Forms, OPINION OF THE COUNSELLOR OF THE COMMISSION. HON. ALFRED T. GOSHORN, Director-General: I would state that the Act of Congress, approved June 1, 1872, provides that "all contracts made in any State for the purpose of the Centennial International Exhibition shall be subject to the laws thereof." The officers of the Commission and Board of Finance are in the State of Pennsylvania; there all the applications for space and privileges to exhibit are and must be made, no charge or claim being incurred therefor. The goods will be delivered to the Exhibition in that State,-neither the Commission or Board of Finance have any ownership in them,-they remain the property of the owner, and are deposited under the regulations of the Commission, to which the owners agree. The law of Pennsylvania is well settled that goods thus deposited and placed on exhibition are free from seizure, and are not liable for the debts of the person or corporation thus receiving them. The buildings are erected upon grounds already belonging to the public. They are subject to no rent or taxation, and are therefore exempt from that class of superior liens. The buildings, too, will be a United States Bonded Warehouse, in which all foreign goods for exhibition only will be entered and allowed to be returned free of duty. I cannot imagine the possibility of such a claim being made, and am clearly of the opinion that if made it would be utterly invalid. OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, OFFICE OF ATTORNEY-GENERAL. TO HON. ALFRED T. GOSHORN, Director-General of the United States Centennial Inter- SIR,-In reply to your communication in which you state in substance that rumors have been circulated that in the event of financial embarrassment of the Centennial Exhibition the goods sent by exhibitors thereto would be liable to seizure by its creditors, and desiring my opinion in relation thereto. Upon what grounds this rumor is based I am unable to comprehend. The buildings are erected upon public grounds, and I am informed are exempt from taxation and rent, and no charge is made for space occupied by exhibitors. There is no law of this State, in my opinion, that would subject the goods of exhibitors 1874-5. Official Forms, 1874-5 to liability for the indebtedness, if any should exist, of the Centennial Exhibition. As this rumor will command little if any consideration at home, but may excite attention abroad, I deem it proper to say that the owner of such goods will enjoy the same protection therefor as by the Constitution and laws of this State is afforded and given to her own citizens in the protection of like property. The right of property, its possession, enjoyment, and protection is one of the indefeasible rights expressly guaranteed by the Constitution of this State to all men. No distinction is made; whether the owner be a citizen or foreigner, the right is common to all, and secured by the laws of the State to all. No man's property can be invaded or taken except by due process of law,-by authority of law,-and there is no law of Pennsylvania whose authority could be invoked, in my opinion, to authorize the taking of the goods of exhibitors at the Centennial Exhibition to satisfy the creditors, if any there should be, of such exhibitors. With great respect, your obedient servant, (Signed) SAMUEL E. DIMMICK, Attorney-General. SYSTEM OF AWARDS. [No. 92.] FIRST. Awards shall be based upon written reports attested by the signatures of their authors. SECOND. Two hundred Judges shall be appointed to make such reports, one-half of whom shall be foreigners and one-half citizens of the United States. They will be selected for their known qualifications and character, and will be experts in departments to which they will be respectively assigned. The foreign members of this body will be appointed by the Commission of each country, and in conformity with the distribution and allotment to each, which will be hereafter announced. The Judges from the United States will be appointed by the Centennial Commission. THIRD. The sum of one thousand dollars will be paid to each commissioned Judge for personal expenses. FOURTH. Reports and awards shall be based upon inherent and comparative merit. The elements of merit shall be held to include consideration relating to originality, invention, discovery, utility, quality, skill, workmanship, fitness for the purposes intended, adapta tion to public wants, economy, and cost. FIFTH. Each report will be delivered to the Centennial Commission as soon as completed, for final award and publication. SIXTH. Awards will be finally decreed by the United States Centennial Commission, in compliance with the Act of Congress, and will consist of a diploma with a uniform Bronze Medal and a special report of the Judges on the subject of the award. SEVENTH. Each Exhibitor will have the right to reproduce and publish the report awarded to him, but the U. S. Centennial Commission reserves the right to publish and dispose of all reports in the manner it thinks best for public information, and also to embody and distribute the reports as records of the Exhibition. JOHN L. CAMPBELL, Secretary. A. T. GOSHORN, Director-General. Photographers are invited to send to the President of the Centennial Board of Finance, 904 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, on or before May 12, 1875, proposals for the privilege of taking and selling photographs within the International Exhibition of 1876. 1. Proposals will be received for the privilege of taking general views of the Exhibition grounds, and of the interior and exterior of the Exhibition Buildings, with the right to sell the photographs at such places as may be designated by the United States Centennial Commission. 