Order of Leopold I, King of the Belgians, for Marx's Expulsion from Belgium

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Leopold, King of the Belgians,

To all present and to come, Greetings

Considering the laws of September 22, 1835, December 25, 1841 and February 23, 1846 On the proposition of our Minister of Justice,

We have decreed and now decree:

Article One and Only

The here-named Marx, Charles, Doctor of Philosophy, aged about 28 years, born at Treves (Prussia), is ordered to leave the Kingdom of Belgium within twenty-four hours, and forbidden to return in the future under the penalties contained in Article Six of the afore-cited law of September 22, 1835.

Our Minister of Justice is charged with the execution of the present order.

Done at Brussels on March 2, 1848

[Signed:] Leopold


Certified true copy

The Secretary-General

[Signed:] De Crassier


By the royal hand

The Minister of Justice

[Signed:] De Haussy