18 New Yoek at the World's Columbian Exposition. 



The "World's Faie Bill. 

 As soon as the New York Legislature of 1892 was organized a bill 

 was introduced providing ways and means for New York's part in the 

 fair. It met with no opposition, and the only controversy was over the 

 amount of the appropriation. The general opinion was that $500,000 

 was none too much, but $300,000 was the amount finally fixed upon as 

 sufficient to conduct the preliminary work for a year. The following 

 is the full text of the bill : 



CHAPTER 236. 

 As Act in relation to the exhibit of the State of New York at the 



World's Columbian Exposition, and to provide for the commemoration 



of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America. 



Approved by the Governor April 6, 1893. Passed, three-fifths being present. 



77ie People of the State of New York, represented in, Senate and 

 Assembly, do enact as follows : 



Section 1. Chauncey M. Depew, John Boyd Thacher, Gorton W. 

 Allen, heretofore appointed by the President of the United States mem- 

 bers of the World's Columbian Commission, and three other persons to be 

 appointed by the Governor of the State in writing filed in the office of the 

 Secretary of State, are hereby constituted the general managers of the 

 exhibit of the State of New York at the World's Columbian Exposition, 

 to be held at Chicago under the provisions of an act of Congress approved 

 April 25, 1890, entitled "An act to provide for celebrating the 400th 

 anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Co'umbus, 

 by holding an international exhibition of arts, industries, manufactures 

 and the products of the soil, mine and sea, in the city of Chicago, State of 

 Illinois." The exhibit of the State of New York at such exposition shall 

 not be opened to the public on Sunday, and the general managers herein 

 provided for shall take such steps as may be necessary to carry this pro- 

 vision into effect. 



§ 2. The Governor shall forthwith appoint a board of district commis- 

 sioners for each judicial district of the State, consisting of three persons, 

 each of whom shall be a resident of the district and, so far as practicable, 

 representative of some of the industries of the State. Such district 

 ooard shall, under the direction and subject to the control and supervision 

 of the general managers, perform such service and discharge such duties 

 as may be prescribed or imposed by the general managers, for the purpose 

 of securing a full and complete exhibit of the resources, products and 

 general development of the State within their respective districts. 



