Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress with the Annual Message of the President, December 2, 1872, Part I

No. 2.
By the President of the United States of America.

a proclamation.

Whereas, pursuant to the first section of the act of Congress approved the 11th day of June, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, entitled “An act to provide for the execution of treaties between the United States and foreign nations respecting consular jurisdiction over the crews of vessels of such foreign nations in the waters and ports of the United States,” it is provided that before that act shall take effect as to the ships and vessels of any particular nation having such treaty with the United States, the President of the United States shall have been satisfied that similar provisions have been made for the execution of such treaty by the other contracting party, and shall have issued his proclamation to that effect, declaring that act to be in force as to such nation;

And whereas due inquiry having been made, and a satisfactory answer having been received, that similar provisions are in force in the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway:

Now, therefore, be it known that I, Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the same accordingly.

Done at the city of Washington, this eleventh day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, and of the Independence Of the United States of America the ninety-sixth.

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U. S. GRANT.

By the President:
Hamilton Fish,
Secretary of State.