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 RESOLUTIONS. [No. 1._| Joint resolution in relation to the International Industrial Exposition to be Dec. 15, 1877. ` held in Paris in eighteen hundred and seventy-eight. ——;-—— Whereas, the United States have been invited by the Republic of France to take part in a universal exposition of the productions of agriculture, manufactures, and the fine arts, to be held in Paris in eighteen hundred and seventy-eight: Therefore, Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That said invitation is accepted, and _ Parismpnnninn; that the Governors of the several States and Territories be, and are ¤¤“*·'**i°¤ W ¤°· hereby, requested to invite the people of their respective States and °°P°°d‘ Territories to assist in the proper representation of the productions of our industry, and of the natural resources of the country, and to take such further measures as may be necessary in order to secure to their respective States and Territories the advantages to be derived from this beneficent undertaking. _ Sec. 2. That the President by and with the advice and consent of Commissionerthe Senate, shall appoint a Commissioner·General to represent the G¤¤¤f¤l; =¤m><>i¤t- United States in the proposed exposition, and, under the general direc- “‘°““? P°“"’"* tion of the Secretary of State, to make all needful rules and regulations in reference to the contributions from this country, and to control the expenditures incident to the proper installation and exhibition thereof, and to the preparation of the reports on the exposition; and that the President may also appoint twenty additional commissioners, no two of additional comwhom shall be appointed from any one State of whom three shall be ”““’°”°”· practical artisan experts, three shall be skilled representatives of commerce and manufactures, and four shall be practical agriculturalists, nine shall be scientific experts, corresponding to, and specifically assigned to report upon, the nine groups into which the exposition will, under the official regulations, be divided, and one who shall be assistant assistant comcommissioner-general, and shall perform the duties of commissioner- ¤¤¤¤¤°¤¤*·€¤¤¤F¤1· general in case of his death or disability, and shall report upon the exhibition at large, and the general results thereof; that the allow- Allowances ance to said commissioner-general for salary and personal expenses shall not exceed five thousand dollars for his whole term of office; and the allowance of the twenty additional commissioners for salary and personal expenses shall not exceed twelve hundred _ _ dollars each, not including such clerical service as may be allowed C1°¤°*=*1*“°’“°°- by the commissionengeneral, which shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars; and the Governors of the several States may nominate and the President appoint two honorary commissioners from each of the several H9¤<>¤¤¤*y mm- States, and the President may appoint twenty-four additional honorary “““‘°“°"‘ commissioners, among whom there shall be at least one resident of each of the Territories of the United States which said honorary commissioners may report upon such special subjects as the commissioner-general may direct, and shall serve without pay or other expense to the United States. And provided further, That in case the authorities of any State _St¤t¤ <>¤¤¤¤¤i¤— or Territory shall appoint a commissioner or commissioners to represent “‘°“°”· the interests of such State or Territory at said exhibition said commissioner or commissioners so appointed shall have the same status in the commission as the honorary commissioners provided for herein but shall not be entitled to either pay or compensation out of the money hereby _ _ appropriated: Provided always, That no person appointed by virtue of t8N°tP°°““L’:{)5{t;“ this resolution shall have any pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in "’“ m °x ' 245