Henry Stephens. Eighth District: Alfred F. R. Braley, James Shearer. Ninth District: Government Hiram A. Burt, Perry Hannah. Minnesota.—At large: H. H. Sibley, Thomas Foster, Thomas Simpson, E. A. McMahon. First District: Sherman Page, H. H. Johnson. Second District: Ignatius Donnelly, George W. Batchelder. Third District: Russel Blakely, Paris Gibson. Mississippi.-At large: E. G. Peyton, J. F. Simmons, H. R. Pease, Samuel Young. First District: E. C. Gillenwaters, Paul Barrenger. Second District: Marion Campbell, S. S. Fairfield. Third District: A. P. Huggins, Robert Gleed. Fourth District: J. A. P. Campbell, A. Warner. Fifth District: James M. McKee, Charles Caldwell. Sixth District: John R. Lynch, John D. Moore. Missouri. At large: Samuel L. Sawyer, William H. Newland, William G. Elliott, C. F. Lohman. First District: Henry Overstolz, W. H. Stone. Second District: Henry T. Blow, A. Krieckhaus. Third District: Ed. Harrison, A. D. Leach. Fourth District : N. H. Dale, P. S. Sinclair. Fifth District: Nelson C. Burch, A. D. Jaynes. Sixth District: E. H. Norton, Alexander W. Doniphan. Seventh District: William R. Penick, Philip A. Thompson. Eighth District: John M. Glover, John H. Williams. Ninth District: William A. Alexander, Charles R. Harden. For four additional Districts: L. J. Matthews, Joseph L. Stephens, J. P. Strother, Thomas D. Neal, Arthur B. Barrett, James Shields, Louis V. Bogy, Samuel Gaty. Montana.-Granville Stuart, Frank Culver. Nebraska.-At large: John I. Redick, J. B. Weston, D. Remick, A. J. Cropsy. First District: E. H. Rogers, Alvin Saunders. Nevada. At large: F. A. Fritle, J. W. Haines, C. H. Eastman, Benjamin H. Meader. First District: Frank Tilford, S. H. Wright. New Hampshire.-At large: Person C. Cheeney, George W. Burleigh, Dexter Kichards, David Gillis. First District: Albert R. Hatch, Samuel M. Wheeler. Second District: James A. Weston, George T. Sawyer. Third District: Harry Bingham, Samuel W. Hale. New Jersey. At large: Joel Parker, Charles S. Olden, Marcus L. Ward, Theodore F. Randolph. First District: Thomas H. Whitney, Thomas R. McKeen. Second District: Charles Hewitt, Gershom Mott. Third District: James Bishop, Amos Clark, Jr. Fourth District: William Cowen, Charles Sitgreaves. Fifth District: Louis B. Cobb, Abram S. Hewitt. Sixth District: Thomas B. Peddie, George Peters. Seventh District: Benjamin G. Clark, Aenas Fitzpatrick. New Mexico.-A. P. Sullivan, C. P. Clever. New York.-At large: George Opdyke, Andrew D. White, Ira Harris, John A. King, Philo Remington, Perrin H. McGraw. First District: Stephen Taber, Erastus Brooks. Second District: Alexander Cunningham, William P. Libby. Third District: Edward Rowe, William I. Buddington. Fourth District: Robert Macoy, George Ricard. Fifth District: E. J. Shandly, James Hays. Sixth District: John A. Hardenbergh, Douglas Taylor. Seventh District: Herman Uhl, Charles E. Loew. Eighth District: Edward Cooper, William C. Barrett. Ninth District: Matthew T. Brennan, Henry W. Genet. Tenth District: Saxton Smith, William H. Robertson. Eleventh District: John Conkling, James W. Taylor. Twelfth District: John P. Adriance, Charles H. Stott. Thirteenth District: J. H. Meech, Thomas Cornell. Fourteenth District: Robert Waterman, Joseph C. Y. Page. Fifteenth District: A. H. Griswold, C. R. Ingalls. Sixteenth District: George V. Hoyle, Winslow C. Watson. Seventeenth District: William Andrus, Edwin W. Foster. Eighteenth District: Thomas B. Mitchell, Horace E. Smith. Nineteenth District: Henry R. Mygatt, James H. Graham. Twentieth District: William W. Taggart, Henry E. Turner. Twenty-first District: Samuel Campbell, P. C. Costello. Twenty-second District: Henry Ten Eyck, A. H. Failing. Twenty-third District: R. Nelson Gere, Conrad Shoemaker. Twenty-fourth District: Alexander Gilchrist, Fred. L. Manning. Twenty-fifth District: Archibald Kennedy, James C. Smith. Twenty-sixth District: Abraham Lawrence, Benjamin N. Loomis. Twenty-seventh District: Rufus Scott, S. M. Thatcher. action. Government action. Twenty-eighth District: Joseph M. Cornell, James H. Kelley. Twenty-ninth District: North Carolina.-At large: D. M. Barringer, E. R. Spaulding, W. M. Shipp, Louis Hilliard. First District: Walter Clark, John M. Bateman. Second District: John Robinson, John Norfleet. Third District: Edward Kidder, John D. Williams. Fourth District: Kemp P. Battle, Isaac J. Young. Fifth District: A. M. Scales, Montford McGee. Sixth District: H. W. Guion, David Schenck. Seventh District: Joseph W. Hall, N. S. Williams. Eighth District: W. W. Rollins, Thomas L. Clingman. Ohio. At large: Edward F. Noyes, B. F. Wade, William Allen, William S. Groesbeck, Martin Welker, Peter Odlin. First District: Anthony D. Bullock, Herbert Jenny. Second District: John K. Green, Charles Reemelin. Third District: Ed. A. Parrott, Durbin Ward. Fourth District: James Taylor, Geo. Keifer. Fifth District: William Sawyer, Charles C. Marshall. Sixth District: James Wilson, William O'Collins. Seventh District: William Dennison, Richard A. Harrison. Eighth District: Willard S. Hickox, Isaac H Pennock. Ninth District: E. B. Saddler, John Gardiner: Tenth District: Richard Mott, W. V. Way. Eleventh District: Cyrus Ellison, L. C. Damarin. Twelfth District: William L. Sullivant, W. Marshall Anderson. Thirteenth District: Charles Cooper, William P. Reid. Fourteenth District: Harrison G. Blake, Norton S. Townsend. Fifteenth District: Valentine B. Horton, Joshua Davis. Sixteenth District: Charles P. Dewey, William M. Farrar. Seventeenth District: Cornelius Aultman, Joel Sharp. Eighteenth District: Amos Townsend, Lewis Miller. Nineteenth District: Henry B. Perkins, M. C. Canfield. Oregon. At large: A. B. Meacham, S. Ellsworth, T. F. McPatten, L. F. Lane. First District: A. C. Gibbs, A. H. Brown. Pennsylvania.