The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-04
No. 66.
Approved, July3 1866.


Joint Resolution to enable the People of the Uni
ted states to participate in the Advantages of
the Universal Exhibition at Paris, in eighteen
hundred and sixty-seven.
: Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America in
!, Congress assembled, That in order to enable the
people of the United States to participate in the
advantages of the universal exhibition of the pro-
ductions of agriculture, manufactures, and the
fine arts, to be held in Paris, in the year eighteen
hundred and siXty-seven, the following sums, or
SO much thereof as may be necessar, for the pur-
pose severaly specified, are hereby appropriated,
out OF any mouey in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated -
First. To provide necessary furniture and fix
lures for the proper exhibition of the productions
of the United States, according to the plan of the
imperial commissioners, in that part the building
exclusively assigned to the use of the United
States, forty-eignt thousand dollars.
Secondly. To provide additional accommoda-
tions in the park, twenty-five thousand dollars.
Thirdly. For compensation of the principal
agent of the exhibition in the United States, at
the rate of two thousand dollars year. Provi-
ded, That the period of such service shall not ex
tend beyond sixty days after the close of the eX-
hibtion, four thousand dollars, or SO much there
of rs may be found necessary.
Fourthly. For Office rent at New York, for
fixtures, stationery, and advertising for rent of
storehouse for reception of articles and products
for expenses of shipping, including carriages, Sc.
for freights on the articles to be exhibited from
New York to France, and for compensation of
four clerks, in conformity with the joint resolu-
ton approved on fifteenth of January, eighteen
hundred and sixty six, and for contingent expen-
ses, the sum of thirty-three thousand seven hun
dred dollars, or SO much thereof as may be found
necessary.
Filthy. For expenses in receiving, bonding,
stOreaee, carriage, labor and SO forth, at Hayre );
for railroad transportation from Havre to Paris !;
for labor in the palace for sweeping and sprink-
ling compartments for seven months for guards
and keepers for seven months for linguists (eight
men) for seven months ; for storing, packing
boxes, carting, and for material for repacking
for clerk-hire, stationery, rent, and contingent
expenses, the sum of thirty-fve thousand seven
hundred and three dollars, or SO much thereof
as may be found necessary.
Sixthly For travelling expenses of ten profess
sional and scientific commissioners, to be ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice
thousand dollars each, ten thousand dollars, it
being understood that the President may appoint
additional commissioners, not exceeding twenty
in number, whose expenses shall not be paid but
no person interested, directly or indirectly, in
any article exhibited shall be a commissioner;
nor shall any member of Congress, or any person
holding appointment or office of honor or trust
under the United States be appointed commits
sioner, agent, officer under this resolution.
Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, That the
governors of the several States, be and they are
hereby requested to invite the patriotic people of
their respective States to assist in the proper rep
resentation of the handiwork of our artisans, and
the prolific sources OF material wealth with which
our land is blessed, and to take further measures
as may be necessary to dffuse knowledge of
the proposed exhibition, and to secure to their
respective States the advantages which it prom
ises
Sec g. And be it further resolved, That it
shall be the duty of the said general agent at New
York, and the said commissioner general at Paris
to transmit to Congress, through the Depart
ment of State, a detailed statement fthe manner
in which such expenditures as are hercinbefore
provide[dl for are made by them respectively.
Approved July S. 1866.