Volume 50 · 835

Public Law 75–817

Providing for the participation of the United States in the continuing international exposition to be known as Pacific Mercado, to be held in the city of Los Angeles, California, commencing in the year 1940, and in the year 1942 commemorating the landing of Cabrillo, and for other reasons.

Approved August 26, 1937

Statutory text

JOINT RESOLUTION

Pacific Mercado (International Exposition), Los Angeles, Calif., 1940.

Preamble.

Whereas there is to be held in the city of Los Angeles, State of California, commencing in the year 1940, a continuing international exposition to be known as the Pacific Mercado, designed to promote closer relations and better understandings among the countries and nations of the world, through the furtherance of trade, industry, and cultural arts, by gathering, arranging, and exhibiting the varied cultures of such countries and nations and the origins, progress, and accomplishments in science, the arts, education, industry, business, and transportation of such countries and nations, and by other appropriate means; and

Whereas there is to be held in said city, in the year 1942, in connection with said Pacific Mercado, a world’s fair commemorating the landing of Cabrillo; and

Whereas the holding of said Pacific Mercado and, in conjunction therewith, said world’s fair, will further the purposes of certain conventions and treaties signed at the Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace, held in the city of Buenos Aires, capital of the Argentine Republic, in December 1936; and

Whereas the city of Los Angeles, by amendment to its charter, approved by the electors of said city and by the Legislature of the State of California, has been authorized to issue, through its department of water and power, bonds for the acquisition of a site for such continuing international exposition and world’s fair; and

Whereas the State of California on May 21, 1937, enacted Assembly Joint Resolution Numbered 47, chapter 106, memorializing the President of the United States to extend to the governments and dominions of the world invitations to participate in the Pacific Mercado in 1940 (reference Congressional Record, May 26, 1937, pages 6572 and 6573); and

Whereas the State of California on May 25, 1937, appropriated $1,500,000 for the State’s participation in the Pacific Mercado and exposition; and

Whereas such continuing international exposition and world’s fair are worthy and deserving of the support and encouragement of the United States, and the United States has aided and encouraged such world’s fair and celebrations in the past: Therefore be it

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That the Government of

Official recognition extended.

the United States hereby extends its official recognition to the Pacific Mercado (International Exposition) and authorizes the executive

Government agencies authorized to participate.

Payment of incurred expenses.

departments, independent establishments, and agencies of the Government to participate therein. Any expense incurred by such participation is to be met from any funds which may legally, be used for that purpose and which may be available to such executive departments, independent establishments, or agencies.

Sec. 2.

That the President of the United States be, and he is

President requested to invite foreign countries to participate.

hereby, authorized and respectfully requested by proclamation, or in such manner as he may deem proper, to invite foreign countries to such proposed Pacific Mercado (International Exposition) and to such proposed world’s fair to be held in connection therewith, with a request that they participate therein.

Approved, August 26, 1937.