-At large: Edwin H. Fitler, Jonathan R. Lowrie, William Colder, William M. Lyon, John H. Michener, Dr. Joshua Y. Jones. First District: R. Rundle Smith, Robert Nebinger. Second District: Joseph F. Tobias, Charles J. Stillé. Third District: John L. Shoemaker, Henry D. Welsh. Fourth District: Matthew Baird, William Sellers. Fifth District: Lucius P. Thompson, H. T. Darlington. Sixth District: John Tracy, George H. Rupp. Seventh District: S. B. Worth, James M. Wilcox. Eighth District: Isaac Eckert, Henry Bushong. Ninth District: James Myers, George M. Steinman. Tenth District: Benjamin Bannan, G. Dawson Coleman. Eleventh District: S. S. Dreher, E. J. Fox. Twelfth District: D. W. Hollenback, J. B. McCollom. Thirteenth District: M. C. Mercur, Thomas Beaver. Fourteenth District: William Cameron, Henry McCormick. Fifteenth District: C. J. T. McIntire, John Gibson. Sixteenth District: Henry J. Stahle, Samuel Philson. Seventeenth District: David McMurtrie, David Watson. Eighteenth District: M. F. Elliott, H. C. Parsons. Nineteenth District: William L. Scott, John Patton. Twentieth District: James Pierce, Joseph H. Marston. Twenty-first District: H. P. Laird, Silas M. Clark. Twenty-second District: Alexander Bradley, C. W. Batchelor. Twenty-third District: James M. Cooper, J. N. Purviance. Twenty-fourth District: George C. Reis, W. T. H. Pauley. For two additional Districts: John W. Forney, Charles M. Hall, Alfred Hindekooper, Daniel M. Fox. Rhode Island.-At large: William L. Slater, Albert S. Gallup, Ambrose E. Burnside, James Y. Smith. First District: Charles S. Bradley, John O. Waterman. Second District: George H. Browne, Horace Babcock. South Carolina.-At large: John D. Caldwell. Alva Gage, Stanley G. Trott, James D. Treadwell. First District: C. W. Dudley, S. A. Swails. Second District: W. H. Bernie, Henry Buist. Third District: F. L. Cardozo, L. Cass Carpenter. Fourth District: A. W. Cummings, Y. J. P. Owens. Tennessee.—At large: John C. Brown, W. H. Stephens, John Netherland, A. B. Shankland, David A. Nunn, M. V. Nash. First District: M. S. Temple, W. C. Kyle. Second District: Jacob R. Ludlow, James M. Meek. Third District: James Sevier, M. L. McCon action. nell. Fourth District: James B. Lamb, John W. Burton. Fifth District: John W. Head, Government Texas. At large: W. K. Marshall, S. W. March, Ashbel Smith, Frederick Peterson. Utah.-Abraham O. Smoot, Horace S. Eldredge. Vermont.-Horace Fairbanks, Lawrence Brainard, Lawrence Barnes, George A. Merrill, H. G. Root, Jacob Estey, Luther Baker, Frederick Billings, Henry Chase, Henry Lane. Virginia.-At large: John L. Marye, John A. Campbell, C. Y. Thomas, Lewis Webb. First District: Louis C. H. Finney, John T. Seawell. Second District: Andrew Washburne, James M. Donnan. Third District: Samuel F. Maddox, Joseph M. Humphries. Fourth District: George H. Southall, W. W. Forbes. Fifth District: William L. Cochran, Thomas Whitehead. Sixth District: Moses Walton, John Letcher. Seventh District: Robert Y. Conrad, Hugh W. Sheffy. Eighth District: Edgar Snowden, Matthew Harrison. Ninth District: R. T. Bowen, James W. Sheffey. West Virginia.-At large: Henry K. List, James H. Brown, J. N. Camden, Thomas Sweeney. First District: Lewis Applegate, Jonathan M. Bennett. Second District: Francis H. Pierpont, J. Nelson Wisner. Third District: William A. Quarrier, J. M. McWhorter. Wisconsin.-At large: C. C. Washburne, Alexander Mitchell, Tim. O. Howe, Charles A. Eldridge. First District: J. J. Case, James H. Howe. Second District: D. Hall, Joshua J. Guppey. Third District: John Lawler, J. C. Halloway. Fourth District: Angus Smith, D. W. Maxon. Fifth District: Charles Burchard, Joseph Vilas. Sixth District: Andrew E. Elmore, Samuel Hay. Seventh District: Dudley A. Spaulding, D. A. Baldwin. Eighth District: Thad. C. Pound, Walter D. McIndo. Washington.-Selucius Garfielde, Toussaint Mesplie. Wyoming.