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Municipal action.

Philadelphia.

ternational Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine, in the City of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, in the year eighteen hundred and seventysix, it is enacted in the second and third sections thereof as follows:

"That a Commission, to consist of not more than one delegate from each State and from each Territory of the United States, whose functions shall continue until the close of the Exhibition, shall be constituted, whose duty it shall be to prepare and superintend the execution of a plan for holding the Exhibition, and, after conference with the authorities of the City of Philadelphia, to fix upon a suitable site within the corporate limits of said city where the Exhibition shall be held.

"That said Commissioners shall be appointed within one year from the passage of this Act by the President of the United States, on the nomination of the Governors of the States and Territories respectively."

And whereas, A large majority of said Commissioners have been duly appointed, and the time designated for the completion of said Commission will have expired by the fourth day of March next;

And as in the absence of any direct provision in said Act for their first meeting or organization, and expenses incident thereto, there should be some early and definite action on the part of the City;

Your Committee therefore, after frequent interviews with, and communications from, various members of the United States Commission, and in accordance with their express desire, respectfully submit the following Ordinance, and ask for its adoption.*

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AN ORDINANCE to make an appropriation to pay the expenses of and incident to the first meeting and organization of the United States Centennial Commissioners.

Whereas, By ordinance of the City of Philadelphia entitled "An Ordinance to provide for the first meeting and organization of the United States Centennial Commission," and to make an appropriation therefor, approved October 30, 1871, it is ordained as follows, to wit:

SECTION 1. The Select and Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia do ordain, That the Commissioners appointed under the Act of Congress, approved March 3, 1871, entitled "An Act to provide for celebrating the One Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence, by holding an International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine, in the City of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-six," be and they are hereby requested to meet in the City of Philadelphia on the fourth day of March, A.D. 1872, for the purpose of organizing, carrying out the second section of said Act, and such other business as they may deem advisable. SEC. 2. That the Centennial Committee of the City of Philadelphia cause a copy of the

*The Ordinance is that of October 30, 1871, printed above.

foregoing report and this Ordinance to be forwarded to the Commissioners of each State Municipal and Territory, and to the Executive of each State and Territory who has not yet made action. such appointment, together with a copy of the Act of Congress.

SEC. 3. That said Committee is also hereby authorized and directed to make the necessary arrangements for carrying out this Ordinance, and the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars shall be appropriated out of the income of the City of Philadelphia for the year 1872 to defray the expenses thereof; all bills to be approved by said Committee, and the warrants therefor to be drawn by the Mayor.

And whereas, The requirements of the first and second sections of the above-recited Ordinance have been fully carried out and completed, and it is expected that said Commission will meet in the City of Philadelphia on the fourth day of March, 1872;

And whereas, The Ordinance above recited only pledges the faith of the city that an appropriation of twenty-five thousand dollars shall be made to pay the necessary expenses of the contemplated first meeting of the United States Centennial Commissioners; now, therefore,

SECTION 1. The Select and Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia do ordain, That the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated to defray the expenses of and incident to the first meeting and organization of the United States Centennial Commissioners; all bills to be approved by the Joint Committee of Councils on Celebration of Centennial Anniversary, and the warrants therefor to be drawn by the Mayor.

LOUIS WAGNER, President of Common Council.
W. E. LITTLETON, President of Select Council.

Attest: JOSEPH H. PAIST, Assistant Clerk of Select Council.
Approved this twenty-eighth day of February, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and
seventy-two (A.D. 1872).

WILLIAM S. STOKLEY, Mayor of Philadelphia.

Philadelphia.

ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

Approved November 4, 1872.

