Provided, that there shall be excluded from the benefits of the suspension hereby declared and proclaimed, the vessels o...
Whereas satisfactory proof has been given to me that no tonnage light-house dues or any equivalent tax or taxes whatever...
And the suspension hereby declared and proclaimed shall continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels belongin...
One and all have displayed the most conspicuous gallantry and earned the gratitude of the nation.
Your splendid command has endured not only the hardships and sacrifices incident to campaign and battle, but in stress o...
May the Father of Mercies protect and comfort them.
We come not to make war upon the inhabitants of Cuba, nor upon any party or faction among them, but to protect them in t...
All churches and buildings devoted to religious worship and to the arts and sciences, all schoolhouses, are, so far as p...
All persons who, either by active aid or by honest submission, co-operates with the United States in its efforts to give...
The freedom of the people to pursue their accustomed occupations will be abridged only when it may be necessary to do so...
It is my desire that the inhabitants of Cuba should be acquainted with the purpose of the United States to discharge to ...
The powers of the military occupant are absolute and supreme and immediately operate upon the political condition of the...
All destruction or intentional defacement of such places, of historical monuments or archives, or of works of science or...
All ports and places in Cuba which may be in the actual possession of our land and naval forces will be opened to the co...
Private property, whether belonging to individuals or corporations, is to be respected, and can be confiscated only for ...
Our occupation should be as free from severity as possible.
The native constabulary will, so far as may be practicable, be preserved.
Private property taken for the use of the army is to be paid for when possible in cash at a fair valuation, and when pay...