e United States; and

Whereas an act was passed by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, entitled "An act to
carry into effect a convention between the United States of America and
His Majesty the King of the Hawaiian Islands signed on the 30th day of
January, 1875," which was approved on the 15th day of August, in the
year 1876; and

Whereas an act was passed by the Legislative Assembly of the Hawaiian
Islands entitled "An act to carry into effect a convention between His
Majesty the King and the United States of America signed at Washington
on the 30th day of January; 1875," which was duly approved on the 18th
day of July, in the year 1876; and

Whereas the ratifications of the said convention have been exchanged as
provided in Article VI:

The undersigned, William Hunter, Acting Secretary of State of the
United States of America, and the Hon. Elisha H. Allen, chief justice
of the supreme court, chancellor of the Kingdom, member of the privy
council of state, and His Majesty's envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to the United States of America, duly authorized for
this purpose by their respective Governments, have met together at
Washington, and, having found the said convention has been approved and
proclaimed by His Majesty the King of the Hawaiian Islands and has been
ratified and duly proclaimed on the part of the Government of the United
States, and that the laws required to carry the said treaty into
operation have been passed by the Congress of the United States of
America on the one part and by the Legislative Assembly of the Hawaiian
Islands on the other, hereby declare that the convention aforesaid,
concluded between the United States of America and His Majesty the King
of the Hawaiian Islands on the 30th day of January, 1875, will take
effect on the date hereof.

Now, therefore, I, Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States
of America, in pursuance of the premises, do declare that the said
convention has been approved and proclaimed by His Majesty the King
of the Hawaiian Islands and been ratified and duly proclaimed on the
part of the Government of the United States, and that the necessary
legislation has been passed to carry the same into effect, and that the
ratifications of the convention have been exchanged as provided in
Article VI.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of
the United Sta