PROCLAMATIONS. Nc. 1. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A PROCLAMATION. April 22, 1887. The Netherlands. Whereas, satisfactory proof has been given to me by the Government of the Netherlands, that no light-house and light dues, tonnage Preamble. dues, or beacon and buoy dues are imposed in the ports of the Kingdom of The Netherlands; that no other equivalent tax of any kind is imposed upon vessels in said ports, under whatever flag they may sail; that vessels belonging to the United States of America, and their cargoes, are not required, in The Netherlands, to pay any fee or due of any kind, or nature, or any import due higher or other than is payable by vessels of The Netherlands or their cargoes; that no export duties are imposed in The Netherlands; and that in the free ports of the Dutch East Indias, to wit: Riouw (in the island of Riouw), Pabean, Sangrit, Loloan, and Tamboekoes (in the Island of Bali), Koepang (in the Island of Timor), Makassar, Menado, Kema, and Gorontalo (in the Island of Celebes), Amboina, Saparoa, Banda, Ternate, and Kajeli (in the Moluccas), Oleh-leh and Bengkalis (in the Island of Sumatra), vessels are subjected to no fiscal tax, and no import or export duties are there levied; Now therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 11 of Vol. 4, p. 81. the Act of Congress, entitled "An act to abolish certain fees for official services to American vessels, and to amend the laws relating to shipping commissioners, seamen, and owners of vessels, and for other purposes," approved June nineteenth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, do hereby declare and proclaim that from and after the date of this my Proclamation shall be suspended the collection of the whole of the duty of six cents per ton, not to exceed thirty cents per ton per annum, (which is imposed by said section of said act) upon vessels entered in the ports of the United States from any of the ports of the Kingdom of The Netherlands in Europe, or from any of the above-named free ports of the Dutch East Indies: Suspension of tonfrom The Netherlands the colonies of, in nage duty on vessels or the East Indies. Proviso. Provided, That there shall be excluded from the benefits of the suspension hereby declared and proclaimed the vessels of any foreign country in whose ports the fees or dues of any kind or nature imposed on vessels of the United States, or the import or export duties on their cargoes, are in excess of the fees, dues or duties imposed on the vessels of such foreign country, or their cargoes, or of the fees, dues, or duties imposed on the vessels of the country in which are the ports mentioned in this proclamation, or the cargoes of such vessels. And the suspension hereby declared and proclaimed shall continue Continuance of susso long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels belonging to citizens pension. (1481) of the United States, and their cargoes, shall be continued in the said ports of the Kingdom of The Netherlands in Europe and the said free ports of the Dutch East Indies, and no longer. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this twenty second day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and [SEAL.] eighty seven, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and eleventh. By the President : T. F. BAYARD, GROVER CLEVELAND. Secretary of State. September 21, 1888. Cuba, Porto Rico and No. 2. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, satisfactory proof has been given to me by the Government of Spain that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts Spanish islands of are imposed or levied in the Islands of Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines and all other countries belonging to the Crown of Spain 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; Discriminating ton pende 1. naze duties susR. S., sec. 4228, p. 814. And whereas, notification of such abolition of discriminating duties of tonnage and imposts as aforesaid, has been given to me by a Memorandum of Agreement signed this day at the city of Washington, between the Secretary of State of the United States, and the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Her Majesty the Queen Regent of Spain accredited to the Government of the United States of America; Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section four thousand two hundred and twenty-eight of the Revised Statutes of the United States, do hereby declare and proclaim that from and after the date of this, my Proclamation, being also the date of the notification received as aforesaid, the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and imposts within the United States are suspended and From Spanish ves discontinued, so far as respects the vessels of Spain and the produce, Cuba, Porto Rico, and manufactures or merchandise imported in said vessels into the the Philippines and United States from the Islands of Cuba and Porto Rico, the Philippines and all other countries belonging to the Crown of Spain, or Continuance of sus- from any other foreign country; such suspension to continue so long sels and cargoes from other countries. pension. as the reciprocal exemption of vessels belonging to citizens of the United States and their cargoes, shall be continued in the said Islands of Cuba, and Porto Rico, and the Philippines, and all other Spanish possessions, and no longer. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this twenty-first day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred [SEAL.] and eighty-seven and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twelfth, By the President : T. F. BAYARD, GROVER CLEVELAND. No. 3. A PROCLAMATION. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. October 25, 1887. Thanksgiving Day. The goodness and the mercy of God, which have followed the American people during all the days of the past year, claim their Thursday, Novemgrateful recognition and humble acknowledgment. By His omnip- ber 24, set apart as otent power He has protected us from war and pestilence and from every national calamity; by His gracious favor the earth has yielded a generous return to the labor of the husbandman, and every path of honest toil has led to comfort and contentment; by His loving kindness the hearts of our people have been replenished with fraternal sentiment and patriotic endeavor, and by His unerring guidance we have been directed in the way of National prosperity. To the end that we may, with one accord, testify our gratitude for all these blessings, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, do hereby designate and set apart Thursday, the twenty-fourth day of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Prayer, to be observed by all the people of the land. On that day let all secular work and employment be suspended; and let our people assemble in their accustomed places of worship and with prayer and songs of praise, give thanks to our Heavenly Father for all that He has done for us, while we humbly implore the forgiveness of our sins and a continuance of His mercy. Let families and kindred be re-united on that day; and let their hearts, filled with kindly cheer and affectionate reminiscence, be turned in thankfulness to the source of all their pleasures and the Giver of all that makes the day glad and joyous.. And in the midst of our worship and our happiness let us remember the poor, the needy and the unfortunate; and by our gifts of charity and ready benevolence, let us increase the number of those who with grateful hearts shall join in our Thanksgiving. In witness whereof I have set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed. Done at the city of Washington this twenty-fifth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and [SEAL.] eighty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twelfth. By the President: T. F. BAYARD, GROVER CLEVELAND. Secretary of State. No. 4. