Joint resolution providing for the establishment of the North Carolina Tercentenary Celebration Commission to formulate and implement plans to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of the State of North Carolina, and for other purposes
PL 87-437 (S.J.Res.147), enacted 04/27/1962

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PUBLIC LAW 87-437-APR. 27, 1962 
[76 STAT. 
April 27, 1962 
[S. J. Res. 147] 
Public Law 87-437 
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JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for the establishment of the North Carolina Tercentenary Celebration 
Commission to formulate and implement plans to commemorate the three 
hundredth anniversary of the State of North Carolina, and for other purposes. 
Whereas the year 1963 will mark the tercentenary of the charter by 
which King Charles II of England conveyed to Edward, Earl of 
Clarendon; George, Duke of Albemarle; William, Lord Craven; 
John, Lord Berkeley; Anthony, Lord Ashley; Sir George Carteret, 
knight and baronet; Sir William Berkeley, knight; and Sir John 
Colleton, knight and baronet "all that territory or tract of ground 
situate, lying and being within our dominions in America extending 
from the north end of . . . Luck Island which lies . . . within six 
and thirty degrees of the northern latitude, and to the west as far 
as the South Seas, and so southerly as far as the River Saint Mat-
thias, which borders upon the coast of Florida and within one and 
thirty degrees of northern latitude, and west in a direct line as far 
as the South Seas aforesaid . . . to have, use, exercise and enjoy 
. . . as . . . true and absolute Lords and Proprietories . . . (with 
authority to make and) enact under their seals . . . any laws what-
soever, either pertaining to the public state of the said province or 
to the private utility of particular persons, according to their best 
discretion, of and with the advice, assent and approbation of the 
freemen of the said province, or the greater part of them, or of their 
delegates or deputies . . .;" and 
Whereas the foregoing event constitutes a major landmark in the 
early history of North Carolina and of the United States as an 
English Colony; and 
Whereas it is fitting and desirable that we commemorate the begin-
nings of the State of North Carolina, together with its subsequent 
history and future role in the family of the United States, for the 
benefit of all the people of our Nation; and 
Whereas such a commemoration, with careful planning, can be of 
N o r t h Carolina 
Tercentenary Cel-
ebration Comm i s-
sion. 
Establishment, 
Membership, 
Functions. 
enduring, rather than transitory, worth to our people; 
fore, be it 
N o w , 
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Carolina Charter 
Tercentenary Com-
mission. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) there is hereby 
established a commission to be known as the North Carolina Ter-
centenary Celebration Commission (hereafter referred to in this joint 
resolution as the "Commission") which shall be composed of fifteen 
members as follows: 
(1) Four members who shall be Members of the Senate, to be 
appointed by the President of the Senate; 
(2) Four members who shall be Members of the House of Rep-
resentatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(3) Seven members to be appointed hj the President. 
(b) The President shall, at the time of appointment, designate one 
of the members appointed by him to serve as Chairman. The mem-
bers of the Commission shall receive no salary. 
SEC. 2. (a) The functions of the Commission shall be to develop and 
to execute suitable plans for the celebration of a series of anniversaries 
occurring during 1963, commemorating the three hundredth anniver-
sary of the Carolina charter of 1663, together with significant events 
in the history of North Carolina from 1663 to 1763, both years inclu-
sive. 
(b) In carrying out its functions the Commission is authorized to 
cooperate with and to assist the Carolina Charter Tercentenary Com-
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mission and any other agency created or designated by the General 
Planning and 
Assembly of the State of North Carolina for the purpose of planning P^'"°'"°"°"-
and promoting the Carolina charter tercentenary celebration. If the 
participation of other nations in the celebration is deemed advisable, 
the Commission may communicate to that end with the governments 
of such nations through the Department of State. 
SEC. 3. The Commission may employ, without regard to the civil 
service laws or the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, such 
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employees as may be necessary in carrying out its functions. 
Service 
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of an individual as a member of the Commission, on a part-time or c o n f 1 i c t of 
full-time basis, with or without compensation, shall not be considered ^
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as service or employment bringing such individual within the provi-
sions of section 281, 283, 284, 434, or 1914 of title 18 of the United 
States Code, or section 190 of the Kevised Statutes of the United States 
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SEC. 4. (a) The Commission is authorized to accept donations of Donations, 
money, property, or personal services; to cooperate with patriotic 
and historical societies and with institutions of learning; and to call 
upon other Federal departments or agencies for their advice and assist- 
Assistance, ete.^ 
ance in carrying out the purposes of this joint resolution. The Com- cier.****'^ a gen-
mission, to such extent as it finds to be necessary, may, without regard 
to the laws and procedures applicable to Federal agencies, procure 
supplies, services, and property and make contracts, and may exercise 
those powers that are necessary to enable it to carry out efficiently and 
in the public interest the purposes of this joint resolution. 
(b) Expenditures of the Commission shall be paid by the executive 
Expenditures 
officer of the Commission, who shall keep complete records of such ^'^ activities. 
expenditures and who shall account also for all funds received by the 
Commission. A report of the activities of the Commission, including 
Report to con-
an accounting of funds received and expended, shall be furnished by ^®^*-
the Commission to the Congress within three months following the 
celebration as prescribed by this joint resolution. 
(c) Any property acquired by the Commission remaining upon ter- surplus property 
mination of the celebration may be used by the Secretary of the ^sitfo^n.""**' ^^^ 
Interior for purposes of the national park system or may be disposed 
of as surplus property. The net revenues, after payment of Commis-
sion expenses, derived from Commission activities, shall be deposited 
in the Treasury of the United States. 
SEC. 5. The Commission shall expire upon the completion of its Expiration date, 
duties, but in no event later than April 1,1964. 
Approved April 27, 1962. 
Public Law 87-438 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
April 27, 1962 
Providing for the establishing of the former dwelling house of Alexander 
[H. j . Res. 449] 
Hamilton as a national memorial. 
Alexander Ham-
Besolved by the /Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress a^sembled^ That the Secretary of the 
Interior is authorized and directed to take such action as may be mo°rrai*!^"°"° ™
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necessary to provide for the establishment of the former dwelling 
Establishment. 
house of Alexander Hamilton (commonly known as The Grange), 
situated in New York, New York, as a national memorial. However, 
the Secretary shall not establish the national memorial until he has 
satisfied himself that the lands which have been donated are sufficient