Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-24
The COrcoran Art GALLERY.

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(Messrs. James NJ. Carlisle, James G. Hail.
George W. Riggs, Anthony Hyde, James q.
Berret, James g. Kennedy, Henry ID. Cooke
and James &. McGuire, OF the District of Co
lnmbia, and William T. Walters, of Baltimore,
MARYLAND have permanently organized by the
election OF the following 0fficers-President,
James VI. Carlisle; Vice President, James G.
Berret; Secretary, Anthony Hyde; Treasurer,
George w. Riggs. Committee ON Finance
George W. Riggs, Henry ID. Cooke and James
{. Mcclure. Committee on the Buildng-The
Secretary, James &. Kennedy and James c.
Hall. Committee ON Works Of Art-william T.
Walters, ), Z. Mcclure and George W. Riggs.
James {. Kennedy and James q. Berref A
special committee, consisting OF Messrs Wal
tiers, Kennedy, Cook and Hall, was appointed,
complete the building, and Mr.. Clarke and Mr..
Mullett have kindly offered their gratuitous
services to superintend the completion.
The following are the regulations adopted by
the Trustees under which the above officers
were elected:
The institution shall be called 1.-THE Corcoran
Gallery of Art" AMI the Trustees shall elect
from their own number President, a Vice Pre-
sdent, Secretary, and a Treasurer, and the
following standing committees: A Committee
Oh Finance, which shall consist of the Treasurer
and two others; a Committee on the Building,
which shall exercise a general control over the
building after its completion, and over the en-
pOyees connected Herewith, and shall consist
OF the Secretary and two others; Committee
winch shall direct the admission and arrange
ment Of all works of art owned or ON exhibition,
and shall exercise general supervision over the.
Gallery, and to which all applications for the
ADMISSION or purchase Of works of art shall be
referred; Committee ON Legislation, which
shall consist Of three, whose duty it shall he to
look after all matters affecting the interests of
the institution before Congress and the CORPORA
ton OF Washington; special committees 10 he
appointed from time to time.
1t was made the duty OF the President to pre-
ade at all meetings, and perform such duties as
usually appertain to the office, and the Vice
President to act in the absence of the President
The Secretary Is to have charge of all papers
and records, conduct all the correspondence,
exercise a supervision over the clerks and other
employees, receive all moneys and paw over the
same to the Treasurer monthly and make an
annual report to the Board Of Trustees ON the
e IN in each year The
OF Tue Inssitnte on, upon the order Of the Presi-
dent, countersigned by the Secretary, and make
an annual report at the same time. -
The Board OF Trustees shall make appropria-
tlons Tor all expenditure of the funds Of the in
stitution. The President and Vice President of
the United States, Cabinet Ministers, Mayors of
0rs Of the several States and Territories of the
Union, shall have free access to the institution.
TWAS also provided that Janitor should be
hp&Ted, r %nem Necessary, TO reside in the
as prescribed by Mr.. COrcOran in his deed OF
g1ft shall be the encouragement of genius in the
production OF works Of art and kindred objects,
by the purchase Of works of art and keeping and
maintaining q gallery for the exhibition of such
w0rks,tOgether with such rs are received from
MI. C0rcoran under the deed, and what NAV be
received from other sources; and also IL, and
whenever, the trustees shall deem it expedent. a
school of design, where deserving artists NAV be
aided in the cultivation and 1eveiopmcnt of
talent for the production of such works OF art
and kindred objects As are before referred TO-
On two days ito be hereafter designated) of each
week the gallery is to he free 10 visitors, under
proper regulations. The name of the institution
Is to be permanently and Handsomely inscribed
on the front Of the building. Mr.. COrcoran and
any person he may name by card, shall. at ali
times, be admitted to the building It is proyi-
ded also that all suitable records shall be kent:
under the direction Of the Secretary, and the
the Committee on Works OF Art. - - =
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