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 80 FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 60. 1880. · ner as provided herein for the original ar pointment, and vacancies occurring in the place of the commissioners named in this act shall be filled by the said commission. _ _ _ Classification of Sec. 13. That the United States International Commission shall pre- <>>W>l*S· ~. pare a complete classification of exhibits, and shall appoint all Judges m\‘£'d§;f’{ SQQQEQQ and examiners, guards and other subordinate officers of the exhib1tion, ,,,m§ éifjcgpg; iu- and award all premiums, and generally have charge of all intercourse u·»—(·om·se with for- with the representatives of foreign nations. It may, at any regular 0*3** ”***i"¤S· meeting, elect an executive committee, which, in the absence of the com- _ mission, shall l1ave full power to act in its stead until its next meeting. Bonds. Sec. 14. That the corporation hereby created shall have authority to issue bonds not in excessof the amount actually paid in upon 1ts capital stock, and secure the payment of the same, principal and interest, by mortgage upon its property, and income, present and prospective. ri-operation or Sec. 15. That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury of _ ¤¤<>¤k ¤<>FFiii¢¢¤i¤¤· the United States, as soon as practicable, after the passage of this act, to cause to be prepared, at the cost of the said commission, in accordance with a design approved by the United States International Commission and the Secretary of the Treasury, a sufficient number of certificates of stock to meet the requirements of this act; and any person found guilty O<>¤ut<>rf¢>ii¤· of counterfeitin g, or attempting to counterfeit or knowingly circulating false certificates of stock, herein authorized, shall be subject to the same pains and penalties as are or may be provided by law for counterfeiting United States notes, but nothing in this act shall be so construed as to Uuimd S, M,,,, create any liability of the United States, direct or indirect, for any debt not liable. or obligation incurred, nor for any claim by the United States International Commission for aid or pecuniary assistance from Congress or the Treasury of the United States in support or liquidation of any debts or Promo. obligations created by said commission : And provided, That nothing in SMB M-We this act shall be so construed as to override or interfere with the laws of any State; and all contracts made in any State for the purposes of the p,.,,,,,,, international exhibition shall be subject to the laws thereof: And pro- Personal liability. vided further, That no member of said corporation, whether shareholder or otherwise, shall be personally liable for any debt or obligation which may be created or incurred by the United States International Commission. _Close of oxhibi- Sec. 16. That as soon as practicable after the said exhibition shall ’°1°¤· have been closed, it shall be the duty of said corporation to convert its property into cash, and, after the payment of all its liabilities, to divide its remaining assets among its stockholders, pro rata, in full satisfaction. · and discharge of its capital stock. And it shall be the duty then of the R¢P<>”· United States International Commission to submit, in a report to the Pipsadent of the United States, the Gnancial results of the international ex i ition. Final report. Sec. 17. That it shall be the duty of the United States International Commission to make report, from time to time, to the President of the United States of the progress of the work, and, in a final report, present . a full exhibit of the results of the United States International Exhibition. Corporate term. Sec. 18. The corporation hereby authorized shall exist no longer than until the first day of January eighteen hundred and eighty-tive. United S totes Sec. 19. That the United States shall not in any manner or under ¤°* hahha any circumstances be liable for any of the acts, doings, proceedings, or representations of the said commission, its officers, agents, servants, or employees, or any of them, or for the services, salaries, labors, or wages of said officers, agents, servants, or employees, or any of them, or for any subscriptions to the capital stock, or for any certificates of of stock, bonds, mortgages, or obligations of any kind issued by said commission, or for any debts, liabilities, or expenses of any kind whatever attending such commission or exhibition, or accruing by reason of the same. b Rgscrvcd rights _ Sno, 20. Congress may at any time alter, amend or repeal this act, as YPr3£,§;°“· in its _]ud_gment the public good shall require: Provided, That nothing ' in this act contained shall be construed to require the governor of any