The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-12
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the First Session Of The
3 81 FSrtieth Congress q vs.
.EJorNr K EsoLurIoN-No. /.

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"A Resolution supplementary to other
joint Resolutions to enable the Peo-
pie of the United States to partici-
+ pateiin the Advantages of the Uni
+ versa Exhibition at Paris, in 1867.
RESOLVED by the Senate and Hoasse of
Representations ofthe United States Of
ADaerica IN Congress Assembled, l.
That commission of the United
States at the Universal Exhibition to
be held at Paris in the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-seven shall consist
of the commissioner general and hon
orary commissioner, whose appoint.
ment was approved by the joint reso-I
| luton of January twenty two fifteen.
eighteen hundred and sixty-six also
| of the thirty commissioners whoseap-
pointment was provided for by the
| Joint resolution of July five, eighteen
hundred and sixty-six, and of twenty
commissioners. whose appointment is
| hereinafter provided for q II xoDra
TT. That the commissioner general
| shall be the president of the commits
sion thus constituted, with vote on
all questions that may arise.
| Ill. That the commission shall
meet at Paris as early as possible be-
fore the ope ning-of the up
on the call Of the commissioner-gen
eral, and, when properly organized,
shall make such rules and regulations
as may be necessary for efficient ac-
ton, with power to elect a vice presi-
dent from IL eir ewnsnumbera who, in
| the absence IF the commissioner gen
eral, shall preside at all meetings of
the commission, and to appoint com
mittees and chiErmen of groups.
w. That the commission may des-
ignate additional persons, not exceed
ing twenty in number. being citizens
of the United States, known to be
skilled in any branch of industry or
art, who are hereby authorized to at
tend the exhibition in behalf of the
/ United States, as honorary commits
sioners without compensation. Fe
/ V. That the commission may en-
ploy asecretary and clerks forfthe
commission, the necessary scientific
assistants AMI draughtsmen, and may
engage sJl;taS,c rooms for the commits
sion.
VI. That no com missioner shall act
as agent for the show or sale of any
article at the exhibition, or be inter
4 ested, directly or indirectly in any
prcfts3from any, such article. =
Sec. 2. And be it further resolved,
i That fifty thousand dollars, or so
much thereof as may be necessary for
the purposes ,severally specified, are
hereby appropriated out Of any
i moneys in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated: 80
For additional freights from New
/ York to Havres Ee fia1-l4zA4-fsI r}sFp4
II For transportation and freight from
Havfa to Paris r4 =. ls--.s,.,,..... i
For returned freight of articles own.
! ed by the United States or lent to the
government by individuals. ~ ?
For marine and FIRE insurance on
the articles thus lent a
For additional steam power at Paris
in the place and the annex, OF
supplemental building, and in grounds
adjacent.
For the exhibition of machines, ag
ricultural and other. and tor the cree,
ton of buildings to illustrate the edu
| cation and agriculture of the United
States, and for the collection of spec
linens of agricultural productions, IN
derthc joint resolution for that pur
pose. i - @
| 3 For the necessary expense of col
lecting, classifying, labelling, an(
packing meteorological and metallurgl
cal specimens to complete the exhi
bition of the mineral wealth of thu
United States.
For the necessary expenses OF la
borers and extra service In the offices
at Paris and New York, and for thu
expenses of a secretary, clerks, sclen
tifc assistant and draughtsmen, rooms
and other incidental expenses of thu
d commission. Is
SEC. g. And be it further resolved
That it shall be the duty of the genera
agent at New York, and of the com
e missioner general at Paris, to trans
NIT to Congress, through the Depart
ment of State, detailed statement 0
the manner in which the expenditure
herein authorized are made by ther
respectively.
Approved, March II, 1867.