Memorial of Edward Downey, mayor of Brownsville, Texas, praying that measures be taken to procure from the Mexican government the abolition of the zona libre, (free belt,) established by the Legislature of the State of Tamaulipas, by act passed on the 28th December, 1857, and approved by the Congress of Mexico July 30, 1861, along the frontier of the republic of Mexico, on the Rio Grande, with a view to prevent smuggling into the United States, and for the protection of American interests on that frontier.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Congress. Joint Select Committee on Retrenchment.

Contributor:

United States. Congress 1869-1871)

Series:

LexisNexis U.S. serial set digital collection

S.misdoc.19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--(41st : 1869-1871).

United States.

United States. Congress.

United States. Congress--History.

History.

International economic integration.

Smuggling.

United States--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Mexico.

Physical Description:

6 pages : digital, PDF file.

Other Title:

Memorial of Edward Downey, that measures be taken to procure from Mexican Government abolition of zona libre (free belt), to prevent smuggling into United States, and for protection of American interests

Place of Publication:

Washington : [publisher not identified], 1870.

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