The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-02-06
The Worlds Fair Of 1888.
A SYNOPSIS OF THE BILL TO BE INTRODUCED
IN CONGRESS,

The worlds fair committee, of New York,
will cause to be introduced in congress an
act ITO provide for celebrating the one hum
dredth anniversary Of the treaty of peace
and the recognition of American indcpend-
ence by holding an international exhibition
OF arts, manufactures and the products of
the soil aud mine, in the city of New YORK
In 1888.
The act creates the United States interna-
tional commission, corporation in the city
of New York. 1t provides that'a commits
sion of two commissioners from each state
and one from each territory of the United
States and one from the District of Colum
bia, to be appointed in sixty days by the
president on the nomination of the COVER
nors of the states, together with the mem
bels of the committee of finance; it recon-.
mends number of men to be designated as
the United States International commission,
which shall fix the date of the fair and site
within the corporate limits of New York
that the commission shall meet there and
| report to congress at the next session suit.
able date for opening and closing the exhibi-
ion, schedule of appropriate ceremonies
and other matters; that they serve without
pay and that the United States shall not be
liable for any expenses of the exhibition
that upon notice from the governor of New
York that buildings, site, etc., are provided
for, the president shall make proclamation
of the time and place of the exhibition and
invite foreign nations thereto that the com.
mission may receive subscriptions of capita
stock to an amount not exceeding Sl2 ,000, ,00(
to be divided into shares of $40 each, en-.
titling each to vote in the choice of s
finance committee, twenty-five in number
which with the officers of the commission
shall take care of the accounts, reporting tc
comm ission quarterly, and who shall be ex
oficio commissioners that the officers of tn,
commission elected by the commissit n anc
the members of the committee of 6napc,
shall hold Office for one year, when ther,
shall be new election; that the commission
shall prepare a complete classification of ex
hibits, and shall appoint all judges anc
examiners. guards and other subordinate
officers of the exhibition. and award prem
ums, and generally have charge of all inter
course with the repre- esentatives of foreign
nations; that the corporation may issu,
bonds not in excess of its capital stock, Sc
cured by mortgage upon its property ant
income, present and prospective, the stocl
certificates to be prepared by the treasur,
department, and counterfeiting them to b,
punishable as il they were United State
currency. But nothing in this act to Great,
any liability of the United States, direct Of
indirect, for any debt or obligation incurred
nor for any claim by the United States in
,ernational commission for aid or pecuniar,
assistance from congress or the treasury o
the unitsd States in support or liquidation
OF any debts or obligations created by sal
commission and providing that nothing il
this act shall be so construed as to over
ride or interfere with the laws of anv state
that no member of said corporation wheth
er shareholder or otherwise, shall be person
ally liable for any debt or obligation which
may be crea ed or incurred by the United
states International commission that al
soon as practicable after the exhibition il
closed it shall be the duty of the corpor
alton to convert its property into cash, ant
after the:payment of all its liabilities to di
vide its remaining assets among its stock
holders pro rata.