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 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. (`Hs. 184, 185. 1908. 183 in May and the second Monday in December in each year, and at such other times and places as may hereafter be provided by law." Sec.  That suitable rooms and accommodations are to be furnished a,'5f,‘;‘{’;§§*f§,@(§“"°‘” for holding the courts at Jackson, free ot expense to the Government of the United States, until such time as a Federal building shall be erected there. ` Approved, May 22, 1908. CHAP. 185.-An Act To provide for participation by the United States in an M°>'22· 190* international exposition to be held at Tokyo, Japan, in nineteen hundred and twelve. [SA639'] [Public, No. 129.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House af Representatives of the United Ja n S. States of A@0a in Congress assembled, That the President be, and tionim Q 6 exposihe is hereby, authorized to accept the invitation extended by the Imperial Japanese Government to the Government of the United t,g;{g§§“*°S*° imc States to particgpate in the Great National Exposition to be held in ' Tok 0, Japan, rom April first to October thirty-first, nineteen hundredy and twelve. In accepting said invitation itis hereby declared to nrepmm or metre be the purpose of the Government of the United States to participate °“Hd”‘”‘ °t°‘ in said Japanese National Exposition by erecting suitable buildings and making an appropriate ex ibit of arts, industries, manufactures, and products of this soil and mines and as far as practicable of the functions of the General Government of the United States and an exhibit of such other articles as the President of the United States _ maay direct: Provided, That such participation, buildings, exhibits, §°`{,§,"{§j,';,m cm an all expenses connected therewith, inc uding salaries, clerical, and other services and transportation of persons and exhibits shall not exceed one million Eve hundred thousand dollars. _ Sec. 2. That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized, by and C¤¤¤¤§¤¤i<>¤¤¢¤¤#d- with the advice and consent of the Senate, to a point three commis— ,,,‘§,,';°§f,;§§§§§§n,,$,i sioners-general who shall, under the direction of the Secretary of State, zegeglg and mlm_ take such steps as are necessary to ascertain the general plan and scope ° 8" of the said National Exposition, the character, size, and cost of the ` buildings to be erected by the United States, and the extent and character of the exhibit authorized hereunder that would best serve the interests of the United States and its citizens, and would be best adapted to illustrate the growth and develoipment of the country and the character of our people. That therea ter, and as soon as practicable, said commissioners shall report fully to the President and to Congress the result of such investigation together with their recommendations and the estimated cost of said partici ation in said exposition within the foregoing authorization; and it shall also be the duty m§,·>g>;]g¥l$;,*__P*¤*i**°"* of the commissioners-general to report to the President for transmis— sion to Congress at the beginning of each regular session a detailed _ statement of all expenditures incurred hereunder. That one of said C"m°°’“”°°“‘ commissionersgeneral shall receive as compensation for his services the sum of eight thousand dollars per annum; that the other two commissionersgeneral shall receive as compensation for their services from and after January first, nineteen hundred and nine. two thousand dollars er annum for the first year and five thousand dollars per ]_ _ annum tlhereafter; together with the actual traveling expenses of all ,,,§""°’"g °xp°¤”°s’ of said commissionersgeneral, including sleeping-car service and a per diem in lieu of subsistence of five dollars when actually traveling S mw m mm in the discharge of their duties as said commissioners-general. That mi§§§$._ ‘ _ the President shall also appoint a secretary at a compensation of five f1’_°“‘¥’$}‘S*‘*‘°“_é¤ thousand dollars per- annum, together with his actual traveling m_°°v° mg up xl expenses, including slee ing—car service and a per diem in lieu of subsistence of five dollars wihen actually traveling in the discharge of his