-William A. Carter, John A. Campbell. SEC. 2. That the said corporation shall have authority, and is hereby empowered to secure subscriptions of capital stock to an amount not exceeding ten million dollars, to be divided into shares of ten dollars each, and to issue to the subscribers of said stock certificates therefor under the corporate seal of said corporation, which certificates shall bear the signature of the President and Treasurer, and be transferable under such rules and regulations as may be made for the purpose. And it shall be lawful for any municipal or other corporate body existing by or under the laws of the United States to subscribe and pay for shares of said capital stock; and all holders of said stock shall become associates in said corporation, and shall be entitled to one vote on each share. And it shall be the duty of the United States Centennial Commission to prescribe rules to enable absent stockholders to vote by proxy. The proceeds of said stock, together with the receipts from all other sources, shall be used by said corporation for the erection of suitable buildings, with their appropriate fixtures and appurtenances, and for all other expenditures required in carrying out the objects of the said Act of Congress of March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and which may be incident thereto. And the said corporation shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings, and full accounts, with the vouchers thereof, of all the receipts and expenditures, and the same shall be always open to the inspection of the United States Centennial Commission, or any members thereof. SEC. 3. The books of subscription shall be opened by the United States Centennial Commission, under such rules as it may prescribe; and an opportunity shall be given, during a period of one hundred days, to the citizens of each State and Territory to sub Government action. scribe for stock to an amount not exceeding its quota, according to its population; after which period of one hundred days, stock not taken may be sold to any person or persons or corporation willing to purchase the same. SEC. 4. That after the expiration of said period of one hundred days, the United States Centennial Commission shall issue a call for a meeting by publication in one or more newspapers published at the capital of each State and Territory, not less than thirty days prior thereto, of the corporators and all others who may then have subscribed for stock, to be held in the City of Philadelphia, for the purpose of electing a Board of Directors, to consist of twenty-five stockholders, whose term of office shall be one year, and until their successors shall have been qualified; at which meeting those who may be present in person or by proxy, of whom one hundred shall constitute a quorum, shall be competent to organize and elect said officers. The said Board of Directors, and every subsequent Board, shall be chosen by the stockholders, out of a list of one hundred stockholders, selected and nominated by the United States Centennial Commission. Nine members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but no election or change of officers shall take place unless at a meeting of the Board of Directors at which a majority shall be present. SEC. 5. That the said Board of Directors shall elect, from its own number, a president and two vice-presidents, whose term of office shall be one year, and until their successors shall have been duly qualified, and shall appoint a treasurer, a secretary, and such other officers as may be required to carry out the purposes of the corporation; which elected and appointed officers shall hold their respective offices during the pleasure of the Board, receiving such compensation as the Board may prescribe. And the Board shall also adopt such by-laws, rules, and regulations for its own government, and for the government of its officers, as may be deemed expedient; Provided, That the same shall not be inconsistent with any Act of Congress or the rules adopted by the United States Centennial Commission. SEC. 6. That as soon as the Board of Directors shall have been duly organized, as provided for in section five of this Act, it shall be the duty of the United States Centennial Commission to deliver to the said Board all stock subscription-books, with the papers and records of any kind in its possession, pertaining to the same. SEC. 7. That the grounds for the Exhibition shall be prepared, and the buildings erected, by the said corporation, in accordance with the plans, which shall have been previously adopted by the United States Centennial Commission, and the rules and regulations of said corporation, governing rates for "entrance" and "admission" fees, or otherwise affecting the rights, privileges, or interests of the exhibitors, or of the public, shall be fixed and established by the United States Centennial Commission; and no grant conferring rights or privileges of any description connected with the said grounds or buildings, or relating to said Exhibition or celebration, shall be made without the consent of the United States Centennial Commission; and said Commission shall have power to control, change, or revoke all such grants, and shall appoint all judges and examiners, and award all premiums. SEC. 8. That the Centennial Board of Finance shall have authority to issue bonds, not in excess of its capital stock, and secure the payment of the same, principal and interest, by