"We do hereby command the citizens of San Francisco to establish a public fire department, under our Imperial patronage, for the protection of our city."

"It is hereby ordered that the Legislature of the State of California be and is hereby abolished."

"It is our Imperial wish that a grand opera house be built in this city, for the cultural enrichment of our subjects."

"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."

"It is hereby ordered that all persons of every description, who may be engaged in the practice of using the abominable word 'Frisco', which has no linguistic or other right to exist, in place of the b…"