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PROCLAMATIONS, 1910. 2607 of the duitable list of section one of this Act, and in addition thereto twenty-five per centum ad valorem; which rates shall constitute the maximum tariff of the United States: Provided, That whenever, after the thirt -6rst day of March, nineteen hundred and ten, and so long thereafter as the Presidlent shall be satisfied, in view of the character of the concessions granted by the minimum tariff of the United States, that the government of any foreign country imposes no terms or restrictions, either in the way of tariff rates or prov1sions, trade or other lations, charges, exactions, or in any other manner, directly or indirectly, uponulti; importation into or the sale in such foreign country of any agricultural, manufactured, or other product of the United States, which unduly discriminate against the United States or the products thereof, and that such foreign country pays no export bounty or imposes no ex rt dut or prohibition upon the exportation of any article to the United-States which umlluly discriminates against the United States or the products thereof, and that such foreign country accords to the agricultural, manufactured, or other products of the United States treatment which is reciprocal and equivalent, thereupon and thereafter, u n proclamation to this effect by the President of the United States, all articles whliu imported into the United States, or any of its possessions (except the Philippine Islands and the islands of Guam and Tutuila), from such foreign country shall, except as otherwise herein provided, be admitted under the terms of the minimum tariff of the United States as prescribed by section one of this Act. AND Wnnnms satisfactory evidence has been presented to me that the Government of His Britannia Majesty with respect to the Gold Coast Colony, including Ashanti imposes no terms or restric-·. tions, either in the way of tariff rates or provisions, trade or other regulations, charges, exactions, or in any other manner, directly or indirectly, upon the importation into or the sale in Gold Coast Colony, inclwdin% Ashanti of any agricultural, manufactured, or other product 0 the United States, which unduly discriminate against the United States or the products thereof, and that the Government of His Britannic Majesty with respect to the Gold Coast Colony, including Ashanti pays no export bounty or imposes no export duty or pro ibition upon the exportation of any article to the United States which undu y discriminates against the United States or the products thereof, and that the Government of His Britannia Majesty with respect to the Gold Coast Colony, including Ashanti accords to the agricultural, manufactured, or other products of the United States treatment which is reciprocal and equivalent: Now, Tnnnnronn, I, WILLIAM Howaiw Tart, President of the ,$§,§‘Q,§§,f‘“‘{‘° °°f}§',§,¥,; United States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by the ling gold Cem and aforesaid Act of (Jon ess, do hereby make known and proclaim that ° · from and after Marci, 31, 1910, and so long thereafter as the aforesaid Act of Congress is in existence and the Government of His Britannic Majesty with respect to the Gold Coast Colony, including Ashanti imposes no terms or restrictions upon the importation or sale in Gold) Coast Colony, including Ashanti of the products of the United States which unduly discriminate against the United States, all articles when imported into the United States, or any of its possessions (except the hilippine Islands and the islands of Guam and Tutuila), from Gold Coast Colony, including Ashanti shall be admitted under the terms of the minimum tariff of the United States as prescribed by Section one of the Tariff Act of the United States approved August 5, 1909; ` Provided, however, that this proclamation shall not take effect db¥givr$‘;**gg¤;'¤glgg¤ from and after March 31, 1910, but shall be null and void in the event against Aiuerican mm? that, at any time prior to the aforesaid date, satisfactory evidence '“°’°°· shall be presented to the President that the Government of His Britannic Majest with respect to the Gold Coast Colony, including Ashanti has made such change or changes in its present laws or regulations affecting American commerce in Qold Coast Colony, including Ashanti as to discriminate unduly in any way against such commerce, aud in the further event that a roclamation by the President of such fact, revoking the present pnocllamation, shall have been issued. 4 88741°-—vox. 38, rr 2-:-1I——75