2. The privilege will include the right to take portraits within the limits of the Exhibition grounds. 3. The privilege of taking photographs of objects on exhibition will be permitted only on the written assent of the exhibitor, approved by the Director-General of the Centennial Commission. 4. All buildings (the plans and location of which must be approved by the DirectorGeneral), furniture, and apparatus necessary for taking said photographs shall be supplied at the cost of the contractors. 5. Proposals will state the terms and conditions for FIRST. The exclusive privilege for taking general views and portraits. SECOND. The privilege for taking general views and portraits, if granted to not more than three parties. THIRD. For general views only. a. Exclusive privilege. b. If granted to not more than three parties. FOURTH. For portraits only. a. Exclusive privilege. b. If granted to not more than three parties. In each case the proposal will include the right to sell the photographs taken. 6. The party or parties to whom the privilege is granted will be required to observe the rules and regulations established from time to time for the government of the Exhibition. 7. The Centennial Board of Finance expressly reserves the right to reject any or all propositions that may be made in answer to this circular. 8. Proposals should be indorsed " Proposals for taking and selling Photographs." JOHN WELSH, Prest. Centennial Board of Finance. A. T. GOSHORN, Director-General. [No. 96.] PROPOSALS FOR THE SALE OF SODA AND OTHER AERATED WATERS. 1. Proposals will be received on or before the 1st day of June, 1875, for the privilege of selling Soda and other Aerated Waters in the International Exhibition of 1876. 2. Proposals will state the terms and conditions FIRST. For the exclusive privilege. a. A gross sum. b. A percentage on gross receipts. SECOND. For the privilege if granted to not more than three parties. a. A gross sum. b. A percentage on gross receipts. Official 1875. THIRD. The name of the waters and the price that will be charged per glass. 3. Sufficient security will be required for the faithful performance of the contracts. 4. All fountains, stands, counters, fittings, and apparatus will be supplied at the cost of the contractor. 5. The dimensions of the fountains and stands, and style of decorations shall be subject to the approval of the Director-General of the United States Centennial Commission. 6. The Director-General will designate the locations in the several buildings of the Exhibition for the fountains and stands. 7. The party or parties to whom the privilege is granted will be required to observe the JOHN WELSH, President Centennial Board of Finance. PHILADELPHIA, April 26, 1875. [No. 98.] PERMITS TO SELL ARTICLES MANUFACTURED BY EXHIBITING MACHINES AND PROCESSES. Permission for the privilege to sell articles actually manufactured in the Exhibition will be granted on the following conditions: 1st. Special application must be made to the Director-General of the Centennial Commission for the privilege on the forms provided for the purpose. 2d. The privilege will be granted only on approval of the application by the DirectorGeneral. 3d. Articles offered for sale under the permit must be actually manufactured in the Exhibition by the machine or process to which the privilege is granted. 4th. The party to whom the permit is granted will be required to pay to the Centennial Board of Finance a sum equal to fifteen per cent. of the gross receipts from the sales. A. T. GOSHORN, Director-General. JOHN L. CAMPBELL, Secretary. [No. 99.] PERMIT TO SELL ARTICLES MANUFACTURED IN THE EXHIBITION. 1. Description of the manufacturing machine or process. 2. The character of the materials and supplies to be used in manufacturing. 3. The kind and amount of power required. 4. Kind and amount of space required. 5. Number of employees. The conditions on which this permit is granted are— First. The sale only of articles actually manufactured in the Exhibition by the machine or process described. Second. Sales without solicitation and direct delivery to the purchaser at the place of manufacture. Third. Payment of a sum equal to fifteen per cent. of the gross receipts from such sales Official to the Treasurer of the Centennial Board of Finance, in the manner that may be prescribed Forms, by said Board. Fourth. Observance of the rules and regulations established from time to time for the government of the Exhibition. Fifth. The right of the Director-General to revoke the permit in case the manufacture or sale become objectionable, or for non-compliance with these conditions. (To be signed in duplicate.) Approved. 1875. PHILADELPHIA, April 30, 1875. Director-General. [No. 104] GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR FOREIGN EXHIBITORS. The Congress of the United States of America has provided for the holding of an Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine. A proclamation by the President, issued July 4, 1873, announced the Exhibition and commended it to all nations. Upon the nomination of the Governors of the States and Territories of the United States the President has appointed Commissioners to represent each State and Territory in the United States Centennial Commission. This Commission has been charged with the duty of perfecting and carrying out the plan for holding the Exhibition. RULE I. The Exhibition will be held in Fairmount Park, in the City of Philadelphia, and will be opened on the 10th day of May, 1876, and closed on the 10th of November following. the Exhibition |