Amendment to Smithsonian Legislation
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PrintUnited States Congress amends the act establishing the Smithsonian Institution by substituting the "Governor of the District of Columbia" for the "Mayor of the City of Washington," as one member of the Board of Regents ex officio.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
March 20, 1871
Washington (D.C.)