Chapter 2.
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CHAP. 2.— Joint Resolution Authorizing an appropriation for the participation of the United States in the preparation and completion of plans for the comprehensive observance of that greatest of all historic events, the bicentennial of the birthday of George Washington. December 2, 1924.[[S. J. Res. 127](/us/bill/68/sjres/85).][[Pub. Res., No. 38](/us/68/pubres/38).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is herebyGeorge Washington Bicentennial Birthday Commission. established a commission to be known as the United States Commission for the Celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington (hereinafter referred to as the commission) and to be composed of nineteen commissioners, as follows:
The President of the United States; presiding officer of theAppointment of members. Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, ex-officio; eight persons to be appointed by the President of the United States; four Senators by the President pro tempore of the Senate; and four Representatives by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The commissioners shall serve without compensation and shall select a chairman from among their number.671 672 Sec. 2. Expenses authorized.*Post*, p. 1316.
That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of $10,000 to be expended by the commission in accordance with the provisions of this resolution. Sec. 3. Preparation of plans for the celebration. That it shall be the duty of the commissioners, after promulgating to the American people an address relative to the reason of its creation and of its purpose, to prepare a plan or plans and a program for the signalizing of the event, to commemorate which they are brought into being; and to give due and proper consideration to any plan or plans which may be submitted to them; and to take such steps as may be necessary in the coordination and correlation of plans prepared by State commissions, or by bodies created under appointment by the governors of the respective States and by representative civic bodies; and if the participation of other nations in the commemoration be deemed advisable, to communicate with Governments of such nations.
Sec. 4. Submission to Commission of Fine Arts. That when the commission shall have approved of a plan of celebration, then it shall submit for their consideration and approval such plan or plans, in so far as it or they may relate to the fine arts, to the Commission of Fine Arts, in Washington, for their approval, and in accordance with statutory requirements. Sec. 5. Personal clerical and expert assistance. That the commission, after selecting a chairman and a vice chairman from among their members, may employ a secretary and such other assistants as may be needed for clerical work connected with the duties of the commission and may also engage the services of expert advisors; and may fix their respective compensations within the amount appropriated for such purposes.
Sec. 6. Travel, etc., expenses of commissioners. The commissioners shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be paid their actual and necessary traveling, hotel, and other expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties, out of the amount appropriated. Sec. 7. Report to Congress. The commission shall on or before the 4th of March, 1925, make a report to the Congress, in order that enabling legislation may be enacted. Sec. 8. Duration. That the commission hereby created shall expire within two years after the expiration of the celebration, December 31, 1932.
Sec. 9. Effective immediately. This joint resolution shall take effect immediately. Approved, December 2, 1924.