The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-09
No. 20.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA:

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA;
A PROCLAMATI TON
WHEREAS by my Proclamation of the nineteenth of
April one thousand eight hundred and sxty0ne it was
declared that the ports of certain States including those
of Norfolk in the Staeof Virginia land Fernandina and
Pensacola, in the State of Florida were for reasons
therein SET FORTH intended to be placed under blockade
and whereas the said ports subsequently blockaded
accordingly but having for some time past been in the
visabe that they should be opened to domestic and foreign
Now, therefore be it known that l. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
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 San act fur
Their to provide for the collection of duties on Imports
and for other purposes do hereby declare that the block
ade of the said ports of Norfolk Fernandina and Pensa
COLA shall far and determine from and after the
first day Of December next that commercial intercourse
with those ports except to persons things and nfo
nation contraband Of war; may from that time be car
ried on subject to the laws of the United Stateo the
limitations and in pursuance of the regulations which
may prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury and
to such military and naval regulations as ale now in force
or may hereafter be found necessary.
In witness 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 November, in the year of our Lord one
81 thousand eight hundred and sixtyour, and OF
the independence of the United States the eighty.
~ ABRAHAM LINCOLN
william II, SEWARD Secretary Of State
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA:
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS by the act approved July 4, 1884 entitled
San further to regulate and provide for the enrolling
and calling out the national forces and for other pu
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 the quota or any part thereof Of
town. township ward Of city, precinct or election dis
filled within the space Of fifty days after such CALL then
the President shall Immediately order draft for onsyear
to fill such quota or any part thereof which may be
untitled"
And whereas by the credits allowed III accordance with
the act of Congress- on the call for five hundred thousand
men, made July 18TH 1884, the number of men to be OBJ
tanned under that call reduced to two hundred and
eighty thousand; and whereas the operations Of the
enemy in certain States have rendered 1t mpractcabe to
procure from them their full quotas Of troops under said
call; and whereas. from the foregoing causes but two
hundred and forty thousand have been put into the
army navy and marine corps under the said call Of July
u.s. 1884, leaving deficiency on that call OF two hundred
Now therefore, /, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the
United States of America in order to supply the aore
said deficiency and to provide for Casualties IN ths mill
my call for three hundred thousand 00 volunteers
to for two or three years The quotas Of the
States districts and subdistrcts under this CALL will be
assigned by the War Department through the bureau OF
the Provost Marshal General of the United States and
lin case the quota or any part thereof Of any town.
Of any county not SO subdivded shall not be filled" be-
fore the fifteenth day of February eighteen hundred and
sixtyye then draft shall be made to fill such quota
any part thereof under this CALL which may 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
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day of December, in the year of our Lord one
l. 81 thousand eight hundred and sixtyfour, and Of
the Independence of the United States the eighty
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
WILLIAM II, SEWARD, Secretary Of State
4asa. mo. pa Ga ...I t-.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA;
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS the act of Congress Of the 2sth Of September
1850 entitled San act to create additional collection dis
in the State of California and change the exist.
ing districts therein and modify the existing collection
wareoused under bond the privilege of being exported
to the British North American Provinces adjoining the
United States in the prescribed In the act of
Congress Of the Sd Of March, 1S45 which ds.gnate GER
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, rs may hereafter
be found expedent may have extended to them the like
privileges the 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 recon-
mendaton of the Secretary Of the Treasury do hereby
declare and proclaim that the port Of st. Adams In the
State of Vermont u.s. and shall be, entitled to oil the
priyegesn regard to the expectation OF In
bond the British North American Provinces adjoining
the United States which extended to the ports emu
merated the h section Of the act OF Congress OF the
Sd of March 1916 aforesaid from and after the date Of
this proclamation.
In witness Whereof have hereunto set my hand, ana
caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this tenth day OF
January in the year of our Lord one thousand
IT, ST. eight hundred and sxty-fve, and of the indie
pendence Of the United States of America the
A'' '' ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President:
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
mo rs.
BY THE PRECEDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA:
A PROCLAMA TON
WHEREAS objects Of interest to the United States
qure that the Senate should be convened at twelve
O'Clock on the fourth Of March next to receive and act
upon such communications a. may be made to it on the
Now, therefore L ABRAHAM LINCOLN President Of the
United States have considered 1t to be my duty to issue
n my Proclamation, declaring that an extraordinary
yne LOT the transaction Of business at the Capitol in the
cy o. Warrington the fourth day Of March next,
4 .wWe O'Clock 1t noon on that day. Of which ell who
are Hsrs Ss Ss entitled e sss = members Of that
WSn vndsrmyhaud and the ssalof eUnitsdstatss,
~ washington, the seventeenth day AZ 1shrp.