The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-20
THE PRECAUTIONARY BILL
Text Of Measure Providing for Lake
ChampIain Celebration.

Champlain Celebration.
Montpelier, Oct l9.-The full text
Of the Lake Champlain tercentenary
bin, introduced by Senator f. NJ. Cor.
ry Of Washington in the senate and
Representative Frank L. Fish Of Yer.
gennes in the house are as follows:
Section ]. A commission for the
public celebration of the precautionary
Of the discovery OF Lake Cramplain
and the state of Vermont is hereby
authorized which shall consist of the
governor (who shall be chairman ex
oiiicio) and nine citizens of this state
to be appointed by him.
Section .. Said commission shall
organize by electing from among its
number a secretary, a treasurer and
such other officers as 1t may deem
necessary, and shall have power to ap
point such committee as may be nee
essary for the performance OF its
work The secretary shall be allow
ed such sum for services and expenses
as the commission may direct. The
other members of the commission
shall receive no pay for their services
but shall be allowed their necessary
expenses. The treasurer shall fur
nish bonds in such sum as may be
fixed by the governor and the auditor
az accounts.
Section 3. The object Of said com
mission shall be 10 plan and conduct
q fitting celebration of the tercenten-
airy of the discovery Of Lake Cham.
plain and Vermont by Samuel Cham.
plain. IN the month of July, 1909. and
of such historical events OF impor-
lance as have taken place on or about
Lake Champlain following the discov-
cry, as The commission may deem
worthy of cOmmemoratiOn
Section g. Said commission shall
have power TO enter into negotiations
and cooperate with the tercentenary
commission created by the state of
New York with the governments of
the United States. the province Of
Quebec and the Dominion of Canada
or either of them. and with any patri-
oiic. historical. or civic organization,
in such celebration.
section o. Said commission Is
hereby authorized. either by itself or
acting with the New York state com
mission or with the government Of
The United States, OF with societies.
organizations. or individuals. 10 plan
for and erect a suitable permanent
memorial TO Samuel Champlain in the
valley OF Lake Champlain
Section 6. The sum Of twenty
five thousand dollars is hereby appro.
priated 20 enable said commission TO
carry out the purposes OF this act,
which sum shall be managed control.
led and expended by said commission.
Upon the requisitlon of the chairman
and treasurer OF said commission. the
auditor of accounts shall draw his or.
dcrs in favor of said treasurer for
The amounts therein specified. In adj
ditlon TO the sum appropriated, said
commission is hereby authorized TO
receive and eXpeud public or private
contributions for any OF the purposes
set forth In this act.
Section Z. An account shall be
kept by the treasurer OF said com.
mission showing all moneys expend.
ed from said appropriation. which &C.
count together with the vouchers in
/ ycrIdcauon thereof shall be rendered
to detail TO the auditor OF accounts
within thirty days after the close Of
| said celebration An accurate rec
ord of all the proceedings and tran.
sactlous OF said commission shall be
kept and a full report of the same and
of The receipts and disbursements OF
said commission shall be submitted
To- the general assembly Of nineteen
hundred and ten. said commission
shall have no power TO contract for
the expenditure OF any sum In excess
of the amount herein appropriated
and such funds as shall have actually
been paid into its treasury by public
or private contribution for purposes
OF this act. An accurate account OF
The receipt and disbursement OF such
contributions. " any. shall be kept
and the same shall be included In
said report
Section s. This act shall take Of
feet from its passage"