Given under my hand at the City of Washington, this four- [L. S.] MARTIN VAN BUREN. Secretary of State. 1837. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. when satisfied jected to the nage duties in WHEREAS, by an act of Congress of the United States of the The President required, by act twenty-fifth of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, 13th July, 1832 entitled "An act to exempt the vessels of Portugal from the that American payment of duties of tonnage," it was enacted as follows: "No vessels are subduties upon tonnage shall be hereafter levied or collected of payment of tonthe vessels of the Kingdom of Portugal: Provided, always, Portugal, to deThat whenever the President of the United States shall be satis- and Portuguese vessels shall pay fied that the vessels of the United States are subjected, in the the duties now ports of the kingdom of Portugal, to payment of any duties of payable as if the tonnage, he shall, by proclamation, declare the fact, and the passed. duties now payable by vessels of that kingdom shall be levied and paid as if this act had not been passed." And whereas, satisfactory evidence has been received by me, not only that the vessels of the United States are subjected in the ports of the said Kingdom of Portugal to payment of duties of tonnage, but that a discrimination exists in respect to those duties against the vessels of the United States: clare the fact, act had not been American ves Satisfied that sels are subjected those duties, to shall pay the du Now, THEREFORE, I, MARTIN VAN BUREN, President of the Declares the United States of America, do hereby declare that fact, and pro- claims that Por fact, and proclaim that the duties payable by vessels of the said Kingdom tuguese vessels of Portugal on the twenty-fifth day of May, one thousand eight ties now payable hundred and thirty-two, shall henceforth be levied and paid as not been passed. if the said act of the twenty-fifth of May, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, had not been passed. Given under my hand at the City of Washington the eleventh day of October, one thousand eight hundred and thirtyseven, and of the independence of the United States the sixty-second. By the President: JOHN FORSYTH, Secretary of State. M. VAN BUREN. as if the act had INDEX. PREPARED IN OBEDIENCE TO AN ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF JULY 14, 1832. A. Appropriation, additional, for suppression of Indian hostilities for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven Appropriations, further, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven C. Claims remaining upon late deposite banks, act for adjusting Continuance; act to continue in force certain laws to close of the second session of twenty-fifth Congress D. Deposite with the States, act to postpone fourth instalment of Deposite banks; act for adjusting remaining claims upon late deposite banks District attorneys, act to regulate the fees of Duty bonds, further postponement of payment upon, authorized E. Express mail, letters sent by, to be paid in advance Page 8 10 Greece, kingdom of; tonnage duty on the vessels of said kingdom shall cease to be levied in the ports of the United States, [Appendix] H. Horses, lost or destroyed in military service of the United States, act to amend an act providing payment for; approved January 18th, 1837 I. Indian hostilities, act making additional appropriation for the suppression of, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven Indian title to all the lands between the State of Missouri and 9 7 3 676 11. 7 8 8 7 Military service, act to amend an act providing for payment of horses lost or destroyed in; approved January 18th, 1837 Missouri, State of, proclamation of the president of the United States, extending western boundary of, to Missouri river, [Appendix] P. Page 8 7 Portugal, kingdom of; duties payable by vessels of said kingdom Postage on letters sent by Express mail to be paid in advance further, of payment upon duty bonds Proclamation of the President of the United States, convening Congress, [Appendix] of the President of the United States, declaring T.. Treasury notes, act to authorize the issuing of Treaty between the Government of the United States and his Majesty Seyed Syeed Bin, Sultan of Muscat, and his dependencies, 21st September, 1833, [Appendix] between the United States and his Majesty the King of Siam, 20th March, 1833, [Appendix] Twenty-fifth Congress, act to continue in force certain laws to the close of second session of 9 11 3 9 8 8 3 1 4 7 7 ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS PASSED THE SECOND SESSION OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH CONGRESE OF THE UNITED STATES; WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING ALL PUBLIC TREATIES MADE AND RATIFIED SUBSEQUENTLY TO THE PUBLICATION OF THE LAWS OF THE PRECEDING SESSION, AND ALL PRO LAMATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT, PROMULGATED WITHIN THE SAME PERIOD, THAT AFFECT ANY LAW OR TREATY OF THE UNITED STATES. PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. |