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made, and to cause the same to be completely equipped with all the apparatus, furniture, and appliances now in use at the respective life-saving stations of the United States; said building and apparatus to be removed after the close of the Exhibition, and re-erected and used for a life-saving station at the place now authorized by law: Provided, however, That such exhibition of said station-house, and equipment thereof, and the return thereof, shall not be attended with any expense to the United States beyond appropriations heretofore made in aid of said Exhibition, through the several Departments of the Government. Approved May 13, 1876.

JOINT RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS.

JOINT RESOLUTION to amend the Act approved June eighteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, relating to the admission of articles intended for the International Exhibition of eighteen hundred and seventy-six.

Approved July 20, 1876.

Be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act approved June eighteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, entitled "An Act to admit free of duty articles intended for the International Exhibition of eighteen hundred and seventy-six," be, and the same is hereby, so amended as to permit the sale and delivery, during the Exhibition, of goods, wares, and merchandise heretofore imported and now in the Exhibition buildings, subject to such additional regulations for the security of the revenue and the collection of duties thereon as the Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion, prescribe.

SECTION 2. That the entire stock of each exhibitor, consisting of goods, wares, and merchandise imported by him and now in said buildings, is hereby declared liable for the payment of duties accruing on any portion thereof, in case of the removal of such portion from said buildings without payment of the lawful duties thereon.

SEC. 3. That the penalties prescribed by, and the provisions contained in, section three thousand and eighty-two of the Revised Statutes, shall be deemed and held to apply in the case of any goods, wares, or merchandise now in said buildings sold, delivered, or removed without payment of duties, in the same manner as if such goods, wares, or merchandise had been imported contrary to law; and the article or articles so sold, delivered, or removed shall be deemed and held to have been so imported, with the knowledge of the parties respectively concerned in such sale, delivery, or removal.

EXTRACTS FROM THE MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT GRANT.
December 5, 1876.

The cordiality which attends our relations with the powers of the earth has been plainly shown by the general participation of foreign nations in the Exhibition which has just closed, and by the exertions made by distant powers to show their interest in and friendly feelings toward the United States in the commemoration of the Centennial of the nation. The Government and people of the United States have not only fully appreciated this exhibition of kindly feeling, but it may be justly and fairly expected that no small benefits will result both to ourselves and other nations from a better acquaintance, and a better appreciation of our mutual advantages and mutual wants.

The report of the Commissioner of Agriculture accompanying this message will be found one of great interest, marking, as it does, the great progress of the last century in the variety of products of the soil, increased knowledge and skill in the labor of producing, saving, and manipulating the same to prepare them for the use of man; in the improvements in

machinery to aid the agriculturist in his labors, and in a knowledge of those scientific sub- Government jects necessary to a thorough system of economy in agricultural production, namely, chem- action. istry, botany, entomology, etc. A study of this report by those interested in agriculture and deriving their support from it will prove of value in pointing out those articles which are raised in greater quantity than the needs of the world require, and must sell, therefore, for less than the cost of production, and those which command a profit over cost of production because there is not an over-production.

I call special attention to the need of the Department for a new gallery for the reception of the exhibits returned from the Centennial Exhibition, including the exhibits donated by very many foreign nations; and to the recommendations of the Commissioner of Agriculture generally.

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The International Exhibition held in Philadelphia this year, in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of American independence, has proven a great success, and will, no doubt, be of enduring advantage to the country. It has shown the great progress in the arts, sciences, and mechanical skill made in a single century, and demonstrated that we are but little behind older nations in any one branch, while in some we scarcely have a rival. It has served, too, not only to bring peoples and products of skill and labor from all parts of the world together, but in bringing together people from all sections of our own country, which must prove a great benefit in the information imparted and pride of country engendered.

It has been suggested by scientists interested in and connected with the Smithsonian Institution, in a communication herewith, that the Government exhibit be removed to the capital, and a suitable building be erected or purchased for its accommodation as a permanent exhibit. I earnestly recommend this, and believing that Congress would second this view, I directed that all Government exhibits at the Centennial Exhibition should remain where they are, except such as might be injured by remaining in a building not intended as a protection in inclement weather, or such as may be wanted by the Department furnishing them, until the question of permanent exhibition is acted on.

