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 1300 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Cii. 315 . 1929 . February 25, 1929. CHAP. 315 .-An Act Creat ing th e Mou nt Rus hmore Natio nal M emoria l	[S. 3848 .]	Commission and defining its purpos es and powers. [P ubli c, No . 805.] Mou nt Rushm ore Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives o f the National Me morial United States of America in Congress assembled, That a commission Commission. is hereby created and established, to be known as the Mount Rush- Creation and com° position of. more National Memorial Commission (hereafter referred to as the commission), to consist of twelve members, who shall be appointed by the President. The members shall serve at the pleasure of the President, who shall fill all vacancies that from time to time occur. exp me nooss es. Allowance only for The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, except that their actual expenses in connection with the work of the commission may be paid from any funds appropriated for the pur- poses of this Act or acquired by other means hereafter authorized Sec etary, etc. Provided, That the secretary may be paid such salary for his services as may be determined by the commission. The commission is also authorized to pay such actual and necessary expenses as the secretary may incur in the performance of his duties. Such salary and ex- penses shall be paid by the treasurer of the commission upon the order of the secretary thereof and then only when approved and countersigned by the chairman of the executive committee. Organization. SEC. 2 . The commission when appointed shall organize by electing Proviso. a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer : Provided, Tre asu rer. That a treasurer may be selected outside of the commission and may be a bank or trust company. Such treasurer shall execute a bond so conditioned and in such amount as shall insure the protection of funds coming into his possession. Executive committee. The commission may a lso create from its o wn membership an executive committee of five, which shall exercise such powers and functions within the purview of this Act as may be authorized by the commi ssion. mCompletion of Me ° SEC. 3. The purpose of the commission is to complete the carving of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial to consist of heroic figures of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt, together with an entablature upon which there shall be cut a suitable inscrip- tion to be indited by Calvin Coolidge, and to landscape the contiguous grounds and construct the entrances thereto. Such memorial is to be constructed according to designs and models by Gutzon Borglum, now owned or contracted for by the Mount Harney Memorial Asso- ciatio n of S outh D akota . . No charge shall ever be made for admission to the memorial grounds or for viewing the memorial. Authority. SEC. 4. The commission is authorized- Receive all property (a) To receiv e and take o ver al l prop erty, c ontrac ts, ri ghts, and etc ., of Mount Harney Memorial Association, moneys now in the hands of and possessed by the Mount Harney Memo rial Ass ocia tion, i nclu ding mem oran da, rec ords , sk etch es, models, and the incompleted figures on Mount Rushmore. Receive aaddsburse funds. (b) To receive funds and pledges to cover the expense of finish- g ing such memorial, and to pay out the same upon properly receipted vouchers to persons entitled. Employ artists, sculptors, etc (c) To employ the services of such artists, sculptors, landscape . archite cts, a nd oth ers as it sh all de termine to be neces sary t o com- plete said memorial, including the landscaping of the grounds and construction of the entrances thereto. Other powers. (d) To exercise such powers and functions as are necessary and Federal contribution proper to carry out the purposes of this Act. limited . SEC. 5 . That not more than one-half of the cost of such memorial Pest, p .1627. and landscaping shall be borne by the United States, and not to exceed $250,0 00 is hereby autho rized to be a ppropr iated for th e pur- pose. Upon requisition of the executive committee herein provided

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