AN ORDINANCE to make an appropriation to pay the current and incidental expenses of
the United States Centennial Commission, and for opening books of subscription in the
several States and Territories, and organizing the Centennial Board of Finance.
SECTION 1. The Select and Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia do ordain, That
the sum of fifty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated to pay the current
and incidental expenses of the United States Centennial Commission, and for engraving,
printing, and opening books of subscription in the several States and Territories, and for such
other expenses as may be incurred by them in organizing the Centennial Board of Finance
in accordance with the Act of Congress, the warrants to be drawn by the Mayor in accord-
ance with existing Ordinances, upon a requisition therefor by Daniel J. Morrell, Chairman
of the Executive Committee of the United States Centennial Commission, accompanied by
bills or vouchers attested by the Executive Commissioner and Secretary of said Commission,
and approved by the said Daniel J. Morrell, Chairman, as aforesaid; Provided, that not
more than twenty thousand dollars of the appropriation hereby made shall be drawn from
the treasury during the year 1872, and that no part of the appropriation made by this
Ordinance shall merge.

LOUIS WAGNER, President of Common Council.
W. E. LITTLETON, President of Select Council.

Attest: BENJAMIN H. HAINES, Clerk of Select Council.
Approved this fourth day of November, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and seventy-

two (A.D. 1872).

WILLIAM S. STOKLEY, Mayor of Philadelphia.

Municipal action. Philadelphia.

ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

Approved February 22, 1873.

AN ORDINANCE to make an appropriation in aid of the Centennial Anniversary of
American Independence.

Whereas, The Executive Committee of the United States Centennial Commission has officially requested the State of Pennsylvania to make an appropriation of one million dollars, and the City of Philadelphia also to make an appropriation of half a million dollars, towards the erection of buildings for the Exhibition of 1876, in Fairmount Park. And the mass-meeting of Chairmen of the various Collection Committees of our city, composed as it was of many of our best citizens and tax-payers, has unanimously passed resolutions urging the immediate passage of such appropriations; And whereas, The Commonwealth is about taking initiative measures to this end, it behooves its metropolis to assume promptly its share of responsibility; therefore,

SECTION 1. The Select and Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia pledges its faith to apply five hundred thousand (500,000) dollars, and hereby appropriates the same, as hereinafter provided, towards the erection of buildings in Fairmount Park for the National Exhibition to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of the nation, to be reimbursed out of a loan to be hereafter created, and to be paid out of the city treasury after compliance with the following provisions, to wit: In sums of fifty thousand dollars whensoever it shall be certified to the Mayor that the buildings for that purpose shall have been so far constructed in said Park as to be of double the cost and value of the installment demanded, and of any and all previous payments made in such behalf by the City of Philadelphia out of the appropriation hereby made, until such payments shall have amounted to the full sum hereby appropriated.

SEC. 2. That the certificates for the basis of such payments shall be signed by the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the United States Centennial Commission, the President of the United States Centennial Board of Finance, and the Chief Engineer and Surveyor of the City of Philadelphia; whereupon, if the Mayor of the city shall be satisfied with the report, he shall draw a warrant for such sum upon the City Treasurer of the Centennial Board of Finance, as incorporated by the Act of Congress, approved June 1, 1872.

Provided, Before any payment shall be made out of the appropriation, the United States Centennial Commission and the Centennial Board of Finance shall enter into a contract with the City of Philadelphia that a permanent building, to cost not less than the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, shall be permitted to remain in said Park as the property of the City of Philadelphia, for the exhibition and preservation of such works of nature, art, and products of the soil and mine, and works of art applied to industry, copies of reproductions of articles of skill for the free education and enjoyment of the people of the nation after the year 1876, and for all time thereafter, under such rules and regulations as may from time to time be prescribed by the Commissioners of Fairmount Park.

A. WILSON HENSZEY, President of Common Council.
W. E. LITTLETON, President of Select Council.

Attest: JOSEPH H. PAIST, Clerk of Select Council.

Approved this twenty-second day of February, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and seventy-three (A.D. 1873).

WILLIAM S. STOKLEY, Mayor of Philadelphia.

ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

Approved April 2, 1874.

AN ORDINANCE to make an appropriation for the erection of buildings and machinery on the grounds to be used for the Centennial International Exhibition.

SECTION 1. The Select and Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia do ordain, That the sum of one million dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated for the erection of the following buildings in Fairmount Park, to be used at the Centennial International Exhibition in 1876, to wit: the sum of two hundred thousand dollars for the construction of a conservatory; the sum of eight hundred thousand dollars for the construction of Machinery Hall.

