DECREE BY THE PROVISIONAL COUNCIL OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC
(Regarding Tariffs, Taxes, and the Circulation of Currency)

I. Tariffs shall be extended on the importation of coal, iron, and steel. Seven percent of the imported quantity's value shall be added to the current duties paid.

II. An additional sixty centimes shall be added to the all current direct taxes, such that the enormous remnant deficit of the June Monarchy might be addressed and French affairs improved.

III. The Bank of France shall be ordered to focus on the continued circulation of banknotes and the printing thereof, such that it may fulfill the tasks set out for it.
a. All current banknotes issued by other authorities will be eligible to be exchanged for government banknotes by the Bank of France.
b. Individuals will not be allowed to exchange banknotes for their equivalent sums of specie for an indefinite period, to be ended by the government of the French Republic.