76 SIXTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 3. 1913. P¤¤¤¤•-¤’•¤*¤•= ¥¤· ROVIDE FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF THE UNITED &'.'I.°“°““' E"’°‘* Tgifurns IN rim 1>ANAMA.rAo1F1o INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION. <><>*¤¤¤¤¤¤¢ v•=¤¤*· There shall be exhibited at the Panama—Pacific International °°°°°°°m°d°°d' Exposition, to be held at San Francisco in nineteen hundred and fifteen, such articles and materials as illustrate the function and istrative faculty of the Government of the_United_ States tending to demonstrate the nature and ggowth of our institutions, their adapta»· tion to the wants of the peosl , and_the progress of the Nation_m the cmum ta smm- arts of ace and war; and e President is authorized provide for ""”' E‘*‘“’" B°“°· the colllgtion and exhibition of such articles and materials under the direction of a board, which is hereby created, to be known as the Gov-· cmpauuea. ernment Exhibit Board, which shall be composed of members to be named by the President from giersons m the executive departii:::,'_ ae, ments, who after consultation with the heads of the executive departments and the Regents of the Smithsonian Instrtution,_the Isthmgap. Canal Commission, the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Civil Service Commission, the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, the American National Red Cross the Commission of Fme Arts the Librarian of Coragress, the Public Ilrintcr, the Governor of Porto Rico the Governor 0 Alaska the Governor of Hawau, and the United States Geo aphic Board, shall determine, the nature, character, and extent of 5ie exhibits to be made and shall be_charged with the selection, purchase, reparation, safekeepomg, exhibition, and return of such articles and) materials as said ard mafy decide shall be °°°"·°“‘ exhibited. Before any obligations are incurred o any nature, said board shall have arranged the scope of such exhibits so as to provide for the collection, exhibition, and return of such articles and materials at a cost, which together with all other expenses herein authorized, °“°°”· shall not exceed the amount hereinafter appropriated. The President shall designate one member of said boar as chairman, and from persons in the employ of the United States Government may designate a secretary and a disbursin officer for said board, and ma also detail such other persons, incluchng officers of the Army and 1% avy, ,,,,‘Q’,,‘§""°° '°’ °" as he may deem necessary to assist said board. All officers and employees of the Government who may be detailed as aforesaid shall receive no compensation in addition to their regular salaries, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary travelm expenses, together with a per diem in lieu of subsistence, to be fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury, but in no case to exceed $5 per day while necessaril absent from their homes erlilgaged u on the business of the board? my: and Nvy ¤¤· Any officer of the Army or avy so d)etailed shall receive this allow- ' ance m lieu of the transportation and mileage now allowed him by D¤=•¤= v¤¤¤¤¤»¢· law. Any lprovrsron of law which may prohibit the detail of persons, m the employ of the United States to other service than that which they customar1.ly_perfo1jm shall not apply to persons detailed to duty P. { I in connection with said Panama-Pacific International Exposition. ’° °‘“’ °’°°’· Employees of the board not otherwise employed by the Government P7 _ sha be entitled to such compensation as the board may determine· L,§{’f{°‘ Provided,_ That compensation shall not be aid to any such employee bggfgyn ¤¤¤¤¤‘» at a rate ur excess o $3,000 per annum. 'llhe disbursiug officer shall give bond m the sum of $30,000 for the faithful performance of his duties, said bond to be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury.
- °”¤°°•· The Secretary of the Treasury shall advance to said officer from time
to time, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasu may prescribe, a sum of money from the appropriation herein madelzn the governmental participation in the exposition, not exceeding at any one time the penalg of his bond, to enable him to pay the expenses of exhibition as au onzed by the exhibit board.
