The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-12
No. 81.
BY THE. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
A PROCLA MAMION.

independence of the United States the eighty
D'''''' ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
WILLIAM IL SEWARD, Secretary Of State
No. 90
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
/ AMERICA:
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS by my Proclamation of the nineteenth Of
April one thousand eight hundred and sXy-one 1t
declared that the ports of certain States including those
of Norfolk in the staeof Virginia land Fernandina and
therein FORTH intended to be placed under blockade
and whereas the said ports subsequently bockaded
accordingly but having for some time past been IN tbs
military possession of the United States it is deemed ad
vsabe that they should be opened domestic and foreign
| commerce:
President of the United States pursuant to the authority
in vested by the fifth section of the act Of Congress
approved the 18th of July, 1884, entitled "An act fur
ter to provide for the collection of duties imports
and for other do hereby declare that the block
ade OF the said ports of Norfolk, Fernandna and Pensa
COLA shall far and determine from and after the
first day of December next that commercial intercourse
with those ports except as TO persons things and nfor
nation contraband of war, may, from that time, be
red on subject to the laws OF the United States to the
limitations and in pursuance of the regulations which
be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury and
such military and naval regulations now In force
| or may hereafter be found necessary.
In witness whereof have hercunto set my hand and
caused the seal Of the United States TO be affixed.
| Done at the city of Washington this nineteenth
| day of November, in the year of our Lord one
H. S.. thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, and Of
the Independence of the United States the eighty
| ninth.
d WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary Of State,
mo. %.
By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA:
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS by the act approved July a. 1864, entitled
Gan further to regulate and provide for the enrolling
and calling out the national forces, and for other pur
poses it Is provided that the President Of the United
States may at his discretion at any time hereafter call
for any number of men, volunteers for the respective
terms of one two, and three years for military service
and that in case the quota or any part thereof of any
town, township, ward of city, precinct, election dis
trct of any county not so subdvided shall not be
filled within the space OF fifty days after such call then
the President shall Immediately order draft for oneyear
to fill such quota, or any part thereof which may be
unified"
And whereas by the credits allowed in accordance with
the act of Congress- the call for five hundred thousand
men, made July 18TH 1854 the number of men to be OBJ
tanned under that call reduced to two hundred and
eighty thousand and whereas the operations of the
in certain States have rendered It mpractcabe to
procure from them their full quotas of troops under said
CALI and whereas from the foregoing causes but two
hundred and forty thousand men have been put into the
army navy and marine corps under the said call of July
Is, 1864 leaving deficiency that call of two hundred
and sixty thousand 100000:
Now therefore, l. ABRAHAM LINCOLN President of the
United States of America in order supply the afore
said deficiency and to provide for casualties In the mill
ary and naval service of the United States do issue this
my call for three hundred thousand 100000 volunteers
to serve for one two three years The quotas of the
States districts and subistcts under this CALL will be
assigned by the War Department through the bureau of
the Provost Marshal General of the United States and
"in the QUOTA any part thereof of any town.
township ward of city precinct election district or
of any county not subdiyided shall not be filled be-
fore tho fifteenth day of February eighteen hundred and
daft al.a1ll
any part thereof, under this call which NAV be untitled
on said fifteenth day Of February, 1865.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal Of the United States to be Affixed
| Done at the city Of Washington, this nineteenth
day of December, in the year of our Lord one
L. III thousand eight hundred and sixty-four and Of
the independence OF the United States the eighty
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
WILLIAM IL SEWARD Secretary of State.
No. "A,
By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA:
4 PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS the act of Congress of the 2sth of September
1850 entitled san act to create additional collection dis
trcts in the State of California and to change the exist
ing districts therein and to modify the existing collection
districts in the United Sate extends to merchandise
warehoused under bond the privilege of being exported
to the b sh North American Provinces adjoining the
United States IN the manner prescribed IN the act OF
Congress of the Sd of March, 1885, which desgnates
tain frontier ports through which merchandise may be
exported and further provides that such other ports
situated the frontiers of the United States adjoining
the British North American Provinces, may hereafter
be found expedien may have extended tathem the like
privileges on the recommendation Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury and proclamation duly made by the President
of the United States specially designating the ports
which the aforesaid privileges are to be extended"
Now, therefore, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the
United States of America in accordance with the
meudatiOl of of the Treasury do hereby
declare and proclaim that the port Of ST. Abans in the
State of Vermont is, and shall be- entitled to all the
privileges in regard to the expectation OF merchandise In
bond to the British North American Provinces adjoining
the United States which extended to the ports
merated in the 9TH section of the act of Congress- of the
Sd Of March, 1S45 aforesaid from and after the date Of
this proclamation
In witness Whereof have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of the United States to be affixed
Done ut the city Of Washington, this tenth day of
January, In the year Of our Lord one thousand
IT, 9. eight hundred and sixty-ive. and of the indie
pendcnce Of the United States of America the
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
WILLIAM II. SEWARD. Secretary Of State.
mo. rs.
By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA:
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS objects of interest to the United States re-
quire that the Senate should be convened twelve
oeoG on the fourth of March next to receive and act
upon such Communications may be made to 1t on the
part OF the Executive:
now therefore, l. ABRAHAM LINCOLN President Of the
United States have considered it to be duty to issue
s, my PROCLAMATION, declaring that an extraordinary
requires the Senate Of the United States to
sene LOT the transaction of business ut the Capitol in the
city OF Washington, on the fourth day of March next at
we've o'clock at noon on that day. Of which all who
a ~ tnat time be entitled to act members OF that
| oooy are hereby required TO take notice,
aiven under myhand and the seal ftheUnitedstates
NWsshinstop, the seventeenth day Of Febru.