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 1974 PROCLAMATIONS. No. 13. June 12, 1900. (NO_ BY THE PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES on AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. mgI<;{¤;gg,g¤;,=g¤1g§;g€· Whereas His Most Faithful Majesty the King of Portugal and the rresmme.Algarves has entered. into a reciprocal Commercial Agreement with the United States of America ursuant to and in accor ance with the vo1.so,p.2os. rovisions of Section 3 of the iliariif Act of the United States approved guly 24, 1897, which Agreement is in the English text in the words and figures following, to wit: "The President of the United States of America and His Most Faithful Majesty the King of Portugal and of the Algarves, equally animated by the desire to confirm t .e good understanding existing between them and to increase the commercial intercourse of the two countries, have deemed it expedient to enter into a reciprocal commercial Agreement to that end; and they have appointed as their P1¢¤iP<>¤€¤¤¤¤€¤· Plenipotentiaries for that purpose, to wit:- The President of the United States of America, the Honorable John A. Kasson, S ecial Commissioner Plenipotentiary: and His Most Paithful Majesty, the Viscount de Santo-Thyrso, His Majesty’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Washington: ` Who, after an exchange of their respective full Powers, found to be in due and proper form, have agree upon the following Articles: JXRTICLE I. Piiteduced <ij1g$¤tg¤ Upon the following articles of commerce being the product of the ° ugump ° Csoil or industry of ortugal or of the Azores and Madeira Islands imported into the United States the present rates of duty shall be redbced and shall hereafter be as follows, namely :—— Upon argols, or crude tartar, or wine lees, five per centum ad valorem. Upon still wines in casks, thirty-five cents per gallon; in bottles, per case of one dozen bottles, containing each not more than one quart and more than one pint, or twenty-four bottles containing not more than one pint, one do lar and twenty-five cents per case; and any excess beyond these quantities found in such bottles s all be subject to a duty of four cents per pint or fractional part thereof, but no separate or additional duty shall be assessed upon the bottles. Upon sparkling wines, in bottles containing not more than one quart and more than one pint, six dollars per dozen; containing not more than one pint each and more than one-half pint, three dollars per dozen; containing one-half pint each or less, one dollar and fifty cents per dozen; in bottles or other vessels containing more than one quart each, in addition to Six dollars per dozen bottles, on the quantities in excess of one quart, at the rate of one dollar and ninety cents per gallon. Upon brandies or other spirits manufactured or distil ed from grain or other materials, whether the (product of Portugal or of the Portuguese Possessions, one dollar an seventy-five cents per proof gallon. Upon paintings in oil or water colours, pastels, pen and_ink drawings and statuary, fifteen per centum ad valorem. .-XRTICLE II. Reduced dmies **1* Reci rocall * and in consideration of the recedin concessions, u on iiiiifed mm pm- the folibwinggarticles of commerce beingIthe products of the soil)or industry of the United States imported into the Kingdom of Portugal