Sentence examples for proclamation allowed from inspiring English sources

President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation allowed slavery to continue in states loyal to the Union, such as Maryland.

It was not until January 1863, after the Emancipation Proclamation allowed black troops, that the First Kansas officially mustered into the United States Army as the 79th United States Colored Troops.

The president's proclamation allows for a waiver for people who would face "undue hardship" if denied a visa.

The proclamation allows California to request a broad emergency declaration from President Barack Obama, which would expedite some water transfers, provide financial assistance and suspend some state and federal regulations.

In 1893 the British government signed a new convention permitting the South African Republic to negotiate with the Swazi regent and her council for a proclamation allowing the republic to assume powers of jurisdiction, legislation, and administration without the incorporation of Swaziland into the republic.

The proclamation allows state agencies to ease requirements for reservoir releases related to downstream water quality and directs them to monitor groundwater levels.

Simply stated, whether the Proclamation allows commercial transfer of leasehold interests is purely a question of law (not fact) to be decided impartially by a judge; it is not a question to be decided by executive fiat in which one person becomes the policeman, judge, jury and executioner.

In Trump's case, his celebrity status, his coarse and insulting debate style, and his sensationalist proclamations allowed him to stand out in the crowded field of seventeen Republican primary candidates.

Johnson had issued proclamations allowing for the southern states to reform their state governments and hold elections; they mostly elected men who had served as prewar or wartime leaders.

The Emancipation Proclamation also allowed black men to serve in the Union army.

Connect to Today: The proclamation also allowed the Union Army to begin recruiting blacks into its ranks; previously, there had only been a small number of blacks serving in an unofficial capacity.