Chapter 188. To authorize the erection of a statue of Henry Clay
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CHAP. 188.— An Act To authorize the erection of a statue of Henry Clay.February 24, 1927.[[H. R. 11278](/us/bill/69/hr/11278).][[Public, No. 637](/us/pl/69/637).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Henry Clay.Statue of, to be presented to Venezuela. That the Secretary of State is authorized and directed to procure, to present to the Republic of Venezuela, and to erect in the city of Caracas, Venezuela, a bronze statue of Henry Clay.
Such statue shall be prepared and erected only after the plans and specifications therefor have been submitted to, and approved by, the Commission of Fine Arts, and shall be the work of an American artist. Sec. 2. Sum authorized for all expenses.There is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $41,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to carry out the provisions of this Act, including the cost of such statue, of transportation, of grading the site, and of building the pedestal, expenditures for architectural services, and traveling expenses of the persons employed in erecting such statue, and of the persons delegated by the Secretary of State to present, on behalf of the United States, such statue to the Republic of Venezuela.
Approved, February 24, 1927.