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. December 30, 1887. Whereas the title to all that territory lying between the North and South forks of the Red River and the hundredth degree of longi- Preamble. tude, and jurisdiction over the same are vested in the United States, it being a part of the Indian Territory, as shown by surveys and investigation made on behalf of the United States, which territory the State of Texas also claims title to and jurisdiction over; and Vol. 23, p. 296. Sale of lands, etc., in Indian Territory claimed by Greer County, Texas, forbidden. Persons, warned against purchasing. Whereas said conflicting claim grows out of a controversy existing between the United States and the State of Texas as to the point where the hundredth degree of longitude crosses the Red River, as described in the Treaty of February 22, 1819, between the United States and Spain, fixing the boundary line between the two countries; and Whereas the Commissioners, appointed on the part of the United States, under the Act of January 31, 1885, authorizing the appointment of a Commission by the President to run and mark the boundary lines between a portion of the Indian Territory and the State of Texas, in connection with a similar Commission to be appointed by the State of Texas, have, by their report determined that the South Fork is the true Red River designated in the treaty; the Commissioners appointed on the part of said State refusing to concur in said report, now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, do hereby admonish and warn all persons, whether claiming to act as officers of the County of Greer, in the State of Texas, or otherwise, against selling or disposing of, or attempting to sell or dispose of any of said lands, or from exercising or attempting to exercise any authority over said lands. And I also warn and admonish all persons against purchasing any part of said territory from any person or persons whomsoever. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this thirtieth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and [SEAL.] eighty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twelfth. By the President: T. F. BAYARD, GROVER CLEVELAND. Secretary of State. January 26, 1888. Preamble. Germany Vol. 24, p. 81. No. 5. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A PROCLAMATION. Whereas satisfactory proof has been given to me by the Government of the Empire of Germany that no tonnage or light-house dues, or any equivalent tax or taxes whatever, are imposed upon American vessels entering the ports of the Empire of Germany, either by the Imperial Government or by the Governments of the German maritime States, and that vessels belonging to the United States of America, and their cargoes, are not required, in German ports, to pay any fee or due of any kind, or nature, or any import due higher or other than is payable by German vessels or their cargoes; Now therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 11 of the Act of Congress, entitled "An act to abolish certain fees for official services to American vessels, and to amend the laws relating to shipping commissioners; seamen, and owners of vessels, and for other purposes," approved June nineteenth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, do hereby declare and proclaim that from and after the Suspension of ton date of this my Proclamation shall be suspended the collection of the whole of the duty of six cents per ton, not to exceed thirty cents per hage duty upon vessels from ton per annum (which is imposed by said section of said act) upon vessels entered in the ports of the United States from any of the ports of the Empire of Germany. Provided, That there shall be excluded from the benefits of the suspension hereby declared and proclaimed the vessels of any foreign country in whose ports the fees or dues of any kind or nature imposed on vessels of the United States, or the import or export duties on their cargoes, are in excess of the fees, dues or duties imposed on the vessels of such foreign country, or their cargoes, or of the fees, dues, or duties imposed on the vessels of Germany or the cargoes of such vessels. And the suspension hereby declared and proclaimed shall continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels belonging to citizens of the United States, and their cargoes, shall be continued in the said ports of the Empire of Germany, and no longer. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this twenty-sixth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twelfth. [SEAL.] By the President: T. F. BAYARD, Secretary of State. GROVER CLEVELAND. Proviso. Continuance of suspension. No. 6. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. April 16, 1888. Preamble. Whereas satisfactory proof has been given to me that no lighthouse and light dues, tonnage dues, beacon and buoy dues, or other equivalent taxes of any kind, are imposed upon vessels of the United States in the ports of the Island of Guadeloupe, one of the French Guadeloupe Island. West India Islands; Now therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section eleven of the act of Congress, entitled "An act to abolish certain fees for official services to American vessels, and to amend the laws relating to shipping commissioners, seamen and owners of vessels, and for other purposes," approved June nineteenth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, do hereby declare and proclaim that from and after the date of this my Proclamation shall be suspended the collection of the whole of the tonnagé duty which is imposed by said section of said act upon vessels entered in the ports of the United States from any of the ports of the Island of Guadeloupe. Provided, That there shall be excluded from the benefits of the suspension hereby declared and proclaimed the vessels of any foreign country in whose ports the fees or dues of any kind or nature imposed on vessels of the United States, or the imports or export duties on their cargoes, are in excess of the fees, dues or duties imposed on the yessels of such foreign country, or their cargoes, or of the fees, dues, or duties imposed on the vessels of the country in which are the ports mentioned in this proclamation, or the cargoes of such vessels. Vol. 24, p. 81. Suspension of tonsels from. nage duty upon ves Proviso. Vessels excluded. |