Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-11-27
tors and the commissioners of this
State will, l hope, secure your attcn-
dance.
Very respectfully,
" Your obcdient scrvant,


United States Centennial Commission.
Or for the State Of Pennsylvania.
Aher which the roll Of members
WIS called, and the following gentle
men answered TO their names, TO wit !:
At Large. -Edwin Ii. Filter and
John II. Michener. -l'
Second District. " oeeph +. Tobias
and Charles ]. Stille. l
Third District John L. Shoemaker
and Henry ID. Welsh.
Fourth District Matthew Baird
and William Sellers Na
Fifth District.--Lucius p. Thomp-
s6o and u. n. Darlington-
Sixth District.--John Tracy and
George II. Rupp.
Seventh District--S. B. Worth and
James NJ. Wilcox.
Eigth District.--Isaac Eokert and
Henry Bushong
Tenth District. Benjamin Bannan.
Eleventh District.--S. S. Dreher.
Twelfth District.-J. W. Hollen-
back.
Thirteenth District. Thomas Boa
vor.
Sixteenth District. Samuel Philson.
Seventeenth District. Nc
Murtrie.
Nineteenth District.-John Patton.
Twenty District. -Alexan-
der Bradley and C. W. Bachelor.
Twcnty-fourth Distrlct.-George @.
Ries
For two additional districts, Chas.
NJ. Hall, aud Daniel Nj. Fox.
Communications were then read
from Henry Mccormick and Wm.
Cameron, Of Harrisburg, stating that
they would be present, If possible, and
also from John Gibson Of York; W.
II. Ii. Pauley, editor of the Waynes-
burg Messenger; H. J. Stable, editor
of the Gettysburg Compiler James
Pierce, Sharpsvillcj Ii. p. Laird,
lGrecnsburg Edward J. Fox, Easton
A. lIindekoper, Mcadville; Charles
J. I. Mcintyre, New Bloomfeld--all
expressing regret al their inability to
ho nraaant. and from Ianae NJ Eoon
ar roe ,ha Twan,v ,h;rd n;s,r;o, ~
nress;no b;s inab;i;,v 70 act ow;ng 10
b,s;nass arrannoma.,s S'e "
Tho az, or Gonrross annrorod r,,a
n 1870 cr.a,;ng t5a csn,ann;aI Roard
os rinance was ,hen rasd Tho said
no, inter al;a nrovidos as folIows
SycrIox 3 Tbat ,bo sa;d cornora.
tion shall have antboritv and Il here.
bv em nowered n secnre subscr;ntions
az capital stock IN nm amount not ex-
ceedine ten million of dollars 10 be
divided into shares of ten dollars each.
and 10 issue TO The subscribers Of aid
stock oertificates therefor under the
corporate seal Of said corporation,
which certificates shall bear the sigma
tuse of the president and treasurer,
AMI be transferable under such rules
AMI regulations as may be made for
thu purpose. And II shall be lawful
for any municipal or other corporate
boly existing by or under the laws of
ths United Statcs, to subscribe and
py ior shares OF SAID capital stock,
nrp all holders OF SAID stock shall be-
come associates 10 sald corporation,
ana snail De enililed TO one vote on
erh snare ana II snail DO the duty
ottho uh'tod STATES centennial Com
mission 10 prescribe rules to enable
absent stockholders TO vote BY proxy.
lie proceeds Oh sa'd stock, together
WIN inc receipts from all other
sources, shaii 90 used ny SAID corpora
!l'n Tor me erection oi suitable build
ings, win tnelr appropriate fixtures
ana hppurlehahceh, ana ior all other
expenditures required in carrying out
ne OBJECTS OF the SAID act OF Congress
q March D, 1871, and which may DO
Incident thereto. And the said corpo-
rition shall keep regular minutes Of
is proceedings, and full accounts, with
the vouchers thereof, of all the rc-
celpts and expenditures, and the same
shall be always open TO the inspection
q the United States Centennial Com
mission, or any member thereof.
SECTION y. That books of subscrip-
ton shall be opened by the United
States Centennial Commission, under
such ruIos as it may prescribe, and an
opportunity shall be given, during
period Of one hundred days, to tho
citizens Of each State and Territory,
TO subscribe for stock TO an amount
not exceeding It's quota, according to
ts population, after which period OF
ene hundred days, stock not taken
may be sold to any person or persons
Or corporation willing 70 purchase the
tamc. il Mofr
The rules providing for tho organ-
mlion Of the Centennial Board of
Finance, adopted by the United States
Centennial Commission, were then
read. The said rules, inter ALA, pro
scribe as follows =
RULE 4. The agents for the commits
sion for securing subscriptions to the
stock 10 each state or territory,
shall DO appointed IN the following
manner =
A in ". 10. "A