Jan. 31, 1848.
(No. 1.)—A Resolution authorizing the Erection on the Public Grounds in the City of Washington
of a Monument to George Washington.
Washington National Monument Society authorized to erect a monument to the memory
of George Washington on the public grounds in the city of Washington.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United State Of America
in Congress assembled,
That the Washington National Monument Society be, and it is hereby, authorized to
erect the proposed monument to the memory of George Washington upon such portion of
the public grounds or reservations within the city of Washington, not otherwise occupied,
as shall be selected by the President of the United States and the board of managers
of said society, as a suitable site on which to erect the said monument, and for the
necessary protection thereof.
Approved, January 31, 1848.
Printed Document, 1 page(s), Public Acts, IX, 30th Cong., 1st sess., George Minot, Statutes at Large 9, 333 ,