"At the peremptory request of a large majority of the citizens of these United States, I, Joshua Norton, formerly of Algoa Bay, Cape of Good Hope, and now for the past nine years and ten months of San Francisco, California, declare and proclaim myself Emperor of these U.S."
- Nortain I, Emperor of the United States, Protector of Mexico, Initial planner for the Bay Bridge, published on San Francisco Daily Evening Bulletin
Grant long life, O Lord God,
to our most pious king Antonios I Ritsios
O Lord, preserve him,
unto many years.
unto many years.