Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-24

from each state and ter-
ritory OF the United States and from the
District of Columbia, and eight commits
The commissioners
from the states and territories are to, be
appointed within thirty days from the
passage of the act by the president Of
the United States, on the nomination Of
the governors of the states and terri
tories and commissioners OF the District
of Columbia, respectively. The eight
Ecommissioners-at-la large are to be ap-
pointed by the president.
4 The commission is to be called to-
Sgether by the secretary OF state of the
United States in the city of st. Louis
by notice to the commissioners as soon
as convenient after their appointment,
and within thirty days. The commits
sioners at this first meeting will organ
ize by the election of such officers and
the appointment of such committees as
they deem expedient. The commission
has power, in Its discretion. to accept
such site for the exposition as may be
offered The commission will also allot
space for the exhibitors, prepare class
ification for exhibits. determine the plan
and scope of the exposition and appoint
all judges and examiners for the expo
sition. award all premiums and gener-
ally have charge of all intercourse with
exhibitors and representatives of for
eign nations. The appointment OF a
lady board of managers is authorized.
All articles which shall be imported
from foreign countries for the sole pur-
pose of exhibition at the exposition,
upon which there shall be a tariff or
custom duty shall be admitted free of
payment of duty under such regula-
tons as the secretary of the treasury
shall prescribe. Such articles when
sold or drawn for consumption in the
United States shall be subject to the
duty which would have been imposed
by the revenue laws in force ut the
date Of the Importation.
Provision is made for an exhibit at
1.-The exposition by the government OF
the United States from its executive
4 departments, the Smithsonian Insttu-
lstion, the United States commission of
| fish and fisheries, and the national mu-i
lsseum. of such articles and material as
illustrate the function and administers
Tive faculty of the government in time
lsof peace, and its resources as a war
power. tending to demonstrate the ma
ture of our Institutions and their ada p
ttation to the wants Of the people TO
secure a complete and harmonious
\ feeling of such government exhibit a
\ board, to be known as the United
States government board. shall be Gre
lated. The secretary of the treasury is
authorized to cauAe a suitable building
4 to he erected for the government ex-
| hibits at a cost not to exceed the sum
of 100000. The provision in the billfo
| the federal appropriation of 81, 1000, 600 is
las follows:
THAT when the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition of 1903 shall have raised
Ito the satisfaction of the secretary of
\ the treasury sl0.00O.0O0 for and on ac-
scount of inaugurating and carrying
| forward the said exposition, then
4 the United States will authorize the
expenditure of the sum of $1,000. 600 for
4 said exposition, to be disbursed under
1.-THE direction of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition u 1908 under the rules and
regulations to be prescribed by the Sec
retary of the treasury: preceded, how
ever, that the sum Of s5,oOo0O0 shall
mot be expended until the said sum of
$40, 900, oo0raised by said Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition of 1903 shall have been
expended for and on account OF said
4 exposition
The dedication of the buildings of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition is To
occur not later than the soth day of
!. April, 1903, and the exposition shall be
lsopened to visitors not later than May
i i, 1903. and shall be closed at such times
las the commission may determine, but
mot later than Dec. l. 1903.