Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-07-27


/ JOINT RESOLUTION to enable the people Of N,
ifef States 20 pivffcpiie m The advantages Of IN,
U'irsrsai Erhi6tioH az Paris, IN eighteen hunayea
and Hri y-ssUea
BE IT Rlso vso by rms SENATE AND HOUSE, %
hEPRssgNrArIyEs or THE UNTEp STATES or
AMERICA IN CoNsREss ASSEMBLED. That in order
20 enable the people Of the United SateS psrucpat.
in the advantages Of the Universal Exhb ion of the pro-
dueulns of Agrcu tufe manufaeu es and the fne srs
tl be held a. Pans In tie year eighteen funded and
sXiy-seven The following sums 81 much thereof
may be neec'sary for II purposes severaly specified
are hereby appoprAed. ou Of any money in the TIea-
sufy not O. hers Sc appropriated
First To prov de Necessary furniture and fixtures for
The proper exh pton OF the prodnc ions Of the United
States, AeiordHg to TIE an u the imperial MIS-
to the Of the United States forty eight thousand dol
las.
Secondly. To provide additional coonodations in IL e
/ pa k, twenty-five thousand dollars
Thifdly For the compensation Of the principal agent
Of the exhibition Of the Uited states at he rate OF two
thousand DO las year Propfdea That the period Of
such shalt not extend beyond sixty dys after the
close q the exhibition, tour thousand dollars, much
thereof - ual be found ecessary.
iurlhiJ. For OH e rent at New York for fix ures
ftaroner' and sdguung for rent tf store house for
reception Tor articles and prodles for expens Of ship
20 be exhibited from New York to France and for com
ptusatiln Il four tlerks in cotf fTmi the il Mt
res luton approved on the fifteenth Of Janusr eight
cen hundred aud sixty aud for conng expenses
the sun Of thirty thou and seven hundred dollars
much thereof as may be fiund necessary
Fifhy For expenses 10 receiving bond.fig, storage.
carriage labor and Sd 70 IN, at havre. for raaay trans
potluon from Have Paris Tor labor in the palace
for sweeping and spFinkng compartments br seven
monhsi flr guards aud keepers for month'; for
hnguists (eight mem for seven months for storing
pAcki boxes, oating and iormatrrial for ieaaetng
Tor cerkhre stationery ent and contingent expenses
the u hirtyhve thousand seven bundled anu three
dollars 50 mucl thereof mAy be found necessary.
sixthly For the travelling expenses Of ten profess
i0nal AID scientific o0mmissDners, 10 be appon ed by
he President, by and with IN advice and II
Senate a. the rate of thousand liars each ten
h1us and dollars, II being understood that the President
msy appoint additional c0nmissi lners, exceeding
twenty number, whose expenses shall not be paid ;
but 40 person ntere'ted, directly Indirectly, in any
afu ile exhibited sha be c1mmlsionef nor shA any
member Of Congeas, or any pers00 holduR appoint
uice Of honor trust under the United states
be appointed clmmssi ner, agent, o. officer under this
resolution
SEC 2 And dis further resolced, That the Cover
Of thf several slate. be- aud they hereby,
que 10 vie the patriotic people of heir resps'ive
states 10 assist Ia the pr per rep ena0n Of the hand
Work Of uaus and the prolific sources of material
wealth with which our land is blessed and 70 take such
further measures as may be sessary diff knowl
ed Of the proposed exhibition and 20 their
respective 6tates the advantages which It promises.
SIC g. Ind Be n further resoiV,d That it shall be
the duty u the said general agent at New York and the
said commissioner general at Paris 20 tran init to Con-
Rress through the Department Of state, detail ed state
Of the In which such expenditures are
heeinboe provided la for are made by them respect
lively,
Approved, July 5. 1865