[PrnLir. No. Ii.
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AN ACT TO exempt swedish and Norwegian


Vessels, aud the merchandise imported there.


III, from the payment Of discriminating duties


Of tonnage and impo.t for limited time, and


for other purposes


BE il eRactta 6Y Me Senate and HoNSc IF
Rthrrscntatipra IF ne TnHcd States ot' n
merica in CONGRESS- GsSembkcd, That from
and at er the date of this act, until the tcrmina-
ton of the next session Of Congress, vessels tru-
y and wholly belonging 70 the subjects Of the
King Of Sweden and Norway, arriving in the L.
States, in ballast OF with carcocs, shall be ex-
cmptcl from the payment ofany other or higher
duties OF charges whatsocycr, than vessels Of the
United States are required to pay under like cir
cumstanccs; that merchandise, The produce and
manufacture Of the Territories Of the King of
Sweden aud NORWAY, imported in swedish or
Norwegian vessels, shall not be subjected to
any other or higher duties than are levied on
the same kinds ot merchandise when imported
in American vessels; and that the exemption Or
privilege allowed by this act shall extend 10
ysses arriving, and merchandise in,sortedl from
tic Swedish colony cf ;t. Barthalomy Peogiied,
That the owners of vessels, arriving from said
colony, in the ,I.tcd States shall be inhabitants
o. That llonyi and there established and natn-
rzed, :N,d Stat. have caused theiwYcSsels 10 be
there natu.aii6cd.


SIC. 2. ,}l4iet{fa@hst euGctca That the Sec
rotary Of lie Treasury be, and he IS hereby, Iii.
rected to cause 10 be repaid or reinitted all al;en
or discriminating duties Of tonnage or impost,
which since twenty fifth Of September last may
have been paid, or secured 10 be paid, on YES
sels Of HE description mentioned in the fist sec
ton ot Wis act, or on merchandise imported in
slea Nessesi tor tho purpose Of which repay.
ment, any money n tl,e Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, is hereby appropriated.


Approved; Fch r., 1877