Although the moneys appropriated by Congress to enable the participation of the several Executive Departments in the International Exhibition of 1876 were not sufficient to carry out the undertaking to the full extent at first contemplated, it gives me pleasure to refer to the very efficient and creditable manner in which the Board appointed from these several Departments to provide an exhibition on the part of the Government have discharged their duties with the funds placed at their command. Without a precedent to guide them in the preparation of such a display, the success of their labors was amply attested by the sustained attention which the contents of the Government Building attracted during the period of the Exhibition from both foreign and native visitors.

I am strongly impressed with the value of the collection made by the Government for the purposes of the Exhibition, illustrating, as it does, the mineral resources of the country, the statistical and practical evidences of our growth as a nation, and the uses of the mechanical arts and the applications of applied science in the administration of the affairs of Government.

Many nations have voluntarily contributed their exhibits to the United States to increase the interest in any permanent exhibition Congress may provide for. For this act of generosity they should receive the thanks of the people, and I respectfully suggest that a resolution of Congress to that effect be adopted.

AN ACT to authorize the Governor to appoint Commissioners to represent Alabama in the
Centennial Exhibition.

Whereas, It is of great interest to the people of Alabama that all the great material interests of the State, the agricultural, the mineral, and the mechanical, should be represented and exhibited at the Centennial Exhibition, to be held at the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, commencing July 4, 1876; therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That the Governor be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to make appointments of five Commissioners, who shall be known as "Special Centennial Commissioners," and whose duty it shall be to secure proper apartments in the Exhibition buildings, and to make such necessary arrangements for the display of such articles as may be forwarded from Alabama for exhibition, and to do whatever they may deem best to have the State of Alabama represented upon an equal footing with her sister States at the Centennial Exhibition to be held at the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 4, 1876.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Governor shall be Chairman ex officio of said Commissioners.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That no money shall be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this Act.

RESOLUTIONS OF THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA.

Approved March 23, 1876.

JOINT RESOLUTIONS in relation to the First Centennial Year of the Declaration of
American Independence.

FIRST. Resolved, by the Senate of Alabama, the House of Representatives concurring, That as the Representatives of a patriotic constituency which reveres the virtues and traditions of the heroes and sages of the American Revolution, and esteems as sacred and dear all that pertains to their honor and glory, the General Assembly of Alabama deem it proper to declare that the occurrence of the First Centennial Year of the Declaration of American Independence is a fit occasion for rejoicing on the part of all the people of the United States; and we hereby extend greetings of fraternal good will to all the people of every State and Territory in the American Union.

SECOND. That this epoch in the history of our country is an event intimately connected with memories that should be cherished, and commemorated, in such spirit and manner as

will most appropriately attest the gratitude and affection which their descendants should State action ever feel for the illustrious founders of American constitutional liberty.

THIRD. That there can be no more appropriate or continuing commemoration of such an event and its memories than for every administration of government, whether Federal or State, to uphold the honor, promote the prosperity, and advance the glory of our common country; and to this end it is also the duty of every citizen to freely and faithfully contribute his aid.

FOURTH. That it shall be the duty of the Governor to furnish a copy of these resolutions, under the Great Seal of the State, to the President of the United States, and in like manner one copy to the Governor of each State and Territory in the American Union.

[SEAL.]

Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State this the 23d day of
March, 1876, and of the Independence of the United States the One Hundredt
Year.

RUFUS K. BOYD, Secretary of State.

By the Governor: GEO. S. HOUSTON.

Alabama.

ARIZONA.

EXTRACT FROM THE MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR A. P. K. SAFFORD.

January 4, 1875.

It is proposed to hold at Philadelphia, in 1876, a world's fair for the exhibition of the products of the earth and the inventions of men. It is thought to be a proper time, at the close of the century that brought our republic into existence, to bring together the people in fraternal friendship, and to collect for exhibition to all mankind the various products of our vast domain, and also the inventions of a free people; and in this Exhibition the nations of the earth have been solicited to participate. Mexico and all the South American republics have already accepted this invitation, and are making vigorous efforts to be properly represented. More than two-thirds of the nations of Europe are taking active measures in the same direction. It should be the pride of every American to see in this Exhibition the most comprehensive and grandest display ever made by mankind, and it is to be regretted that the Congress of the United States has been so far tardy in giving the required means; but whether Congress acts or not, there is such a determination among the people to make it a success that it cannot fail. Already most of the States have taken the necessary steps to insure a full and advantageous representation. It rests with you to decide whether the rich minerals and varied products of Arizona shall be exhibited or not. If you reflect the wishes of your constituents you will make ample preparation, so that no Territory will outdo us in the generous rivalry. You have it in your power to place the true representations of the resources of the Territory so prominently before the representatives of the various nations of the world, that capital to develop and utilize them will pour in upon us without limit or solicitation. A failure on the part of Arizona to be properly represented would not make any very marked difference in the general result of the Exhibition, but it would seriously affect our own prosperity, and be a subject of mortification to every true citizen of Arizona.

ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE OF ARIZONA.
Approved February 5, 1875.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona:

SECTION 1. The Territory of Arizona is hereby authorized for and on behalf of its citizens to become an exhibitor at the Centennial Exhibition, to be held at the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the year A.D. 1876.

Arizona,

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SEC. 2. The sum of five thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Territorial Treasury not otherwise appropriated by law, for the purpose of defraying the expenses incurred in executing the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 3. There shall be elected by this Legislative Assembly an agent, whose duties are hereinafter prescribed, to represent Arizona at said Exhibition, who shall be elected by a majority vote of the two Houses, assembled in joint convention, and said agent shall be duly commissioned as such by the Governor.

SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of such agent to execute a good and sufficient bond to the Territory of Arizona, and to file the same with the Territorial Treasurer on or before the first day of May, A.D. 1875, in the sum of ten thousand dollars, with two or more sufficient sureties, to be approved by the Governor, Territorial Auditor, and Territorial Treasurer, conditioned that he will faithfully and fully perform all the duties that shall devolve upon him by the conditions of this Act, or forfeit the amount thereof to the Territory of Arizona; and upon the filing and approval of such bond, it shall be the duty of the Governor to commission him as such agent.

SEC. 5. To aid in systematizing and concentrating articles for exhibition at a convenient point for shipment, the Boards of Supervisors of the several counties, at their regular meeting in April next after the passage of this Act, shall each appoint a sub-agent for their respective counties, whose duties shall be as follows: To receive and take charge of articles furnished for exhibition, and to supervise the boxing and shipping of said articles to the care of the agent aforesaid at Yuma, Arizona, which said articles shall all be shipped in time to reach Yuma on or before the first day of December, A.D. 1875; Provided, that exhibitors shall pay all expenses incurred in packing said articles, and the shipment of them to Yuma; And provided further, that said sub-agents may reject all articles, furnished for exhibition, which in their judgment are not of sufficient excellence to be advantageous to the Territory, or reject all of any one kind in excess above the number and amount necessary for a creditable exhibition, and in the exercise of this power they shall be governed, as nearly as possible, by such rules as may be prescribed by the Centennial Advisory Board for Arizona.

SEC. 6. It shall be the duty of each person who may furnish any article or articles for exhibition to accompany the same with a succinct history of the production thereof, and all important facts bearing upon the same, and also such other information, if any, as the subagent may require, and, if demanded by the sub-agent, verify the same by oath, and the said sub-agent shall, at the time of shipment to the agent t Yuma, furnish him with a brief, but complete, statement of such information as he may have received relative to the production, extent, quality, and pertinent incident of said articles for exhibition, and also to see that all said articles accepted by him be in Yuma on or before the first day of December, A.D. 1875.

SEC. 7. It shall be the duty of the agent to provide some suitable place at Yuma, on or before the first day of August, A.D. 1875, for the reception and safe-keeping of articles as they shall arrive from the several sub-agencies, and as soon after the expiration of time fixed by section six, for the reception of articles at Yuma, as transportation can be obtained, he shall ship said articles by water to San Francisco, California, and thence by rail to Philadelphia; and the said agent shall also personally attend to the transshipment of the articles at San Francisco, and personally receive the same on their arrival in Philadelphia, and he shall also cause to be fitted up with necessary stands, shelving, cases, etc., the space allotted to Arizona in the Exhibition buildings, and properly arrange therein all articles for exhibition. It shall also be the duty of the agent to cause all articles to be numbered, and a corresponding number to be set down in the left-hand margin of a book, opposite which several numbers shall be given the facts as he shall have received them from the sub-agents relative to the several articles, as numbered. It shall also be the duty of the agent to be present during the entire period of the Centennial Exhibition, have a supervisory care over all articles from Arizona, on exhibition, and impart information regarding the same to all seeking it.