82 LEGISLATIVE ACTS, PEOCLAMATIONS, ETC., 



His said late Majesty, entitled " an Act to amend the laws relating to 

 the Customs." And all goods exported contrary to the provisions of 

 this Act shall, together with the Ship or Vessel in which they shall 

 have been laden, oe forfeited. 



VI. And be it further enacted, that nothing herein contained shall 

 be of any force or effect until Her Majesty's pleasure herein be made 



known. 



ACT OF JULY 7, 1855. 

 (18 & 19 Viet., Cap. 2.) 



An Act to give effect, on the part of the Island of Newfoundland, to a certain 

 Treaty between Her Majesty and the United States of America. (Passed 

 July 7, 1855.) 



Whereas it is expedient to provide for giving effect, as regards the 

 Island of Newfoundland and its dependencies, to the Treaty between 

 Her Majesty and the United States of America, signed on the 5th 

 day of June, in the year of our Lord, 1854. 



Be it therefore enacted by the Governor, Legislative Council, and 

 Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows : 



1st. That whenever the Governor of this Island shall, by Procla- 

 mation, declare that the Treaty has taken effect, according to the 

 terms thereof, the articles enumerated in the Schedule to this Act, 

 being the growth and produce of the United States of America, shall 

 be admitted into this Colony and its dependencies, free of duty, so 

 long as the Treaty shall remain in force ; any Law, Act, or Statute to 

 the contrary notwithstanding; except that if at any time the United 

 States shall, under the Terms of the Treaty, suspend the operation of 

 the 3rd Article thereof, so far as this Island is affected thereby, then 

 the Governor of this Island may, if he see fit, declare such suspension 

 by Proclamation, after which the exemption from duty under this 

 Act shall cease while such suspension shall continue ; but the Governor 

 may again, whenever such suspension shall cease, declare the same 

 by Proclamation, from and after which such exemption shall again 

 take effect. 



2nd. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council, by any order 

 or orders to be made for that purpose, to do anything further in ac- 

 cordance with the spirit and intention of the Treaty, which shall be 

 found necessary to be done on the part of this Island, to give full 

 effect to the Treaty: and any such order shall have the same effect as 

 if the object thereoi were expressly provided for by this Act. 



3rd. When and so soon as this Act shall have been approved by 

 Her Majesty, and the Treaty shall be declared by Proclamation of the 

 Governor to be in force, and to have taken effect according to the 

 terms thereof, as provided for by the 1st Section of this Act, all such 

 provisions of all Laws, Acts or Statutes of this Island now in force, 

 as are contrary to, or inconsistent with, the terms and spirit of the 

 Treaty, are hereby declared to be suspended, as regards citizens and 

 inhabitants of the United States of America, and vessels, boats, and 

 crafts belonging to the citizens and inhabitants of that country ; and 

 shall continue to be so suspended, and not in force, so long as the 

 Treaty shall continue and be in force, any Law, Act, or Statute to the 

 contrary notwithstanding. 



