A Bill providing for the disposition and management of the Smithson fund

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Summary

Mr. Adams from the Joint Committee on the Smithsonian Bequest reported the bill which was read twice and committed to the Whole House on the state of the Union. The fund shall be managed by nine trustees. Three trustees shall be appointed by the House, three by the Senate and three by the President and each trustee shall hold office for one year. All expenditures are subject to approval by the President. The trustees are directed to prepare a charter of incorporation and plan for an institution for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.

Subject

  • Smithson, James 1765-1829
  • United States Congress

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • H. R. 1161
  • Title 20, Education
  • Bill

Notes

This bill is identical to S. 292. For other bills relating to the act establishing the Smithsonian Institution see S. 18, S. 259, S. 293, S. 292, S. 245, H. R. 5, H.R. 863, H.R. 386, H.R. 418, H.R. 1, H.R. 1160,

Contained within

(Documents)

Contact information

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

Date

02/16/1839

Topic

  • Smithson Bequest
  • Trusts and trustees
  • Charters
  • Act to establish the "Smithsonian Institution," for the Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge Among Men
  • SI, Early History
  • Regents

Form/Genre

Bill

Physical description

Number of pages: 3; Page Numbers: 1-3

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