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 1>1z0cLAMAT1oNs, 1910. 2613 (Lagos) pays no export bonmty or imposes no ex ort duty or prohibition upon the exportation of any article to Sie United States which unduly discrimmates against the United States or the products thereof, and that the Government of His Britannic Majesty with respect to Southern Nigeria Protectorate (Lagos) accords to the agricultural, manufactured, or other products of the United States treatment which is reciprocal and equivalent: Now, Tnnnmrona, I, Wrtmau Howann Tam, President of the ,f§’,'{,§’g"“’{‘,, °°{‘,,*f,,_,?,_, United States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by the £’<>¤¤ ¤¤¤¤¤¤r¤ Niserla aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim 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 Southern Nigeria Protectorate (Larros) imoses no terms or restrictions upon the unportation or sale in Siouthern Nigeria Protectorate (Lagos) of the pjroducts of the United States which unduly discriminate against the nited States, all articles when imported into the United States, or any of its (possessions (except the Phili pine Islands and the islands of Guam an Tutuila), from Sbuthem  Protectorate (Laggs) shall be admitted under the terms of the minimum tariff of the nited 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 d °f{_*?·g from and after March 31, 1910, but shall be null and void in the event mlm American wm- . that at any time prior to the aforesaid date, satisfacto evidence '°°'°°' shall be presented to the President that the Government oflHis Britannic Majesty with respect to Southern Nigeria Protectorate (Lagos) has made such change or changes in its lpresent laws or regulations affecting American commerce  Sout ern Nigeria Protectorate (Lagos) as to discriminate unduly m any way against such commerce, and in the further event that a proclamation by the President of such fact, revoki the pgesentéliroc amation, shall have been issued. IN WITNi2SS HER OF I have hereunto set my hand- and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Dorm at the City of Washington, this twently-fourth day of March, A. D. one thousand nine hundre and ten, and of the [smL.] Inde ndence of the United States of America the one hundprzd and thirty-fourth. A Wm H Tam By the President: P C Knox Secretary of State. BY run Pamsmsxr or run Uurrnn Srsrns or Aumuca. ¥¤¤¤¢4·1¤1°~ A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS it is rovided in the Act of Congress a roved August 5 ""“'"' °" ¥"°"‘”°' °' 1909, entitled "A1Ii, Act To provide revenue, eqiiidize duties and "%'i§’s. encourage the industries of the United States and for other pur- "’“""°z poses"—— That from and after the thirty-first 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 any foreign country into the United States, or into any of its posswnons (except the hihptgme Islands and the islands of Guam and Tutuila), the rates of dutydprescribed b_y e schedules and paragraphs of the dutiable list of section one of t Act, and in addition thereto twenéy-_ va r centum ad valorem; which rates shall constitute the maximum tanff of the nited gliates: Provided That whenever, after the thi.rty-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  by the minimum tariff of the United States, that the government of any orexgn country imposes no terms or restrictions, either in