SEC. 2. That the said building shall be constructed under the supervision of the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia and the United States Centennial Board of Finance.

SEC. 3. All warrants for the payment of moneys under this appropriation shall be drawn by the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia upon the certificate of the President of the said Board of Finance; Provided, that no greater sum in the aggregate than five hundred thousand dollars shall be expended during the year 1875; And provided further, that no amounts shall be drawn against said appropriation before the first day of April, A.D. 1875. A. WILSON HENSZEY, President of Common Council.

R. W. DOWNING, President of Select Council.

Attest: JOSEPH H. PAIST, Clerk of Select Council.

Approved the second day of April, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and seventy-four (A.D. 1874).

WILLIAM S. STOKLEY, Mayor of Philadelphia.

Municipal action. Philadelphia.

ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
Approved October 18, 1876.

AN ORDINANCE to authorize a certain transfer in an appropriation for the erection of
buildings and machinery on the grounds to be used for the Centennial International
Exhibition.

SECTION 1. The Select and Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia do ordain. That the City Controller be authorized and directed to make the following transfer in "An Ordinance to make an appropriation for the erection of buildings and machinery on the grounds to be used for the Centennial International Exhibition," approved April 2, 1874, viz.: the sum of sixty-three thousand five hundred and seventy-three dollars and thirtynine cents, from the amount appropriated for the construction of a Machinery Hall, and added to the amount appropriated for the construction of a Conservatory.

JOSEPH L. CAVEN, President of Common Council.
GEORGE A. SMITH, President of Select Council.

Attest: JOSEPH H. PAIST, Clerk of Select Council.

Approved this thirtieth day of October, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and seventysix (A.D. 1876).

WILLIAM S. STOKLEY, Mayor of Philadelphia.

CITY OF WILMINGTON.

ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

Passed April 8, 1875.

AN ORDINANCE for the benefit of the United States Centennial International Exhibition.
Whereas, By an Act of the General Assembly, entitled "An Act to further amend the
Charter of the City of Wilmington," passed March 23, 1875, the Mayor and Council of

Wilmington.

Municipal action.

Wilmington.

Wilmington was authorized, under an Ordinance of the City Council, to subscribe, appropriate, and apply a sum or sums of money, not exceeding in the aggregate $5000, to the capital stock of the Centennial Board of Finance;

And whereas, A just appreciation of the great event which said Exhibition is intended to commemorate, as well as a proper regard for the interests of this city, require that we should aid in the preparation and conduct of said Exhibition; therefore,

Be it ordained by the City Council of Wilmington:

SECTION 1. That the Finance Committee is hereby authorized and directed to subscribe, in the name of the Mayor and Council of Wilmington, the sum of five thousand dollars to the capital stock of the Centennial Board of Finance, a corporation created by Act of Congress for the purpose of procuring the funds requisite for the United States Centennial International Exhibition, to be held in the City of Philadelphia in the year 1876.

SEC. 2. That the sum of five thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for the purpose aforesaid.

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Government
Board.

BOARD ON BEHALF OF THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.

Appointed in accordance with the Executive Order by the President, January 23, 1874.*]

Colonel S. C. Lyford, Ordnance Corps, U. S. Army, Chairman of the Board, and Rep-
resentative of the War Department at the Exhibition.

Rear Admiral Thornton A. Jenkins, U. S. Navy, Representative of Navy Department.
Hon. R. W. Tayler, First Comptroller Treasury, Representative of Treasury Depart-

ment.

Hon. John Eaton, Commissioner of Education, Representative of Interior Department.
Dr. C. F. Macdonald, Superintendent Money Order Bureau, Representative of Post-
Office Department.

William Saunders, Superintendent Propagating Garden, Representative of Agricultural
Department.

Prof. S. F. Baird, Assistant Secretary Smithsonian Institution, Representative of Smith-
sonian Institution, and Commissioner of American Food Fishes.

William A. De Caindry, Secretary of the Board.

For the Executive Order, see Appendix C, page 111.

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