inortgage upon its property and prospective income. SEC. 9. That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as soon as practicable after the passage of this Act, to cause to be prepared, in accordance with a design approved by the United States Centennial Commission and the Secretary of the Treasury, a sufficient number of certificates of stock to meet the requirements of this Act; and any person found guilty of counterfeiting, or attempting to counterfeit, or knowingly circulating false certificates of stock, herein authorized, shall be subject to the same pains and penalties as are or may be provided by law for counterfeiting United States currency; but nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to create any liability of the United States, direct or indirect, for any debt or obligation incurred, nor for any claim, by the Centennial International Exhibition, or the corporation hereby created, for aid or pecuniary assistance from Congress or the Treasury of the United States, in support or liquidation of Government any debts or obligations created by the corporation herein authorized: And provided, That action. nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to override or interfere with the laws of any State; and all contracts made in any State for the purposes of the Centennial International Exhibition shall be subject to the laws thereof: And provided further, That no member of said Centennial Board of Finance assumes any personal liability for any debt or obligation which may be created or incurred by the corporation authorized by this Act. SEC. 10. That as soon as practicable after the said Exhibition shall have been closed, it shall be the duty of said corporation to convert its property into cash, and, after the payment of all its liabilities, to divide its remaining assets among its stockholders, pro rata, in full satisfaction and discharge of its capital stock. And it shall be the duty of the United States Centennial Commission to supervise the closing up of the affairs of said corporation, to audit its accounts, and submit, in a report to the President of the United States, the financial results of the Centennial Exhibition. SEC. 11. That the Commission created by the Act referred to in the preamble of this Act is hereby made and constituted a body politic and corporate in law, with power to do such acts and to enter into such obligations as may be promotive of the purposes for which such Commission was established. Its title shall be the United States Centennial Commission. It shall have a common and corporate seal, and possess all the rights incident to corporate existence. SEC. 12. That the Alternate Commissioners, appointed pursuant to section four of the Act approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, referred to in the preamble to this Act, shall have all the powers of a Commissioner when the Commissioner is not present at any meeting. When the Commissioner is present the Alternate may participate in the debates and serve on committees, but shall have no vote. The appointment of all the Commissioners and Alternate Commissioners made since March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, are hereby ratified and confirmed; and all vacancies now existing, or which may hereafter exist, whether by death, resignation, removal from the State or Territory, or otherwise, shall be filled, at any time hereafter, in like manner as is provided in said Act of March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, for the appointment of Commissioners. SEC. 13. That it shall be the duty of the United States Centennial Commission to make report, from time to time, to the President of the United States, of the progress of the work, and in a final report present a full exhibit of the result of the United States Centennial Celebration and Exhibition of eighteen hundred and seventy-six. Approved June 1, 1872. EXTRACT FROM THE MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT GRANT. In accordance with the terms of the Act of Congress, approved March 3, 1871, providing for the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of American independence, a Commis sion has been organized, consisting of two members from each of the States and Territories. This Commission has held two sessions, and has made satisfactory progress in the organization and in the initiatory steps necessary for carrying out the provisions of the Act, and for executing also the provisions of the Act of June 1, 1872, creating a Centennial Board of Finance. A preliminary report of progress has been received from the President of the Commission, and is herewith transmitted. It will be the duty of the Commission at your coming session to transmit a full report of the progress made, and to lay before you the details relating to the exhibition of American and foreign arts, products, and manufactures, which, by the terms of the Act, is to be held under the auspices of the Government of the United States, in the City of Philadelphia, in the year 1876. |