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2630 PROCLAMATIONS, 1910. istan has made such change or changes in its present lawn or_regu1a- tions affecting American commerce in Afghamstatn as to dxscmmmate unduly in any way against such commerce, and m the further event that a proclamation bg, the President of such fact, revoking the present§6>r0c1a.mation, s all have been 1ssucd. _ IN ITN ESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Unitcc} States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washmgton, this twentawfourth day of March, A. D. one thousand nine hundre and ten, and of the [sun.] Indegendence of the United States of America the one hun ed and thirty-fourth. Wu H TAm· By the President: P C KNOx Secretavjzj of State. . _ Iu·cb24.1910. BY mm PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED S*rA’ms 01** AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. '*`•*“* °¤ mm WHEREAS it is provided in the Act of Congress a roved August _ pgzgtxe. 5, 1909, entitled "A11 not T0u§>°roviQe revenue, oquesge duties and ""·"·°“· encourage the mdustmes of United States, and for other purposes —— ‘ That from and after the thirriy-Iimt day of March, nineteen hundred and ten, except as otherwise specially provide for in tlus section, there shall be levied, collected, and paid on 2.11 articles when imported from any foreign country into the United States, or into any of its possessions (except the Philippine Islands and the islands of Guam and Tutmla.), the ntes of duty prescribed by the schedules and pmagmphs of the dutiable list of section one of this Act, and in addition thereto twenty-1ivo per centum ad val0rem· which rates shall constitute the maximum tariE of Lge United States: Provided, Tint whenever, after the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and ten md so long thereafter as the President shall be satisfied, in view of the character of the concessions granted by the minimum tarii of the United States, that the government of any foreggu country imgoses no terms or restrictions, either in the way of tariff rates or provmgns, trade or 0 cr regulvltions, charges, exactions, or in an other manner, directly pr mdiroctly, mn the importation into or the sale in such ¥oreign country of my agncultural, man tured, or other roductof the United States, which undnly discriminate against the United States or Exe products thereof, and that such immgn country pays no egnqcrt boun3· or ingoses no export duty or prohibition upon the exportauon of any aruc e to the nited tates which unduly discriminates agamst the United States or the products thereof, and that such forengn country accords to the sgncultuml, manufactured, or other products of the United States treatment which is reciprocal and equivalent thereu u and thereafter, upon proclamation to this eiect by the President of the United gates, all articles when imported into the United States, or miof its possessions (except the Phih pine Islands and the islands of Ggum and Tutni ), from such formgn country shelf ex t as otherwise herein p:ov1ded_, be admxtted under the terms of the minimum of the United States as prescnoed by section one of this Act. ' AND Wumwns satisfactory evidence has been presented to me that the Government of Haiti imposes no terms or restrictions, either in the way of rate; or provisions, trade or other regulations, charges, 6¥8¢Ctl0DS,· or gn any other manner, directly or indirectly, upon the importation mto or the sale in Haiti of any agricultural, xnamgfaptured, or other product of the United States, wluch unduly discriminate against the United States or the roducts thereof, and that the Government of Ham pays no export gounty or oses no export duty or prohibition upon the exportation of amy articso to the United States winch unduly drscrxmmstes against the United States or the products thereof, and that the Government of Haiti accords to the agncultuml, gsnanufscigured, or other products of the United States treatment winch xs rccxprocsl and equxvalontz D