“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 appoint representatives thereto.”

Rules and regulations have been adopted by the National Commission to be communicated to the diplomatic representatives of foreign nations for publication in their respective countries as follows: 

    ARTICLE 1.  All communications relating to the exposition should
    be addressed to Hon. David R. Francis, president of the
    Exposition Company, St. Louis, U.S.A.

    ART. 2.  All applications for space for buildings must be filed
    with the company on or before July 1, 1902.

    ART. 3.  Applications for space for exhibits in the buildings of
    the Exposition Company must be filed on or before the respective
    dates following, to wit: 

    (A) For machinery and mechanical appliances intended for
    exhibition, in operation, October 1, 1902.

    (B) For machinery and mechanical appliances not intended for
    exhibition, in operation, November 1, 1902.

    (C) For works of art, natural and manufactured, products, and
    all productions not herein expressly classified, December 1,
    1902.

    ART. 4.  Applications for special concessions to individuals,
    associations, or corporations, December 1, 1902.

    All applications must be in writing and should be presented on
    forms which will be furnished by the Exposition Company.

ART. 5.  No charge will be made for space allotted for buildings or exhibits of foreign governments.  Allotments of space to exhibitors from countries whose governments have appointed commissioners to the exposition will be made by or through such commissioners.

    ART. 6.  No exhibit shall be removed in whole or in part until
    the close of the exposition.

    Immediately after the close of the exposition exhibitors shall
    remove their effects and complete such removal before January 1,
    1904.

    ART. 7.  Exhibits from foreign countries will be admitted free of
    customs duties, as provided in the law and the regulations of
    the Treasury Department.