PROCLAMATIONS. By the President of the United States of America. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, by an act of the Congress of the United States, approved the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five, entitled "An act regulating commercial intercourse with the islands of Miquelon and St. Pierre," it is provided that all French vessels coming directly from those islands, either in ballast or laden with articles the growth or manufacture of either of said islands, and which are permitted to be exported therefrom in American vessels, may be admitted into the ports of the United States on payment of no higher duties of tonnage, or on their cargoes aforesaid, than are imposed on American vessels, and on like cargoes imported in American vessels, provided that this act shall not take effect until the President of the United States shall have received satisfactory information that similar privileges have been allowed to American vessels and their cargoes at said islands by the government of France, and shall have made proclamation accordingly: And whereas satisfactory information has been received by me that similar privileges have been allowed to American vessels and their cargoes at said islands by the government of France: Now, therefore, I, JAMES K. POLK, President of the United States of America, do hereby declare and proclaim that all French vessels coming directly from the islands of Mique. lon and Saint Pierre, either in ballast or laden with articles the growth or manufacture of either of said islands, and which are permitted to be exported therefrom in American vessels, shall from this date be admitted into the ports of the United States on payment of no higher duties on tonnage, or on their cargoes aforesaid, than are imposed on American vessels, and on like cargoes imported in American vessels. Given under my hand, at the city of Washington, the twentieth day of April, A. D. one thousand eight hun[L. 8.] dred and forty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States the seventy-first. By the President: JAMES K. POLK. JAMES BUCHANAN, Secretary of State. Preamble reci ting act relative duties. *See vol. 8, p. 124 By the President of the United States of America. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, by an act of the Congress of the United States to discriminating of the twenty-fourth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, entitled "An act in addition to an act entitled 'An act concerning discriminating duties of tonnage and impost, and to equalize the duties on Prussian vessels and their cargoes," it is provided that upon satisfactory evidence being given to the President of the United States, by the gov ernment of any foreign nation, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or impost are imposed or levied in the ports of the said nation upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in the same from the United States, or from any foreign country, the President is thereby authorized to issue his proclamation, declaring that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and impost within the United States are, and shall be, suspended and discontinued, so far as respects the vessels of the said foreign nation, and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported into the United States in the same from the said foreign nation, or from any other foreign country, the said suspension to take effect from the time of such notification being given to the President of the United States, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels belonging to citizens of the United States, and their cargoes, as aforesaid, shall be continued, and no longer: Satisfactory ev. idence that no dis ties are levied on vessels of the U. B. in the ports of Brazil. And whereas satisfactory evidence has lately been received criminating duby me, from his Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, through an official communication of Mr. Felippe Jose Pereira Leal, his chargé d'affaires in the United States, under date of the 25th of October, 1847, that no other or higher duties of tonnage and impost are imposed or levied in the ports of Brazil upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, and upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in the same from the United States, and from any foreign coun try whatever, than are levied on Brazilian ships and their cargoes in the same ports under like circumstances: Discriminating duties on Brazil. ian vessels and their cargoes sus pended. Now, therefore, I, JAMES K. POLK, President of the United States of America, do hereby declare and proclaim, that so much of the severa! acts imposing discriminating duties of tonnage and impost within the United States are, and shall be, suspended and discontinued so far as respects the vessels of Brazil, and the produce, manufactures, and merchandise imported into the United States in the same, from Brazil and from any other foreign country whatever, the said From 25th Oc suspension to take effect from the day above mentioned, and to continue thenceforward so long as the reciprocal exemp tober, 1847. tion of the vessels of the United States, and the produce, manufactures, and merchandise imported into Brazil in the same as aforesaid, shall be continued on the part of the government of Brazil. Given under my hand, at the city of Washington, this fourth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, and the seventy-second of the Independence of the United States. JAMES K. POLK. By the President: JAMES BUCHANAN, Secretary of State. 1847. INDEX TO THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE THIRTIETH CONGRESS, AND TO THE APPENDIX THERETO. A. Page. Adams, Louisa Catharine, grant of franking privilege to Adams, Benjamin, & Co., et al., certain duties paid by, re- Adjutants General, (additional,) repeal of the provision re- State of, divided into three judicial districts certain lands granted to, for internal improvements, certain post roads established in Alexandria county, D. C., the Supreme Court of the United States to have jurisdiction of all causes removed from the circuit court of, to said Supreme Court Allen, Alborne, act for relief of American Colonization Society, vessels employed by, ex- American seamen in foreign countries, appropriations for relief of Annapolis, appropriation for naval school at Annuities and grants, appropriation for Appropriations, to supply deficiencies in a former appropria tion for the army to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for 1848 for purchase of the manuscripts and papers of for support of the Military Academy for Indian department, and for fulfilling treaty |