hed.

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.