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PUBLIC LAW 87-437-APR. 27, 1962 Public Law 87-437

April 27, 1962 [S. J. R e s. 147]

North Carolina Tercentenary Celebration Commission. Establishment,

Membership,

Functions.

Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission.

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JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for the establishment of the North Carolina Tercentenary Celebration Commission to formulate and implement plans to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of the State of North Carolina, and for other purposes.

Whereas the year 1963 will mark the tercentenary of the charter by which King Charles II of England conveyed to Edward, Earl of Clarendon; George, Duke of Albemarle; William, Lord Craven; John, Lord Berkeley; Anthony, Lord Ashley; Sir George Carteret, knight and baronet; Sir William Berkeley, knight; and Sir John Colleton, knight and baronet "all that territory or tract of ground situate, lying and being within our dominions in America extending from the north end of... Luck Island which lies... within six and thirty degrees of the northern latitude, and to the west as far as the South Seas, and so southerly as far as the River Saint Matthias, which borders upon the coast of Florida and within one and thirty degrees of northern latitude, and west in a direct line as far as the South Seas aforesaid... to have, use, exercise and enjoy ... as... true and absolute Lords and Proprietories... (with authority to make and) enact under their seals... any laws whatsoever, either pertaining to the public state of the said province or to the private utility of particular persons, according to their best discretion, of and with the advice, assent and approbation of the freemen of the said province, or the greater part of them, or of their delegates or deputies...;" and Whereas the foregoing event constitutes a major landmark in the early history of North Carolina and of the United States as an English Colony; and Whereas it is fitting and desirable that we commemorate the beginnings of the State of North Carolina, together with its subsequent history and future role in the family of the United States, for the benefit of all the people of our Nation; and Whereas such a commemoration, with careful planning, can be of enduring, rather than transitory, worth to our people; N o w, the r e fore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) there is hereby established a commission to be known as the North Carolina Tercentenary Celebration Commission (hereafter referred to in this joint resolution as the "Commission") which shall be composed of fifteen members as follows: (1) Four members who shall be Members of the Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; (2) Four members who shall be Members of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and (3) Seven members to be appointed hj the President. (b) The President shall, at the time of appointment, designate one of the members appointed by him to serve as Chairman. The members of the Commission shall receive no salary. SEC. 2. (a) The functions of the Commission shall be to develop and to execute suitable plans for the celebration of a series of anniversaries occurring during 1963, commemorating the three hundredth anniversary of the Carolina charter of 1663, together with significant events in the history of North Carolina from 1663 to 1763, both years inclusive. (b) In carrying out its functions the Commission is authorized to cooperate with and to assist the Carolina Charter Tercentenary Com-

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