Report on the Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Nations: Comparative Tariffs; Tabular Statements of the Domestic Exports of the United States; Duties on Importation of the Staple Or Principal Production of the United States Into Foreign Countries, &c

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Gales and Seaton, 1842 - Tariff - 713 pages

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Page 3 - ... exportation of any articles to the United States, or to His Britannic Majesty's territories in Europe, respectively, than such as are payable on the exportation of the like articles to any other foreign country...
Page 4 - States having in the first instance proceeded to one of the said principal settlements of the British Dominions in the East Indies and then going with their original Cargoes or part thereof from one of the said principal settlements to another shall not be considered as carrying on the coasting Trade. The vessels of the United States may also touch for refreshment but not for commerce in the course of their voyage to or from the British Territories in India, or to or from the Dominions of the Emperor...
Page 3 - Majesty in Europe in an American Vessel to any other foreign Nation the two Contracting Parties reserve to themselves respectively the Right of regulating or diminishing in such case the amount of the said drawback.
Page 4 - It is also understood that the permission granted by this article is not to extend to allow the -vessels of the United States to carry on any part of the coasting trade of the said British territories...
Page 171 - ... Philosophical and scientific apparatus, utensils, instruments, and preparations, including bottles and boxes containing the same, specially imported in good faith for the use and by order of any society or institution incorporated or established solely for religious, philosophical, educational, scientific, or literary purposes, or for the encouragement of the fine arts, or for the use or by order of any college, academy, school or seminary of learning in the United States, or any State or public...
Page 4 - And they shall pay no other or higher duties or charges, on the importation or exportation of the cargoes of the said vessels, than shall be payable on the same articles when imported or exported in British vessels. But it is expressly agreed that...
Page 51 - ... and port charges, as well as to the fees and perquisites of public officers, and all other duties and charges, of whatever kind or denomination, levied in the name or to the profit of the Government, the local authorities, or of any private establishment whatsoever.
Page 3 - Europe of any articles, the growth, produce, or manufacture of the United States, than are or shall be payable on the like articles, being the growth, produce, or manufacture of any other foreign country...
Page 10 - ... him for that purpose issued, to discontinue or reduce any such duties from time to time as occasion may require, and also from time to time to revive any duties so discontinued or reduced, and again to levy the same : Provided always, that it shall not be lawful for any governor or other person administering the government of the said colony, to order the levying or raising of any higher rate of duty than is authorized by this Act.
Page 3 - States, in all articles of which the importation and exportation, respectively, to and from the said territories, shall not be entirely prohibited ; provided only, that it shall not be lawful for them, in any time of war between the British government and any...

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