An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to receive into the Treasury the residuary Legacy of James Smithson, to authorize the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to apply the income of the said legacy, and for other purposes

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Summary

The residuary legacy of James Smithson may be received on same terms as the original bequest. The interest of such legacy shall be applied by the Board of Regents in the same manner as the interest on the original bequest

Subject

  • Smithson, James 1765-1829
  • Board of Regents
  • United States Dept. of the Treasury

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • 14 Stat 391
  • Title 20, Education
  • Public Law

Citation information

Statutes at Large

Notes

Refers to the organic act creating the Smithsonian Institution, 9 Stat. 102 (1846).

Contained within

14 Stat. 391 (1867); Ch. 34 (Book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

  • 1868
  • 02/09/1867

Topic

  • Smithson Bequest
  • Trusts and trustees
  • Law and legislation
  • Finance
  • Finance--Law and legislation

Form/Genre

Public Law

Physical description

Number of pages: 1; Page Numbers: 391

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