Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-11-20
WHOLE NO. Ia.

the consent OF the persons herein named and
the said ground so selected shall he set oui
by proper metes and bounds and description
OF the same shall be made and recorded in a
book to be provided for that purpose, and sign
ed by the said regents. or so many of.them as
may be convened at the time of their said or.
ganization; and such record, or copy there
Of. certified by the chancellor and secretary Of
the board Of regents, shall be received in evil
dence in all the courts of the extent ard bonn
das:es of the lands appropriated to the said in
stituflon; and upon the making of such record
such site and lands shall be deemed and taken
to be appropriated by force Of this act to the
said institution.
SEC. S. find be it further enacted, That. so
soon as the board ofregents shall have selec-
ted the said site, they shall cause to be cree.
led suitable building, of plain and durable
materials and structure. without unnecessary
ornament. and Of sufficient size, and with sui
table rooms or halls for the reception and ar
rangement. upon liberal scale, of objects Of
natural history, including a geological and
meteorological cabinet also chemical labor.
atory, library. gallery of art, and the ne
cessary lecture roons ); and the said board shall.
have authority, by themselves, or by a COM
mittee ct three Of their members, to contract
for the completion ofsuch building, upon such
plan as may be directed by :he board of re.
gents, and shall take 81 fficieni security for the
building and finishing The same according to
the said plan. and In the time stipulated IN
such contract; and may so lncate said bull
ding, If they shall deem it proper. as in APP
pearance 10 form wing to the Patent Office
building. and may so CONNECT the same with
the present hall ofsaid Patent Office building.
containing the national cabinet of cuiiosiiies,
as to constitute the.said hall in whole or in
part the depo>iie for the cabinet of said insti-
tuition. If they deem it expedirnt to do so:
Pror'ded. said building shall be located upon
said Patent Office LOT. in the manner aforesaid:
Prouided, h0aoever, That The whole expense
OF the building and enclosures aforesaid shall
not exceed The amount Of - dollars
which sum is hereby appropriated, payable
ont OF money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, together with such sum or sums
out OF the nnnual interest accruing to the in.
stltntlnn as may. IN any year, remain unex.
pended, after paying the current expenses of
the institution. Aud duplicates of all such
contracts as may be made by the said board
Of regents shall be deposited with the Treas
urrr Of the United States; aAd all claims on
any contract made as aforesaid shall be allow
I'd and certified by the board of regents, or the
executive committee thereof, as the case may
be. and. being signed by the chancellor and
secretary of the board. shall be a sufficient
voucher for settlement and payment az the
Treasury of the United States. And the
board OF regents shall he authorized TO en-
pioy such persons as they may deem necessa-
~ to superntPnd the erection of the buildings
and fltin. up the rooms of the institution.
And al! laws for The protection of public prop
erly IN The city of " ashngton shall apply TO,
and be in force for the protection Of the lands,
hnlldngs.and other property Of said institution.
And all moneys recovered by. or accruing 10.
the institution, shall be paid into the Treasu-
~ Of the United States. to the credit of the
Smithsonian bequest. and separately aceoun.
ted Tor, as provided in the act approved July
first, eighteen hundred and lhirty-six, accept
ing said Request.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That, in
proportion as suitable arrangements can be
made for their reception, all objects of art and
OF tnrega and curious research, and all objects
OF natural history. plants. and geological and
mlneraIoglcdl specimens. belonging, or here
after to belong, to the United States, which
may be in the city of Washington. in whose
soever custody the same may be, shall be de-
livered to such persons as may be authorized
by the hoard OF regents to receive them, and
shall be arranged in such order. and so class
ed, as hest facilitate the examination and SUI
dy Of them, in the building so AS aforesaid to
be- erected for the institution and the regents
Of said restitution shall afterward.,as new s9e-
clmens IN natural history. geology, or miner.
alogy, may be obtained fer the museum of the
institution, by exchanges Of duplicate speci-
mems belonging to the institution, (Which
they are hereby authorized TO mdkp,) or by
donation, which they may receive, or other.
wise, cause such new specimens to be also
appropriately classed and arranged. And the
minerals. books, manuscripts, and other prop
cry of James Smithson, which have been re-
ceived by the Government ofthe United States,
and are now placed in the department of State,
shall be removed to said institution. and shall
he preserved separate and apart from the other
property Of the institution.
Sec. 7. And be it further c,acted, That the
secretary of the board Of regents shall take
charge Of the building and property of said
institution, and shall. under their direction,
make fair and accurate record Of all their
proceedings. TO be preserved in said instltu-
ton; and the said secretary shall also dis
the museum, and may. with the consent Of
the board Of regents. employ assistants; and
the said officers shall receive for their sef-
vices such sum may be allowed by the
board of regents. to be paid semi-annnaIy
on the first day of January and Jny; and
the said officers shall be re movable by the
board of regents whenever. in their jadg-
ment, the interests OF thu institution require
any Of the said officers TO be changed.
SIC. s. And be it further enocted, That the
members and honorary members Of said in
siitution may hold such stated special rnee-
tings. for the supervision Of the affairs Of
salu institution and the advice and instrnc-
lion of said board of regents. TO be called in
the manner provided for in thu bylaws Of
said institution. at which the President. and
in his absence the Vice President, of the u
nIsed States shall preside. And the said re-
gents shall make, from the interest Of said
fund, appropriation. not exceeding an av-
erage of twenty-five thousand dollars annual
~. for the gradual formation Of library
composed of valuable works pert lining to all
departments of human knowledge.
SEC. 9. find be ii further enacied, That Of
any other moneys which have accrued, or shall
hereafter accrue, as interest upon the said
Smithsonian fund, not herein appropriated, or
not required for the purposes herein provided,
the said managers are hereby authorized to
make such disposal as they shall deem hest
slited for the promotion of the purpose OF the
test ,tor. any thing herein contained to the
contrary notwithstanding.
.,Ec. 10. And be it further enacted. That the
anthor or proprietor of any book. map. chart.