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On the recordJune 30, 1891
Whereas it is also provided by said section that \the existence of either of the conditions aforesaid shall be determined by the President of the United States by proclamation made from time to time as the purposes of this act may require;\
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Proclamation 307—Copyright Protections for Citizens of Belgium, France, Great Britain, and Switzerland

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