An act to provide for celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of the purchase of the Louisiana Territory by the United States, by holding an international exhibition of arts, industries, manufactures, and the products of the soil, mine, forest, and sea, in the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, approved March 3, 1901, a copy of which said act is hereto attached.

As provided by law, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition will be held in the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, U.S.A., and will be opened on the 30th day of April, A.D. 1903, and will be closed on the 1st day of December of that year.  The exposition will be closed on Sundays.

This exposition will embrace an exhibition of arts, industries, manufactures, and the products of the soil, mine, forest, and sea.  It will be held to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the purchase of the Louisiana Territory by the United States from France.

    The exposition will be international in character, as
    contemplated by section 9 of the act of Congress, which reads as
    follows: 

“That whenever the President of the United States shall be notified by the National Commission that provision has been made for grounds and buildings, for the uses herein provided for, he shall be authorized to make proclamation of the same, through the Department of State, setting forth the time at which said exposition will be held, and the purposes thereof, and he shall communicate to the diplomatic representatives of foreign nations copies thereof, together with such regulations as may be adopted by the Commission, for publication in their respective countries, and he shall, in behalf of the Government and the people, invite foreign nations to take part in the said exposition and to appoint representatives thereto.”

    Rules and Regulations.

    The following general rules and regulations are promulgated by
    the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company, having been approved
    by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission: 

    ARTICLE I.

    SECTION I. Under a proclamation of the President of the United
    States, signed August 20, 1901, all nations and peoples are
    invited to and may participate in this exposition.

    SEC.  II.  The site of the exposition will be the west portion of
    Forest Park and adjacent territory, and will comprise,
    approximately, 1,000 acres.

SEC.  III.  The executive of the exposition is the president of the board of directors of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company.  There are four principal executive divisions presided over by the following officers:  Director of exhibits, director of exploitation, director of works, director of concessions and admissions.

    Under the officers subordinate departments for the supervision
    of exhibits, of construction, and of maintenance may be created,
    each department having its individual chief.