New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-12
A PROCLAMATION
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA

"A LAOShAN1AI1ON
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
WHEREAS, The act of Congress approved
June 25, 1863 constituted, on and after that
date, eight hours a days work for all labor
ers, workmen, and mechanics employed by
or on behalf of the government of the Uni
ted States;
And whereas, On tho nineteenth day of
May, i'll the year one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty-nine, by executive procla-
nation, it was directed that from and after
that date NO reduction should be made in
the wages paid by the government by the
day to such laborers, workmen and me-
chanics on account of suoh reduction of the
hours of labor;
And whereas, 1t is now represented to me
that the act of Congress and the proclama-
ton aforesaid have not been strictly OBJ
served by all officers of the government
having charge of such Iaborers, Workmen,
and mechanics;
dent of the United States, do hereby again
call attention to the act of Congress afore-
said, and direct all officers of the executive
department of the government having
charge of the employment and payment of
labOrors, wOrkmen, or mechanics employed
by or on behalf of the government of the
United States to make no reduction in the
wages paid by the government by the day
to such labOrers, wOrkmen, and mechanics
on account of the reduction of the hours of
labor.
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
eleventh day of May, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sew
entY-twO, and of the independence of the
TFDifaI Etu+pr flo y,iy, OF
., S. GRANT.
By the President;
HAMILTON Fish, Secretary of State.
A PROCLAMATION
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
WHEREAS, The act of Congress, approved
May y, 1872, removes all political disabili-
ties imposed by the third section of the
fourteenth article of amendments to the
constitution of the United States from all
persons Whomsoeyer, except Senators and
Representatives of the Thirty-sixth and
in the judicial, military, and naval
service of the United States heads of
departments, and foreign ministers of
the United States; and whereas it is
represented to me that there are now pend
ing inF re several circuita and district courts
OF the United States proceedings by quo
warranto, under the fourteenth section of
the act of Congress approved May 81, 1870,
to remove from Office certain persons who
are alleged to hold said offices in violation
of the provisions Of said article of amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States, and also penal prosecutions against.
such persons under the fifteenth section of
the act Of Congress aforesaid.
Now, therefore, /, Ulysses s. Grant Pres
ident of the United States, do hereby direct
all district attorneys having charge of such
proceedings and prosecutions to dismiss
and discontinue the same, except as to per-
sons who may be embraced in the excep-
tons named in the act Of Congress first
above cited.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto
act my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington this first
day Of June, 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.
y. s. GRANT.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State.