Joint resolution to establish a tercentenary commission to commemorate the advent and history of Father Jacques Marquette in North America, and for other purposes
PL 89-187 (S.J.Res.53), enacted 09/15/1965

79 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 89-187-SEPT. 15, 1965 
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of 1964 (78 Stat 767) is amended by the addition of the following 
section: 
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shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.^' 
Approved September 15, 1965. 
Limitation. 
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Penalty. 
Public Law 89-186 
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Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Rei)re>fentat'rve>? of the 
United States of Anieiica 
In CongreH.s a-si.^emh1ed^ That the second 
clause of title 18, United States C'ode, section 3056, is amended to read 
as follows: "protect the person of a former President and his wife 
during his lifetime and the person of a widow and minor children of a 
former President for a period of four years after he leases or dies in 
office, miless sucli protection is dex-lined;". 
Approved September 15, 1965. 
Former Presi-
dents and fam-
ilies. 
Protection. 
65 Stat. 122; 
76 Stat. 9 56. 
Public Law 89-187 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To establish a tercentenary commission to commemorate the advent and history 
of Father Jacques Marquette in North America, and for other purposes. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assemhled^ That (a) there is established 
a commission to be known as the Father Marquette Tercentenary Com-
mission, which shall be composed of twelve members as follows: 
(1) Four Members of the Senate to be appointed by the Presi-
dent of the Senate; 
(2) Four Members of the House of Eepresentatives to be 
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Eepresentatives; and 
(3) Four members to be appointed by the President of the 
United States. 
(b) The President shall, at the time of appointment, designate one 
of the members appointed by him to serve as Chairman and executive 
officer. 
The members of the Commission shall receive no salary by 
reason of their services as members, but the executive officer may 
reimburse them for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by 
them in conducting Commission business. 
(c) Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but 
shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment 
was made. 
SEC. 2. The functions of the Commission shall be to develop and 
execute suitable plans for the celebration of the three hundredth anni-
versary of the advent and subsequent history of Father Jacques 
September 15, 1965 
[S. J. Res. 53] 
Father Marquette 
Tercentenary Com-
mission. 
Establishment. 
Functions. 
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Report to 
President. 
Personnel. 
63 Stat. 954. 
5 u s e 1071 
note. 
Compensation. 
Donations of 
money, property, 
etc. 
Records of 
expenditures. 
Report to 
Congress. 
Surplus prop-
erty, disposal. 
74 Stat. 661. 
Marquette, who came to New France in 1666. In conjunction with the 
development of such plans, the Commission shall investigate, in coop-
eration with the Secretary of the Interior, the desirability and suita-
bility of establishing a j)ermanent national monument or memorial to 
commemorate the historical events associated with the life of Father 
Jacques Marquette in the New World. The Secretary of the Interior 
shall submit a report of such investigation to the President for trans-
mittal to the Congress, together with any recommendations which the 
President may deem appropriate. 
SEC. 3. The Commission may employ, without regard to the civil 
service laws or the Classification Act of 1949, such employees as may 
be necessary in carrying out its functions: Provided^ That no employee 
whose position would be subject to the Classification Act of 1949, as 
amended, if said Act were applicable to such position, shall be paid a 
salary at a rate in excess of the rate payable under said Act for posi-
tions of equivalent difficulty or responsibility. 
Such rates of compen-
sation msLj be adopted by the Commission as may be authorized by the 
Classification Act of 1949, as amended, as of the same date such rates 
are authorized for positions subject to said Act. 
The Commission 
shall make adequate provision for administrative review of any 
determination to dismiss any employee. 
SEC. 4. (a) The Commission is authorized to accept donations of 
money, property, or personal services; to cooperate with agencies of 
State and local governments; with patriotic and historical societies 
and with institutions of learning; and to call upon other Federal 
departments or agencies for their advice and assistance in carrying 
out the purposes of this joint resolution. The Commission, to such 
extent as it finds to be necessary, may 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 
officer of the Commission, who shall keep complete records of such 
expenditures and who shall account for all funds received by the 
Commission. A report of the activities of the Commission, including 
an accounting of funds received and expended, shall be furnished by 
the Commission to the Congress within one year following the ter-
mination of the celebration as prescribed by this joint resolution. 
The Commission shall terminate upon submission of its report to the 
Congress, unless the investigation authorized in section 2 of this joint 
resolution is incomplete and the report thereon has not been submitted 
to the Congress. 
(c) Any property acquired by the Commission remaining upon 
termination of the celebration may be used by the Secretary of the 
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. 
(d) Mail matter sent by the Commission as penalty mail or franked 
mail shall be accepted for mail subject to section 4156 of title 39, 
United States Code, as amended. 
Approved September 15, 1965.