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held at Paris in the year 1867, the following sums or so much thereof 

 as may be necessary for the purposes severally specified, are hereby 

 appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro- 

 priated: 



First. To provide necessary furniture and fixtures for the proper 

 exhibition of the productions of the United States, according to the 

 plan of the imperial commissioners, in that part of the building exclu- 

 sively assigned to the use of the United States, $48,000. 



Secondly. To provide additional accommodations in the park, $25,000. 



Thirdly. For the compensation of the principal agent of the exhibi- 

 tion in the United States, at the rate of $2,000 a year: Provided, That 

 the period of such service shall not extend beyond sixty days after the 

 close of the exhibition, $4,000, or so much thereof as may be found 

 necessary. 



Fourthly. For office rent at New York, for fixtures, stationery, and 

 advertising; for rent of storehouse for reception of articles, and prod- 

 ucts; for expenses of shipping, including callages, etc.; for freights 

 on the articles to be exhibited from New York to France, and for com- 

 pensation of four clerks, in conformity with the joint resolution 

 approved January 15, 1866, and for contingent expenses, the sum of 

 $33,700, or so much thereof as may be found necessary. 



Fifthly. For expenses in receiving, bonding, storage, cartage, labor, 

 and so forth, at Havre; for railway transportation from Havre to Paris; 

 for labor in the palace; for sweeping and sprinkling compartments for 

 seven months; for guards and keepers for seven months; for linguists 

 (eight men) for seven months; for storing, packing-boxes, carting, and 

 for material for repacking; for clerk-hire, stationery, rent, and con- 

 tingent expenses, the sum of $35,703, or so much thereof, as may be 

 found necessary. 



Sixthly. For the traveling expenses of ten prof essional and scientific 

 commissioners, to be appointed by the President, by and with the 

 advice and consent of the Senate, at the rate of $1,000 each, $10,000, 

 it being understood that the President may appoint additional com- 

 missioners, not exceeding twenty in number, whose expenses shall not 

 be paid; but no person interested, directly or indirectly, in any article 

 exhibited shall be a commissioner; nor shall any member of Congress, 

 or any person holding an appointment or office of honor or trust under 

 the United States be appointed a commissioner, agent, or officer under 

 this resolution. 



SEC. 2. And be it further resolved, That the governors of the several 

 States be, and they are hereby, requested to invite the patriotic people 

 of their respective States to assist in the proper representation of the 

 handiwork of our artisans, and the prolific sources of material wealth 

 with which our land is blessed, and to take such further measures as 

 may be necessary to diffuse a knowledge of the proposed exhibition, 



