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Movement of the International Literary Exchanges, between France and North America from January 1845 to May, 1846: With Instructions for Collecting, Preparing, and Forwarding Objects of Natural History Written by The Professors Administrators of The Museum Of Natural History At Paris. And Instructions Relative to Anthropology and Zoology

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Movement of the International Literary Exchanges, between France and North America from January 1845 to May, 1846: With Instructions for Collecting, Preparing, and Forwarding Objects of Natural History Written by The Professors Administrators of The Museum Of Natural History At Paris. And Instructions Relative to Anthropology and Zoology

Exchange of publications

_Resolved_, That the Governor, with the advice and consent of the
   council, is hereby authorized to appoint some suitable person,
   residing in the city of Paris, France, to be the agent of the
   state of Maine, for the purpose of receiving and transmitting to
   and from the secretary of state, all such books, documents and
   other objects of international exchange as may be directed to his
   care in pursuance of certain "resolves to promote mutual literary
   and scientific exchanges with foreign countries" approved March
   twentieth, eighteen hundred and forty one. "Resolves in favor of
   the American Athenaeum" at Paris, approved March twenty second,
   eighteen hundred and forty three.

   _Resolved_, That the Governor and council are hereby authorized
   to audit and allow all necessary charges of such agent for
   receiving, packing up, carriage and exportation of said objects
   of international exchange; provided the sum shall not exceed
   three hundred dollars; and the Governor is hereby authorized to
   draw his warrant upon the treasurer, for the payment of such
   charges, out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated.

   In the House of Representatives, March 22, 1844. Read and passed.

   DAVID DUNN, Speaker,

   In the Senate, March 22, 1844. Read and passed.

   JOHN W. DANA, President.

   March 22, 1844. Approved, H. J. ANDERSON.

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   To Alexander Vattemare, of the city of Paris, kingdom of France,
   greeting.

   In conformity with the provisions of a Resolve of the Legislature
   of this state, entitled "Resolve authorizing the appointment of
   an Agent of international exchanges with foreign countries"
   Approved March twenty second, one thousand eight hundred and
   forty four, I have, with the advice and consent of the executive
   council of Maine, appointed you an Agent to execute any and all
   of the duties required by said Resolve, and as contemplated in
   your communication to the executive of this state, under date of
   October tenth, eighteen hundred and forty three.

   H. J. ANDERSON.

      [L. S.] By the Governor,

   WITNESS, HUGH J. ANDERSON our Governor, and the seal of the state
   hereunto affixed this twenty sixth day of March in the year of
   our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four, and of the
   independence of the United States the sixty eighth.


   PHILIP C. JOHNSON,
   Secretary of state.




STATE OF MICHIGAN.

   Preamble and joint resolutions relative to Mons. Vattemare's
   system of international literary exchanges.

   WHEREAS Mons. Alexandre Vattemare, a citizen of France, has with
   an unexampled zeal devoted his time, his energies and his fortune
   to the philanthropic effort of establishing an intellectual
   confederacy among the nations of the earth;

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