32 WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EX POSITION, 
each such proposed building, and when such plans and speci- 
fications shall have been approved by the Chief of the Bureau 
of Construction and by the Director-General, a permit to erect 
the building shall be issued by the last named officer. 
Third.—That, preparatory to the assignment of ground 
space for state buildings, the Director-General, after confer- 
ence with, and the concurrence of, the Grounds and Build- 
ings Committee of the Exposition, shall cause the states and 
territories of the Union to be grouped in such manner as 
shall appear most likely to produce the best results to the 
Exposition as a whole, and shall allot suitable ground space 
to each of such groups; and after such allotment shall have 
been made, the space in each allotment shall be again prop- 
erly subdivided so as to provide suitable independent location 
for each such state or territory (or any two or more of them 
desiring a location in common), and the location of each indi- 
vidual state or territory (or any two or more of them desiring 
a location in common) within the territorial space assigned to 
that group wherein they are included shall be determined in 
the order of their application; subject, however, to harmony 
of grouping of buildings, which shall be determined by the 
Chief of the Bureau of Construction and the Director-General. 
fourth. That correct plans and specifications for every 
state building, as approved by the Chief of the Bureau of 
Construction and the Director-General, shall, before the 
issuance of the permit, be filed in the office of the Director- 
General and Chief of the Bureau of Construction, and be pre- 
served as a record of the Exposition. - 
fifth.—-That, in the construction of such state buildings, 
each state or territory may use such material or materials 
produced in such state or territory as the State Board shall 
determine, with a view of promoting a full exhibition of the 
structural materials produced in such state or territory. 
Sixth.—Such state buildings shall be maintained as a state 
or territorial headquarters, under the control of the State 
Board, but subject to the rules and regulations governing the 
Exposition, for the convenience and entertainment of resi- 
dents of the particular state or territory, and the reception 
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