Chapter 398.
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CHAP. 398.— Joint Resolution Establishing a commission for the participation of the United States in the observance of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, authorizing an appropriation to be utilized in connection with such observance, and for other purposes. March 2, 1925.[[H. J. Res. 318](/us/bill/68/hjres/318).][[Pub. Res., No. 57](/us/bill/68/pubres/57).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is Bunker Hill Sesquicentennial Commission.Creation and composition of.hereby established a commission to be known as the United States Bunker Hill Sesquicentennial Commission (hereinafter referred to as the commission) and to be composed of eleven commissioners, as follows:
Three persons to be appointed by the President of the United States, four Senators by the President of the Senate, and four Members of the House of Representatives by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The commission shall serve without No compensation.compensation and shall select a chairman from among their number. Sec. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any Amount authorized for traveling, etc., expenses.*Post*, p. 1324.money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of $5,000 to be expended by the commission for actual and necessary traveling expenses and subsistence while discharging its official duties outside the District of Columbia.
Sec. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any Amount authorized for participating in celebration.*Post*, p. 1324.money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $10,000 to be utilized in the discretion of the commission for the appropriate participation on the part of the United States in the celebration and observance of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill to be commemorated on or about June 17, 1925. Sec. 4.
The Postmaster General is hereby authorized and directed Special commemorative postage stamps to be issued.to issue a special series of postage stamps, in such denominations and of such designs as he may determine, commemorative of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill and of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of such other major events of the Revolutionary War as he may deem appropriate. Approved, March 2, 1925.