The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-19
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OF MISSISSIPPI.
lpunLrsHzD By AurHoRrrr.I
AN ACT to create the Exposition Bureau
and TO make an appropriation therefor

/ AN ACT to create the Exposition Bureau
and 70 make an appropriation therefor
and for other purposes.
SECTION /. Be il enacted by the Legisla-
/ ture Of the State Of Mississippi, That for
] the purpose of providing for an exhibition
/ of the soil climate, industries, productions
and resources Of the Stale of Mississippi
/ at the Worlds Industrial and Cotton Cen
! teunial Exposition" to be opened at New
| Orleans, Louisiana, on the first Monday OF
/ December, 1884, the EXPOSITION Barean of
the State of Mississippi IS hereby created.
/ That said Bureau shall consist of the Gov
/ ernor. the Commissioner of Immigration
| and Agriculture, the Master Of the State
/ Grange of Mississippi, the President OF
the Agricultural ard Mechanical College,
the Preseason of Minera,oZy and Geology
at the University of Mississippi, William
Oliver, of Wesson, S. A. Jonas, of Aber-
deem, 4. B. Hurt, of Winona, John Polite
want, of Pennington, A. NJ. Paxton, of
Yicksburg and NJ. J.. Gaskins, of Meridian.
That if any of the parties shall decline to
serve, or If a vacancy shall happen from
any cause the other members of said Blu
reau, if they should deem it best,
may fill such vacancy. That the Governor
shall be President of said Exposition Bu-
reau, and he may convene the same from
time to time and at such locality as he
thinks proper, but shall convene the same
within thirty days after the passage of this
act, and notify the persons named of the
time and place of such meeting.
SEC. g Be it further enacted, That said
Exposition Bureau is hereby empowered
and required to mako an exhibition of the
soil, climate, industries, productions and
resources of the State of Mississippi at
the Worlds Industrial and Cotton Cen
tennial Exposition to be opened at New
Orleans, on the first Monday in December,
1884. and is hereby vested with full power
and authority to do any and everything
which they may deem necessary or proper
to carry out and accomplish the end and
purposes for which it is created.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, That the
Governor shall appoint State Commits
sioner, who shall perform such duties in
reference to said Exhibition as may be
prescribed by the Exposition Bureau. That
such State Commissioner shall receive a
salary not to exceed fifteen hundred dol
lars, to be fixed by the Exposition Bureau,
to be paid on the certificate of the Gov
ernor to the Auditor, who shall issue his
warrant therefor. such certificate to be
given at such different times as is common
SufaLc Will Lu6 tlLlG VI SCIfACCS
That the Governor shall have the power to
remove said State Commissioner at his
pleasure, and appoint another in his place,
and may fill any vacancy in such office.
That the Governor may appoint any mem
Der of the Exposition Bureau, State Com
missioner, or other suitable person.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That each
member of the Exposition Bureau, except
IL ay,1 TnrnTnIszInnpr 0f lmmI-
grafton and Agriculture, shall receive the
sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, to be
paid on the certificate of the Governor to
the Auditor who shall issue his warrants
therefor That the Governor, if any mem
Der of said Exposition Bureau shall neg
lect his duty shall refuse to give his GER
tificate for such salary. That the salaries
of the Exposition Bureau shall be paid at
different times and commensurate with the
time of service rendered.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That there
is hereby appropriated the sum of twelve
thousand five hundred dollars, or 50 much
thereof as may be necessary for the use
and purposes of said Exposition Bureau, to
be drawn from time to time as may be
necessary on the certificate of the Cover
nor TO the Auditor, who shall issue his war
rant therefor. That said Exposition Blu
reau shall keep or cause to be kept an
itemized account of their disbursements
and salaries paid, and shall make a report
thereof TO the next Legislature. That the
amount herein appropriated shall be in full
for the payment of all salaries and dis
bursements and expenditures of every kind.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That the
exhibition made by the Exposition Bureau,
and after said Exposition is closed and so
much of it as can be preserved shall be for
warded to the Agricultural and Mechanical
College and shall there he kept and pre-
served as the property of the State of Mis-
sissippi. That it shall be the duty of said
Bureau to secure as far as possible the re-
turn of all exhibits made by counties,
towns or individuals to the Agricultural
and Mechanical College. and there pre-
served as the property of the State of Mis-
sissippi.
SEC T. Be it further enacted, That the
Governor is hereby empowered to appoint
a number of suitable persons as honorary
to attend said Exposition,
such honorary commissioners to receive no |
salary, but to be commissioned by the Gov |
srnor as the representatives of the |
State of Mississippi at said Worlds Indus
rial and Cotton Centennial Exposition.
SEC g. Be it further enacted, That the |
eyeral counties, cities and towns in this
State are hereby empowered to make ap-
to aid in providing county /
" city exhibition at said Exposition, the
anne to be under the charge of the Expo |
ition Bureau as herein created, or under
he charge Of some one appointed by said
county or city.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, That this
ct take effect from and after its passage.
Approved, March s, 1884.