1899, October 19. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AM gress A PROCLAMATION. Whereas it is provided by section 13 of of March 3, 1891, entitled "An ac sixty, chapter three, of the Revised Statu States, relating to copyrights," that said act "shall citizen or subject of a foreign state or nation when s or nation permits to citizens of the United States benefit of copyright on substantially the same basis as zens; or when such foreign state or nation is a party to agreement which provides for reciprocity in the grant by the terms of which agreement the United States at its pleasure, become a party to such agreement;" And whereas it is also provided by said section tha of either of the conditions aforesaid shall be determi dent of the United States by proclamation made from the purposes of this act may require;" And whereas satisfactory official assurances have in the Republic of Costa Rica the law permits to citize States of America the benefit of copyright on substa basis as to the citizens of that Republic: Now, therefore, 1, William McKinley, President of t of America, do declare and proclaim that the first o specified in section 13 of the act of March 3, 1891, fulfilled in respect to the citizens of the Republic of In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand seal of the United States to be affixed. [SEAL.] Done at the city of Washington, this m October, one thousand eight hundred and of the independence of the United States and twenty-fourth. By the President: JOHN HAY, WILLIA fifth day of six, and of Secretary of State. In "The Statutes at Large of the United States of Ameri 1800 to March 1901 "" Vol 21 Washington 1001 1 5 1899, November 20. NETHERLANDS (HOLLAND) AND POSSESSIONS. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas it is provided by section 13 of the act of Congress of March 3, 1891, entitled “An act to amend title sixty, chapter three, of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relating to copyrights,” that said act “shall only apply to a citizen or subject of a foreign state or nation when such foreign state or nation permits to citizens of the United States of America the 10 benefit of copyright on substantially the same basis as [to] its own citizens; or when such foreign state or nation is a party to an international agreement which provides for reciprocity in the granting of copyright, by the terms of which agreement the United States of America may, at its pleasure, become a party to such agreement;” and 15 Whereas, it is also provided by said section that “the existence of either of the conditions aforesaid shall be determined by the President of the United States by proclamation made from time to time, as the purposes of this act may require;” and Whereas satisfactory official assurances have been given that in the 20 Kingdom of the Netherlands and in the Netherlands' possessions the law permits to citizens of the United States of America the benefit of copyright on substantially the same basis as to subjects of the Netherlands: Now, therefore, I, William McKinley, President of the United States 25 of America, do declare and proclaim that the first of the conditions specified in section 13 of the act of March 3, 1891, now exists and is fulfilled in respect to the subjects of the Netherlands. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. 30 35 [SEAL.] Done at the city of Washington, this twentieth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-fourth. By the President: WILLIAM MCKINLEY. JOHN HAY, Secretary of State. In "The Statutes at Large of the United States of America, from December, 1899, to March, 1901." Vol. 31, 8vo. Washington, 1901, p. 1961. AMERICA. n 13 of the act "An act to a sed Statutes f "shall only a when such for tes of Ameria as [to] its own to an internati ting of copyrig of America and the existenc by the Presi me to time, as given that in m possessions ca the benefit ts of the Nethe he United Sta the conditi ow exists and and caused t wentieth day nd ninety-ni es the one h MCKINLEY. from December 1903, November 17. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF A gress A PROCLAMATION Whereas, it is provided by section 13 of March 3, 1891, entitled "An a sixty, chapter three, of the Revised Stat States, relating to copyrights," that said act "sha citizen or subject of a foreign state or nation when or nation permits to citizens of the United States of A of copyright on substantially the same basis as [to] it when such foreign state or nation is a party to an in ment which provides for reciprocity in the granting the terms of which agreement the United States of its pleasure, become a party to such agreement;" And Whereas it is also provided by said section th of either of the conditions aforesaid shall be determ dent of the United States by proclamation made fro the purposes of this act may require;" And Whereas satisfactory official assurances hav in Cuba the law permits to citizens of the United St copyright on substantially the same basis as to the c Now, Therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, Preside States of America, do declare and proclaim that the tions specified in section 13 of the act of March 3, 18 is fulfilled in respect to the citizens of Cuba. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my ha seal of the United States to be affixed. [SEAL.] Done at the City of Washington this 1 ber, one thousand nine hundred and independence of the United States the twenty-eighth. By the President: JOHN HAY, Secretary of State. THEODO In "The Statutes at Large of the United States of Ame 1903, to March, 1905." Vol. 33, part 2, 8vo. Washington 31408-06-7 5 1905, July 1. gress of March 3, 1891, entitled "An act to sixty, chapter three, of the Revised Statutes o States, relating to copyrights," that said act "shall only citizen or subject of a foreign state or nation when such for nation permits to citizens of the United States of America of copyright on substantially the same basis as [to] its o or when such foreign state or nation is a party to an in agreement which provides for reciprocity in the granting of by the terms of which agreement the United States of An at its pleasure, become a party to such agreement: 5 And whereas, it is also provided by said section that “th of either of the conditions aforesaid shall be determined by dent of the United States by proclamation made from time the purposes of this act may require:" And whereas satisfactory official assurances have been gi Norway the law permits to citizens of the United States the copyright on substantially the same basis as to the citize country: Now, therefore, 1, Theodore Roosevelt, President of t States of America, do declare and proclaim that the first of 5 tions specified in section 13 of the act of March 3, 1891, is no in respect to the subjects of Norway. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and d seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this first day 0 [SEAL.] in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hu five and of the Independence of the United The war with Spain suspended the privilege of copyrigh O United States for the productions of Spanish subjects. Co the nowel of the privi we the Attorney General expressed AMERICA. 3 of the act of C act to amend tutes of the U all only apply ich foreign stat merica the be its own citize O an internation ting of copyrig of America m at "the existe ned by the Pr n time to time een given that Ees the benefit citizens of th of the Unite rst of the cond is now fulfille and caused the st day of Jul e hundred an ited States ROOSEVELT. ELATING TO either by the provisions of the treaty or, if the tre TREATY OF PEACE WITH SPAIN, APRIL 1 [Signed at Paris, December 10, 1898. Ratification advised by 1899. Ratified by the President, February 6, 1899. Ratified b Regent of Spain, March 19, 1899. Ratifications exchanged a 1899. Proclaimed, Washington, April 11, 1899.] BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, a Treaty of Peace between the United and Her Majesty the Queen Regent of Spain, in August Son, Don Alfonso XIII, was concluded a respective plenipotentiaries at Paris on the tenth 1898, the original of which Convention being in the ish languages, is word for word as follows: [Here follow the names of the respective plenipo Who, having assembled in Paris, and having ex powers, which were found to be in due and prope discussion of the matters before them, agreed u articles: The rights of property secured by copyrights ar by Spaniards in the Island of Cuba, and in Porto Ri and other ceded territories, at the time of the excha tions of this treaty, shall continue to be respected. literary and artistic works, not subversive of public tories in question, shall continue to be admitted fre territories, for the period of ten years, to be reck of the exchange of the ratifications of this treaty. |