Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-11-27
tors and the commissioners of this
State will, ! hope, secure your atten-
dance. "f
Very respectfully,
ri Your obcdient servant,
.4A n r. Mopprrr


d. G. MoRRELL,
United States Centennial Commission
or for the State Of Pennsylvania.
Alter which the roll of members
was called, and the following gentle
net answered TO their names, to wit
Il At Large. Edwin Ii. Filter anc
John II. Michener. Itat t3
Second District. j oseph f. Tobia,
and Charles ] Stille. se et
Third District John L. Shoemaker
and Henry d. Welsh. a
Fourth District. Bairt
and William Sellers. 4anH
Fifth Distriot--Lucius p. Thomp
sopand II. T. Darlington
Sixth District--John Tracy ant
George II. Rupp.
Seventh District--S. B. Worth ant
James M. Wilcox.
Eigth District.--Isaac EckerL ant
Henry Bushong.
Tenth District.--Benjamin Bannan
Eleventh District.-S. S. Dreher.
Twelfth District,-J. w. Holen
back.
Thirteenth District.-Thomas Bca
yer.
Sixteenth District. Samuel Philson
Seventeenth District.-David Nc
Murtrio.
Nineteenth District.-John Patton
Twonty-second District.-Alexan.
der Bradley and c. W. Bachelor.
Twcnty-fourth District. George @
Ries.
For two additional districts, Chas
NJ. Hall, and 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
T. IL. Pauley, editor of the waynes.
burg Messenger; III. J. Stable, editor
of tho Gettysburg Compiler; James
Pierce, Sharpsville; IL. p. Laird
Greonsburgj Edward j. Fox, Easton
A. Hindekopcr, Meadville; Charles
j. I. Mcintyre, New Bloomfeld--all
expressing regret AT their inability to
bo present and from James NJ. Coop.
er, of the Twenty third District, ex.
pressing bis inability to act, owing To
business arrangements.
The act of Congress approved June
l, 1872, creating the Centennial Board
of Finance, was then read. The said
act, inter ALA, provides as follows -
SECTION 2. That the said corpora.
tion shall have authority, and is here
by empowered to secure subscriptions
of capital stock to an amount not ex-
ceeding ten million of dollars, 10 be
divided into shares of ten dollars each,
and TO issue to the subscribers of said
x sorporaie d1, Seal Of said corporation,
which certificates shall bear the sigma,
tu,e of the president and treasurer,
AMI be transferable under such rules
AMI regulations as may be made for
th, purpose. And it shall be lawful
for any municipal or othor corporate
boly existing by or under the laws Of
th, United States, to subscribe and
pay for shares of said capital stock,
AID all holders of said stock shall be-
cone associates in said corporation,
aid shall be entitled 10 one vote on
erh share and it shall bo the duty
ofthc United States Centennial Com
mission to prescribe rules to enable
absent stockholders TO vote by proxy
TIe proceeds of said stock, together
with the receipts from all other
snrces, shall be used by said corpora,
tim for the erection of suitable build,
ings, with their appropriate fixtures
and appurtenances, and for all other
expenditures required in carrying out
tAe objects of the said act OF Congress
d March 3, 1871, and which may be
ilcident thereto. And the said corpo
rltion shall keep regular minutes o.
is proceedings, and full accounts, with
iae vouchers thereof, of all tho no
eipts and expenditures, and the same
hall be always open TO the inspection
Il the United States Centennial Com
Mission, or any member thereof
SECTION 3. That books of subscrip
ton shall be opened by the Unitet
statcs Centennial Commission, under
ach rules as it may prescribe, and an
opportunity shall be given, during &
,oriod of one hundred days, to Tho
itizens of each State and Territory
o subscribe for stock TO an amount
ot exceeding its quota, according t
Is population, after which period o
me hundred days, stock not taker
nay be sold to any person or person,
u corporation willing TO purchase thu
iame
Tho rules providing for the organi
ation Of the Centennial Board o
| finance, adopted by the United State
Centennial Commission, were theI
read The said rules, inter ALA, pro
scribe as follows =
RULE 4. The agents for the commits
sion for securing subscriptions to th'
stock in each State or Territory
shall be appointed in the following
manner =
The Centennial Commissioner ant
the Alternate Commissioners from eacl
State or Territory, or either of them
in the absence of the other, togctbc
with such corporators for such Stat
and Territory as may attend q meet
ing to be called by tho commission o
alternate for the purpose, shall dosig
nate one or moro national or othc
banks, or one or moro bankers In goo'
standing, to receive subscriptions ant
the amount paid thereon, and to issu
said subscription certificates Th
money so received shall be held b,
ruch banks or bankers subject to tn
order Of the Centennial Board 0
Finance, when organized; and unit
such organization, 10 the order OF tn
commissioner or alternate commits
sioner, and at least two of the SAT-
corporators for the State or Territory
in which the fund is deposited. %
Mr.. Morrell then briefly stated tina
the object for which tho oorporator
had met was tho appointment .
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