Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition CommissionLouisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
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Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)
SEC. 3. In a fixed ratio to the number of exhibits, but
reserving to the citizens of the United States approximately 60
per cent of the jury membership, the construction of the
international jury will be based upon a predetermined number of
judges allotted to each group of the classification and upon the
number and importance of the exhibits in such group.
SEC. 4. A chairman of the group jury will be elected by his
colleagues in each group, this chairman to become, by right of
his position, a member of the department jury, which department
jury shall in turn elect its chairman, who shall thereupon
become a member of the superior jury.
SEC. 5. Special rules and regulations governing the system of
making awards and determining the extent to which foreign
countries may have representation on the juries, will be
hereafter promulgated.
SEC. 6. Allotment of space for exhibitors, the classification of
exhibits, the appointment of all judges and examiners for the
exposition, and the awarding of premiums, if any, shall be done
and performed by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company,
subject, however, to the approval of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition Commission.
The special rules provide for the appointment of three graded
juries, designated as, first, the general organization of group
juries; second, department juries, and, third, the superior
jury.
At the conclusion of the recital of the manner of selecting the
jurors a paragraph in section 3 of the rules provides that "all
the above nominations shall be made not later than August 1,
1904, except that nominations made to fill vacancies may be made
at any subsequent time."
In conclusion, the section last referred to reads as follows:
"The nominations of group jurors and alternates, when approved
by the president of the exposition, shall be transmitted to the
president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission for
approval of that body.
"These nominations having been considered and confirmed by the
authorities as provided by section 6 of the act of Congress
relating to the approval of the awarding of premiums, the
appointment of the international jury shall be made in
accordance with section 6 of Article XXII of the official rules
and regulations of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company."
Section 6 of the aforesaid special rules provides that--
"The work of the group juries shall begin September 1, 1904, and
shall be completed not later than twenty days thereafter."
Section 15 of the special rules and regulations provides that--
"The superior jury shall determine finally and fully the awards
to be made to exhibitors and collaborators in all cases that are
formally presented for its consideration."
Section 16 of the special rules and regulations provides that--
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