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SIXTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sass. I. Cus. 187, 188. 1926. 327 CHAP. 187.-—·-Joint Resolution Dirictin the Secre of War to allot war M¤¤¤t1°¤¤- trophies to the American Legion Museum. S tuy —Ié%-ig- Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatwes of the i L I United States of America in Congress assemble , That the Secretary u$:§{¤?°° °' °° of War be directed to allot and deliver without cost to the United ,°'{_°';',§0f[°{,’ §f’°“*°' States, to the National Museum of the American Legion at its national headquarters, a representative collection of ca tured and surrendered war devices and trophies of the World War, to be selected from those war devices and tro hies not otherwise allotted mm and accepted for distribution in accordance with law: Provided, saspdms, otc., is- That acceptance, shipment and delivery shall be made within a °“"°‘”°“"· reasonable time and under the laws and regulations, except as herein provided, that are now applicable to. acce tance, shipment, and delivery of war devices and trophies to the States Territories, possessions of the United States and the District of Columbia. Approved, April 26, 1926. A mn. CHAP. 188.—Joint Resolution Authorizing the establishment of a com- mission to be known as the Sesquicentennial of Americari Independence and the [mh- R°°·· N°· il- Thomas Jefferson Centennial Commission of the United States, in commemora- tion of the one hundred and iiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Declara- tion of Independence. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives o the United I 1 States of Amerika in Oongress assembled That ther; is hereby sibglglnm rmspmiil established a commission to be known as the Sesqui-Centennial of }’§‘,§'g,,,°32,,&"?,§',},“<;,‘l,‘§l§ American Independence and the Thomas Jeiferson Centennial mlrgéggmed Commission of the United States, in commemoration of the one ` hundred and iiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence (hereinafter referred to as the commission), and to be composed of nineteen commissioners as follows: Oommmm The President of the United States, the Vice President of the ` United States, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, ex- oiiicio; eight ersons to be appointed by the President of the United States; four Senators by the Vice Preédent; and four Representa- tives by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Mmmm, m_ Sno. 2. The commissioners shall serve without compensation, and puuutn. shall select a chairman from among their number, and no appro- pgiaxm shall be made by Congress to carry out the purposes of t is ot. Sac. 3. It shall be the dugy of the commissioners to promulgate §§ldd{.;‘$'§,° to the American people an a dress relating to the reason of the cre- pm_°'g:“•°_{ ation of the commission and of its purposes and to prepare a plan ue. or plans for a program in cooéieration with the oilicers and board of governors of the Thomas Je erson Memorial Foundation, and the other National, State, city, civic, and patriotic committees, and other Jefferson centennial committees appointed throughout the country for the pu se of properly commemorating those signal events • which haverhiou ht this commission into being; and to give due and proper consideration to any plan or plans which may sub- mitted to them; and to take such steps as may be necessary in the coordination and correlation of the various plans which may be sub- mitted to the commiwion; and if the particppation of other nations be deemed advisable, to communicate with t e governments of such nati0nS' · · Submission of plans Sno. 4. When the commission shall have approved of a plan of wcommmundmu celebration, then it shall submit for their consi eration and approval ·*'°°· such plan or plans, in so far as it or they may relate to the tine arts,