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 2582 rRocLAMA*r1oNs, 1910. that from and after March_31, 1910, and so long) thereafter as the aforesaid Act of Congress is in existence and the Govemment of His Britannic Majesty with respect to British Somaliland imposes no terms or restrictions upon the moportation or sale_ in British Somaliland of the ·products of the mted States which unduly discriminate against the United States, all articles when imported into the United States, or any of its possessions fexcetpt the Philggpine Islands and theislands of Guam and Tutuila), rom_Br1t1sh maliland shall be admitted under the terms of the mimmum tariff of the United States as prescribed by Section one of the Tariff Act of the United States approved August _5, 1909; d,},§.?{-‘}”,j,,§‘?,‘j¤;' {Q3: Provided, however, that this ofoclamation shall not take_eEect ¤¢¤¤¤s¢A¤¤¤r¤¤¤¤¤r¤· from and after March 31, 1910, ut shall be null and void m the m"°°' event that, at any time grior to the aforesaid date, satisfactory evidence shall be Epesente to the President that the Government of His Britannic ajestg with respect to British Somaliland has made such change or c anges in its present _1aws or regulations affecting American commerce in British Somaliland as to discriminate unduly in any way against such commerce, and m the further event that a proc amation by the President of such fact, revoking tho_§resent§roclamation, sha 1 have been issued. WIT ESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United _States to be amxed. DONE at the City of Washmgton, this first day of March, A. D. one thousand nine_ hundred and ten, and of the Inde- [sn.u..] pendolnce oil: the Emted States of America the one hundred an t irty- ourt . _ Wu H Tarr By the President: A P C Knox Secretary of State. Iarch1,1910. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF A.ummcA. A PROCLAMATION. 'P·>¤¤ ¤¤ r>~¤¤¤¢= ¤f WHEREAS it is rovided in the Act of Congress approved August B'f·@mli>i:d°°°` 5, 1909, entitled ".£n Act To provide revenue, equalize duties and """·*’·” enoougage the mdustries of the United States, and for other purposes — That from and after the thirty-hrst 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 countr into the United States, or into any of its tpossessions (except the Shili pine Islands and the islands of Guam and ffutuila), e rates of dut rescribed hy the schedules and paragraphs of the dutiable list of section one of, this Act, and in addition thereto twenty-five per centum ad yalorem; which rates shall constitute the maximum tariff of the United States: Provided, That whenever, after the thirty-first da of March, nineteen hundred and ten, and so long thereafter as the President shall be satisfied, in yiew of the character of the concessions granted by the minimum tariff of the United_ States, that the government of any foreign country im 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 mdirectly, upon the 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 conmtry ys no ex rt bounty or im no ex rt duty or prohibition upon the eiiportation oimany articlgto the United States whichounduly discriminates against the nited 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 whgn imported into the United States, or any of its possessions (except the Phili pine glgpds apgdrzge iilands of Guéiéxs atoed 'gutgutlaag, from exch foreign country shall), exaso_e se ereinprovi, amnt un t te fth ‘ 'ff of the United States as prescribed by section one of sliis Xctmm 0 c mlmmum mn