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William McKinley: Provided, that there shall be excluded from the benefits of the suspension hereby declared and proclaimed, the vessels…

On the recordJuly 18, 1898
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 country or on the cargoes of such vessels;
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William McKinley
Republican · Ohio

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Proclamation 420—Concerning Customs Duties on Vessels Originating from the Port of Copenhagen

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