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 PROCLAMATIONS, 1910. 2579 or imposes no export dutg or prohibition u on the exportation of any article to the United tates which unduliy discriminates against the United States or the products thereof, and that the Government of His Britannic Majesty with respect to British North Borneo accords to the agricultural, manufactured, or other products of the United States treatment which is reciprocal and e uivalent: Now, Trrnmzmnn, I, WILLIAM Howann Tsrrr, Presiilent of the ,}ggg{g¤¤*g,*·{¤*$ gg United States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by iiom British rilirth the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby ma e known and proclaim B°"‘°°‘ that from and after March 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 British North Borneo imposes no terms or restrictions upon the importation or sale in British lgorth Borneo of the lproducts of the United States which unduly discriminate against the United States, all articles when imported into the United States, or an of its possessions (except the Phili pine Islands and the islands of Guam and Tutuila), from British l¥orth Bomeo shall be admitted under the terms of the minimumtariif 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 jiroclamation shall not take effect d,;§,‘jn°°,;${§¤L'“§§,§;§: from and after March 31, 1910, ut shall be null and void in the ¤s¤i¤s¢A¤wr1¢¤¤¢¤¤¤- event that, at any time rior to the aforesaid date, satisfactory m°’°°' evidence shall be resented to the President that the Government of His Britannic galajesty with respect to British North Bomeo has made such change or changes in its Npresent laws or regulations affecting American commerce in British orth Borneo as to discriminate unduly in any way against such commerce, and in the further event that a proc amation by the President of such fact, revoking the resent roclamation, shall have been issued. 11%) WITNIESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Dome: at the City of Washington, this first day of March, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and ten, and of the Inde- [SEAL.] pendence of the United States of America the one hundred and thirty-fourth. · Wu H Tsrr By the President: P C KNox, Secretary of State. Br run Pnnsmnm or rrrs UNrrm> Srarns or Ammucs. “°·'°‘*‘·‘°*°· A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, it is provided in the Act of Congress approved August "`°"“ °¤ p'°d°°*°°‘ 5, 1909, entitled "An Act To provide revenue, equalize duties and Bri?;i1m1i1¤e.Am°` encourage the industries of the United States, and for other pur- ""‘°"°‘8°‘ p0ses”—·— That from and after the thirtydirst day of March, nineteen hundred and ten, except as otherwise specially provided for in this section, there shall be levied, collected. and paid on all articles when imported from an foreign count into the United States, or into any of its tlpos@ions (except the Philippine Islaiidys and the islands of Guam and Tutuila), e rates of dut rescribed the schedules and paragraphs of the dutiable list of section one oi, this Act, andy in addition thereto twenty-five per centum ad valorem; which rates shall constitute the maximum tarii of the United States: Provided, That whenever, after the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and ten, and so long thereafter as the President shall be satisfied, in view of the character of the concessions granted by the minimum tariff of the