Inauguration of the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World; By the President of the United States, on Bedlow's Island, New York, Thursday (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: LIBERTY ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD. JOINT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT TO DESIGNATE AND SET APART A SITE FOR THE COLOSSAL STATUE OF " LIBERTY ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD." AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PERMANENT MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION THEREOF. Whereas, The President has communicated to Congress the information that citizens of the French Republic propose to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of our independence by erecting, at their own cost, a colossal bronze statue of " Liberty Enlightening the World," upon a pedestal of suitable proportions, to be built by private subscriptions, upon one of the islands belonging to the United States, in the harbor of New York; and Whereas, It is proper to provide for the care and preservation of this grand monument of art,and of the abiding friendship of our ancient ally; therefore Be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be and he is hereby authorized and directed to accept the colossal statue of " Liberty Enlightening the World," when presented by citizens of the French Republic, and to designate and set apart for the erection thereof a suitable site upon either Governor's or Bedlow's Island, in the harbor of New York, and upon the completion thereof shall cause the same to be inaugurated with such ceremonies as will serve to testify the gratitude of our people for this expressive and felicitous memorial of the sympathy of the citizens of our sister Republic; and he is hereby author- i ized to cause suitable regulations to be made for its future maintenance as a beacon, and for the permanent care and preservation thereof as a monument of art, and of the continued good will of the great nation which aided us in our ...