States approved August 5, 1909; Provided, however, that this roclamation shall not take effect d,§;,‘?§Q,,°°,§§§,,§ “,‘},§}‘,§ from and after March 31, 1910, but shall be null and void in the a·is:;:;¤A¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ <>¤¤¤- event that, at any time (prior to the aforesaid date, satisfactory evi- ' dence shall be presente to the President that the Government of British Honduras has made such change or changes in its lpresent laws or regulations affectindg American commerce in Britis Honduras as to discriminate un uly in any way against such commerce and in the further event that a proclamation b the President of such fact, revoki the resent proclamation, shall have been issued. IN WITNESSn%VHlEl,REOF have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. . Dorm at the City of Washinlgton, this first day of March, A. D. one thousand nine undred and ten, and of the Inde- [SEAL.] endence of the United States of America the one hungred and thirty-fourth. . Wm H Tam By the President: P C Knox Secretary of State. Br 1*111: Pansmnnr or mn UNrrm> Srnrns or Ammuoa. Mmh *'·‘°‘°· A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS it is provided in the Act of Congress a roved A t T°'€‘* °“ ¥"°d°°'°°‘ 5, 1909, entitled "A11 Act To {provide revenue, e ualizlepduties anii en- A`i?f;ii§ii%fg°ry` courage the industries of the mted States, and (flor other purposes"— ‘”"°‘ P` 1 That from and after the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and ten, excigt as otherwise specially provided for in this section, there shall be levied, collect and paid on all articles when imported from any) foreign country into the United States, or into any of its possessions (except the hilip ine Islands and the islands of Guam and Tutuila), the rates of duty prescribed b the schedules and paragraphs of the dutiable list of section one of this Act, and in adldition thereto twenty-five per centum ad valorem; which rates shall constitute the maximum tarid of the United