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 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 429 . AUGUST 2, 1935 . 511 [CHAPTER 429 .] JOI NT RESOLUTION August 2, 1935. To provide for the observance and cel ebra tion of the one hundred and fiftieth	[a .J. Res. 208.] anniversary of the adoption of the Ordinance of 1787 and the settlement of the [Pub. Res ., No. 4l.] Northwest Territory. Whereas the famous ordinance known as the " Ordinance of 1787 " Anniversary of ado p- I ti on of Ordi nance of adopted by the Federal Cong ress for the government of the terri- 1787 and settlement of tory now embracing the States of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Northwest Territory. Preamble. Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota, and then known a s the " North- west Territory ", was so far-reaching in its effects, making such a complete change in the method of governing new communities formed by colonization, that it will always rank as one of the greatest civil documents of all time; and Whereas the se ttlement of, and establishment of government in, the Northwest Territory in 1788 marked the beginning of the resistless march of the people of the United States from the eastern seaboard to the Pacific Ocean; and Whereas the ad option of the Ordinance of 178 7 followed by the set- tlement of the Northwest Territory under the system of government provided by such ordinance vitally shaped and determined the pattern of development of our Nation, its ideals, its Constitution, and its government; and Whereas there is an indicative analogy between the national problems of one hundred and f ifty years ago and those of th e present day, making the study of the accomplishments of those early days of value to our people today; an d Whereas the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of these two great focal events in American history occurs in 1937 and 1938 : Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Annerica in Congress assembled, That there is hereby estab- lis hed a commi ssion to be known as th e " No rthwes t Terr itory Cele- bra tion C ommiss ion " (he rein a fter referr ed to as the " Commis- sion ") and to be composed of fourteen commissioners as follows The President of the United States; two Members of the Senate, one from each of the two major parties, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; two Members of the House of Representa- tives, one from each of the two major parties, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives :, the Regent of the State chapt er of the Da ughter s of t he Ame rican Revolu tion of each of the six States formed from the Northwe st Territory, namely, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minne- sota; and three individuals from private life, to be appointed by the President of the United States. The commissioners shall serve with- ou t comp ensati on and shall selec t a ch airman from among their number. SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the Commission to prepare and carry out a comprehe nsive plan for the observance and celebration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the Ordi- nance of 1787 and the settlement of the Northwest Territory. In the preparation of such plan, the Commission shall cooperate, insofar as is possible, with the several States and particularly with the States of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and shall take such steps as may be necessary in the coordination and correlation of plans prepared by State commissions, by agencies appointed by the governors of the several States, and by represent- ative civic organizations. Northwest Territory Celebration Commis. sion. Establishment . Duties. Cooperation wi th States .