It is our Imperial pleasure that all dogs in this city be licensed, and that the proceeds go to our Imperial treasury.
Self-declared Emperor of the United States
Proclamation in local newspapers
circa 1870s
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"We, Norton I, Emperor of these United States and Protector of Mexico, do hereby command the citizens of San Francisco, to erect a suspension bridge from Oakland Point to this city."
Humorous"It is hereby ordered that the Legislature of the State of California be and is hereby abolished."
Controversial"It is hereby ordered that all citizens of San Francisco be provided with a daily meal."
Controversial"We do hereby command all parties of military to arrest all persons who shall dare to call this city San Francisco 'Frisco,' a term which we consider an insult to our Imperial dignity."
Strange & Unusual"It is our Imperial wish that a monument be erected to our memory, and that it be a true representation of our Imperial self."
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