"We do hereby command that all public celebrations be conducted with joy and merriment."

"It is hereby ordered that all public transportation in San Francisco be free of charge."

"I, Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, do hereby command all the citizens of the United States to lay down their arms and return to their homes."

"We do hereby declare ourselves to be the rightful ruler of these United States, and all who oppose us are traitors."

"It is our Imperial will and pleasure, that a railroad be built from this city to the Sandwich Islands, for the convenience of our Imperial subjects."