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 APPENDIX. II27 No. 3. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: May 19, 1869. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS the act of Congress, approved J 25th 1868 ' and after that date eight hours a day’s work for lhllzlaboreirs, woilfdtleiitdhildrxgi iltiggriellieiz. chamcs employed by or on behalf of the Government of the United States, V°l· I"- P- U· and repealed all acts and parts of acts inconsistent therewith: Now, therefore, I, Umrsszs S. Guam`. President of the United States do hereby direct_tha.t, from and after this date, no reduction shall be made in No reduction the wages paid by the Government by the day to such laborers, workmen, and *0 be mmle i¤ michanics on account of such reduction of the hours of labor. “""g°S· ,:8*% °“ ntesrimony whereof,I have he t t h d d a°°°}"' Y "` can st t.. be .m..d. ” ° ““ ”“’ ““ ’"‘ °““’°‘"”° “°“1 °f "`° S?‘i§t?.;‘“ *‘°‘"“ Done at the city of Washington, this nineteenth day of May, in the year of I [L. S.] our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, and of the independence of the United States the ninety-third. U. S. GRANT. By the President: Hammox Frsu, Secretary of State. No. 4. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: June 12, 1869. A PROCLAMATION. `WHEREAS satisfactory evidence has been received by me from his Majesty Preamble_ the Emperor of'· France, through the Count Faverney, his Charge d’Afl'aires, that on and after this date the discriminating duties heretofore levied in French ports upon merchandise imported from the countries of its origin in vessels of the United States are to be discontinued and abolished: Now, therefore, I, U. S. GRANT, President of the United States of America, Discriminnting by virtue of the authority vested in me by an act of Congress of the 7th day of duties h<¢¤‘¢‘¥0¥`01‘¤ January, 1824, and by an act in addition thereto of the 24th day of May, 1828, do l;‘;:f?n;l;?]‘;Yf_°* hereby declare and proclaim that on and after this date, so long as merchandise dm imported in imported from countries of its origin into French ports in vessels belonging to F,-enc}, wsse3S_ citizens of the United States is admitted into French ports on the_ terms more- discontinued as said, the discriminating duties heretofore levied upon merchandise imported lialggsigicé 4 from the countries of its origin into ports of the United States in French vessels Voc fvjpj ' shall be, and are hereby, discontinued and abolished. 1826, 0h_111A L In testimony whereofi I have hereunto set my band, and caused the seal of Vol. iv, p. 308. the United States to be afiixed. _ Done at the city of Washington, this twelfth day_of June, in the year [L. s.] of our Lord one thousand eight hundred 'and SlXty•Illn8, and of the Independence of the United States of America the mnety-tlnrd. U. S. GRANT. By the President : IIAMILTON Frsu, Secretary af State. No. 5. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: July 13, 1869. I A PROCLAMATION. IN pursuance of the provisions of the act of Congress approved April 10th, fgpnstnntiqi; 1869, I hereby designate Tuesday, the 30th day of November, as the time for 0 1¤51=¤1PP¤