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Sixth Judicial District. 

 Hugh Duffy Cortland. 



George F. O'Neil Binghamton. 



Eobert H. Thurston Ithaca. 



The office of the sixth district commission was in Strong Block, 



Binghamton. Chief clerk, J. F. Hawkins. 



Seventh Judicial District. 



William S. Kimball Eochester. 



Henry Stowell Seneea Falls. 



Edwin C. Cook. . . Bath. 



The office of the seventh district commission was in the Chamber of 

 Commerce, Eochester. Chief clerk, William H. Benjamin. 



Eighth Judicial District. 

 Henry Koons Buffalo. 



Willard T. Eansom Lockport. 



Henry W. Box Buffalo. 



The office of the eighth district commission was at 9 Niagara street, 



Buffalo. Chief clerk, George T. Smith. 



The president, secretary and treasurer of each board are in the order 



named. Messrs. Tappin, Meyer and Norton were subsequently 



appointed in place of the original appointees, Walter Stanton, Orlando 



B. Potter and Eobert C. Pruyn, respectively, who were unable to serve. 



Organization of Board. 



In accordance with the call of the Governor, the Board of General 

 Managers held its first meeting at the Capitol, in the city of Albany, 

 on April 19, 1892. At that meeting Hon. Chauncey M. Depew was 

 elected president, and Hon. Gorton W. Allen vice-president. The fol- 

 lowing code of rules and regulations was adopted for the guidance of 

 the board : 



RuLKS AND Regulations of the Board of Gekebal Managers. 



Rule I. 

 The official title of this body of six commissioners shall be " The Board 

 of General Managers of the Exhibit of the State of New York at the 

 World's Columbian Exposition." 



Rule II. 

 The board shall elect from its own members a president and a vice-presi- 

 dent and an auditing committee of two members, who, with the chief 



