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tation at this time of each such State in the
House of Representatives of the Congress of the
United States, and the periods when, in their
judgment, the instalments of said contributions
will be required; in determining the said design,
an appropriate place on the exterior of such
monument shall be provided for each contributing
State, to contain such inscriptions as the State
shall direct, commemorative of some citizen or
citizens of her own, who took part in the respon-
sibility of the Declaration of Independence of the
said States; the said trustees are to report to such
of the States represented by them, with all rea-
sonable expedition, the design, plan and expense
of said monument as proposed by them, and the
said statement of proportionate contribution,
when the said States shall have made provisions
for contributing their respective quotas of the said
expense, the said board of trustees, shall be au-
thorised to proceed and construct the said mon-
ument, and a sufficient railing around the same,
and shall receive and expend the moneys appro-
priated for that purpose by the different States ;
they will appoint the necessary superintendent
and agents and may authorise a committee of
their body to receive and take charge of all mo-
neys contributed; when the said monument shall
be finished the board of trustees shall render an
account to their respective States, of the moneys
received and expended by them, or under their
direction, which shall be verified by the oaths of
the principal superintendent and one or more of
the financial committee of the board, and shall
be certified by the mayor of the city of Philadel-
phia, and the presidents of the select and com-
mon councils of the said city, or any two of
them, to have been compared with the original
vouchers and entries, and found correct.
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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the person so
appointed trustee, shall hold and exercise said
trust during the pleasure of the Governor of this
State, and in case of vacancy by death, resigna-
tion or otherwise in said trust, the Governor
shall appoint successors, from time to time, as
occasion may require; no part of the fund con-
tributed by the State shall be applied to compen-
sate any trustee for his services, but the actual
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Vacancies—
how filled.
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