Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-23
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The following ID the text Of the bill t.
provide for the American exhibits at th,
Paris exhibition which passed the house OF
Tuesday. An opportunity is herein giver
for some patriotic Dakotaian to serve h,!
country without compensation, and to trea'
himself to a visit to,the famous French cap
ital:
WHEREAS, The United States have been
invited by the republic of France to take
part in a universal exposition of productions
of agriculture. manufactures and fine arts,
to be held in Paris in 1873. therefore,
Res0lUe6 by the Senate and House, That
said invitation is accepted, and that the gov
errors of the several states and territories
are hereby requested to invite the people OF
their respective states and territories to as-
sist in the proper representation of the pro
luction of our industry and of the natural
resources of the country, and to take such
further measures as may be necessary in or
der to secure to their respective states aud
territories the advantages to be derived from
this beneficient undertaking.
Sec. 2. That the president be authorized
to appoint q commissioner general to repre-
sent the United States in the proposed expo
I sition, and under the general. direction of
the secretary of state to make all needful
rules and regulations in reference to contri-
buttons from this country, and to control ex-
penditures incident to the proper installation
and exhibition thereof, and to the prepars-
ton of reports on the exposition and that
the president may also appoint twenty add.
tional commissioners, provided that no two
of said commissioners shall be appointed
from one state, of whom three shallbe prac-
teal artisan experts, three shall be skilled
representatives of commerce and manufac.
lures, four shall be practical agriculturists,
nine shall be scientific experts, correspond
ing to and specifically assigned to report
upon the nine groups into which the expo
sition will, under official regulations, be
divided, and one to report upon the exhibi-
ton at large and the general results thereof;
that tie allowance to said commissioner
general for salary and personal expenses
shall not exceed $4,000 for his whole term
of Office and the allowance of the twenty ad-
ditlonal commissioner for salary and per-
sonal expenses shall not exceed $1,000 each,
not including such clerical service as may be
allowed by the commissioner general. And
the governors of the several states shall
nominate and the president may appoint
two honorary commissioners from each of
the several states, and the president may
appoint twenty-six additional honorary
commissioners, among whom there shall be
at least one resident of each of the terrific
ries, which said honorary commissioners
may report on special subjects and shall
serve without pay or other expense and
further provided that in case the authorities
Of any state or territory shall appoint a com.
missioner or commissioners to represent the
interests of such state or territory at the
aid exhibition, said commissioner or COM
missioners SO appointed shall have the
same status in the commission as
honorary commissioners provided for
herein, but shall not be entitled
to either pay or compensation
out Of the money hereby appropriated; pro-
vided always that no person appointed by
virtue Of this resolution shall have any Pc
cuniary interest directly or indirectly in any
article exhibited for competition or act as
agent for any exhibitor; and no more than
one ofthe commissioners shall be entitled
to compensation, nor more than five of the
honorary from any one state or territory.
Sec. 3. That the president be. authorized
in his discretion to assign one or more of
the public vessels to port to and from
France, free of cost, articles which NAV be
offered for exhibition by the citizens of the
United States. and that the several depart
ments of the government which contributed
to the centennial exhibition in Philadelphia
may place under control ofthe commissioner
general for exhibition such articles as shall
be deemed desirable to make a proper col.
lective exhibit on behalf of the government
of the United States, and said commissioner
general shall cause the same to be returned
to the several departments at the close of
the exhibition, and the expenses thereof
shall be betrayed out ofmoneys herein ap-
propriated.
Sec. 4. That in order to defray the ne.
cessary expenses above authorized, and for
the proper installation of the exhibition and
the expenditures of the commissioner gen.
tral, made under the direction of the secre-
tary ofstate and with his approval, and
not otherwise, there be and hereby is appro.
propriated out of any money in the treasury
of the United States, not otherwise appro-
priated, the sum of $3.50, 900.