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72d CONGRESS. SESS . II. CH. 120 . FEBRUARY 24, 1933 .

905 [CHAPTER 120 .] J OINT RESOLUTION

February 24, 1933 . Amending section 2 of the joint resolution entitled . "Joint resolution authorizing [H . J . Res. 561 .1 the President, under certain conditions, to invite the participation of other [Pub. Res., No.56.1 nations in the Chicago World's Fair, providing for the admission of their exhib- its, and for other purposes, approved February 5, 1929, and amending section 7 of the Act entitled "An Act to protect the copyrights and patents of foreign exhibitors at A Century of Progress (Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebra- tion), to be held at Chicago, Illinois, in 1933," approved July 19, 1932. Re solved b y the Se nate and house o f Repres entative s o f th e United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of the joint ress Century of resolution entitled "Joint resolution authorizing the President, Vol. 45, p. 1152, under certain conditions, to invite the participation of other nations `e nded . in the Chicago World's Fair, providing for the admission of their exhibits, and for other purposes, approved February 5, 1929, be, and the same hereby is, amended so as to read as follows : , " SEC. 2. That all articles which shall be imported from foreign p nuti ale articles 11m- countries for the purpose of exhibition at the exposition to be held etc., purposes, admit- by and known as A Century of Progress, in section 1 of this joint scribedeevulnd ons.pre- resolution called the Chicago Worlds Fair Centennial Celebration, Vol. 46, p. M. or for use in constructing, installing, or maintaining foreign build- ings or ..shibits at the said exposition, upon which articles there shall be a tariff or customs duty, shall be admitted without payment of suc h tariff , custom s duty, fees, or charges under su ch regul ations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe ; but it shall be safes permitted . lawfu l, at any t ime d uring or w ithin six m onths after the close of the sai d exposi tion, to sell any article s provid ed for h erein, s ubject to such regulations for the security of the revenue and for the collec- tion of import duties as the Secretary of the Treasury shall pre- scribe : Provided, That all such articles, when sold or withdrawn for Pyoviso nt of duty. consumption or use in the United States, shall be subject to the duties, if any, imposed upon such articles by the revenue laws in force at the date of their withdrawal ; and on such articles, which shall have suffe red diminution or deteri oration from incidental handling or exposure, the duties, if payable, shall be assessed accord- ing to the app rais ed v alue at the time of with dra wal : Provided meats .

require further, That imported articles provided for herein shall not be subject to any marking requirements of the general tariff laws, except when such articles are withdrawn for consumption or use in the United States, in which case they shall not be released from customs custody until properly marked, but no additional duty shall be assessed because such articles were not sufficiently marked when imported int o the United States : Provided further, That articles Transferprivllegesr which have b een admitted without pay ment of duty for exhibit ion under any general tariff law may be accorded the privilege of trans- fer to and entry for exhibition at the said exposition under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe : And abl ",yes relmburs . provided further, T hat a ll nec essar y exp enses incur red, includ ing salaries of customs officials in charge of imported articles, shall be reimbursed to the Gov ernm ent of the United States by A Century of Pro gre ss, also known as the Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury ." SEC . 2 . That sect ion 7 of the Act entitle d "An Act to protect Anfe,p.705,amenaed the copyrights and patents of foreign exhibitors at A Century of Pr ogres s (Chi cago World 's Fai r Cen tenni al Ce lebrat ion), to b e held