"The following is decreed and ordered to be carried into execution as soon as convenient: I. That a suspension bridge be built from Oakland Point to Goat Island, and then to Telegraph Hill; provided such bridge can be built without injury to the navigable waters of the Bay of San Francisco. II. That the Central Pacific Railroad Company be granted franchises to lay down tracks and run cars from Telegraph Hill and along the city front to Mission Bay. III. That all deeds by the Washington Government since the establishment of our Empire are hereby decreed null and void unless our Imperial signature is first obtained thereto."
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Proclamation published in the Pacific Appeal (23 March 1872)
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Emperor Norton
Joshua Abraham Norton (also known as Emperor Norton) (4 February 1818 – 8 January 1880) was an eccentric resident of San Francisco who proclaimed himself Emperor of the United States.
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