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 FIFTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 1827-1828. 1904. 575 cation accompanied with competent and sufficient proof, and the surrender of such check, be paid the amount thereof from the said appropriation account to be denominated "Outstanding liabilities, District of Columbia," upon a claim therefor duly audited and approved by the auditor of the District of Columbia, subject to like conditions and provisions as those imposed and required by the Revised Statutes R· 8-. M- 306. p· 5L of the United States, with respect to the ayment of amounts represented by checks of disbursing officers of the United States which have been covered back into the Treasury to the credit of outstanding liabilities. Approved, April 28, 1904. ' CHAP. 1828.—An Act To incorporate the Carnegie Institution of Washington. Be it enacted by the Senate and House 0 f Re esentattves of the United [Public, N0- 260-] States of America in Congress assembled, Tligt the persons following, Dimmomolumbia being persons who are now trustees of the Carnegie Institution, namely, Carnegie Institution AlexanderAgassiz, John S. Billings, John L. Cadwalader, Cleveland H. ggrll3§gl1°gt°“ m°°° Dodge, W illiam N. F rew, Lyman J. Gage, Daniel C. Gilman, John Hay, 1“°°'!’°’““’”· Henry L. Higginson, William Wirt Howe, Charles L. Hutchinson, Samuel P. Lan ley, William Lindsay, Seth Low, Wayne MacVeagh, Darius O. Mili, S. Weir Mitchell, William W. Morrow, Ethan A. Hitchcock, Elihu Root, John C. Spooner, Andrew D. White, Charles D. Walcott, Carroll D. Wright, their associates and successors, duly chosen, are hereby incorporated and declared to be a body corporate _ by the name of the Carnegie Institution of Washington and by that name shall be known and ave perpetual succession, with the powers, limitations, and restrictions herein contained. Sec. 2. That the objects of the corporation shall be to encourage, 0\>3·¤=¤· in the broadest and most liberal manner, investigation, research, and discovery, and the application of knowledge to the improvement of mankind; and in particular-- (a) To conduct, endow, and assist investigation in any department of science, literature, or art, and to this end to cooperate with governments, universities, colleges, technical schools, learned societies, and individuals. (b) To appoint committees of experts to direct special lines of research. (c) T o publish and distribute documents. 1 (d) To conduct lectures, hold meetings, and acquire and maintain a ibrar. · (e) To purchase such property, real or personal, and construct such building or buildings as may be necessary to carry on the work of the corporation. (f) In general, to do and perform all things necessary to promote the objects of the institution, with full power, however, to the trustees hereinafter appointed and their successors from time to time to modify the conditions and regulations under which the work shall be carried on, so as to secure the application of the funds in the manner best adapted to the conditions of the time, provided that the objects of the corporation shall at all times be among the foregoing or kindred thereto. . Sec. 3. That the direction and management of the affairs of the cor- Trustees. ration and the control and disposal of its property and funds shall bg vested ina board of trustees, twenty-two in number, tobe composed of the following individuals: Alexander A ssiz, John S. Bil ings, John L. Cadwalader, Cleveland H. Dod e, lgilliam N. Frew, Lyman J. Gage, Daniel C. Gilman, John Hay, Henry L. Higginson, William