Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 50 Part 1.djvu/693

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668 49 Stat . 305. August 16, 1937 [H . 1.Res.284] [Pub. Res., No.60] Thomas Jefferson's Birthday . President author- ize d to p roclaim April 13 of each year as. August 16, 1937 [H. J. Res. 288] [Pub. Res., No.61] New York world's Fair 1939. Dutiable articles im- port ed for exhibi tion, etc ., admitted free, under regulations . Sales permitted . Provisos . Du ty on articles with drawn . Deter ioratio n allo w- ance . Ma rki ng require- ments . 75 Tu CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CHS . 665- 6 67-AUGUST 16, 1937 four feet in width and approximately five hundred feet in length adjoining the strip of land conveyed pur suant to secti on 4 of the A ct app roved May 28 , 193 5 (Pub lic, N umber ed 81, Seven ty-fou rth Congress), to provide for a roadway one hundred feet in width across the reservation . The deed of conveyance shall describe by metes and bounds the portion of the reservation transferred and the conditions imposed by section 36 of the Act of May 28 ' 1935 (Public, Numbered 81, Seventy-fourth Congress) . Approved, August 16, 1937 . [CHA PTER 666] JOI NT R ESO LUT ION Authorizing the President of the United States of America to proclaim the 13th day of April of each year Thomas Jefferson's Birthday . Res olved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States of America is authorized and directed to issue a proclamation calling upon officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on April 13 of each year, and inviting the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches, or other suitable places with appropriate ceremonies in commemoration of the birth of Thomas Jefferson . Approved, August 16, 1937 . [CHAPTER 667] JOI NT R ESO LUT ION To permit articles imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the Ne w York Wor ld's Fair 1939, New York City, New York, to be adm itted witho ut pa yment of t ariff , and for other purp oses . Resolved by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United Sta tes o f Ameri ca in Congres s assembled, That all articles which shall be imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the international exposition to be held at New York City, New York, beginning in April 1939 by the New York World's Fair 1939, Incorporated, or for use in constructing, installing, or main- taining foreign buildings or exhibits at the said exposition, upon which articles there shall be a tariff or customs duty shall be admitted without payment of such tariff, customs duty, fees, or charges under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe ; but it shall be lawful at any time during and/or within three months after the close of the said exposition, to sell within the area of the exposition any articles provided for herein, subject to such regula- tions for the security of the revenue and for the collection of import duties as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe

Provided,

That all such articles, when withdrawn for 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 with- drawal ; and on such articles, which shall have suffered diminution or deterioration from incidental handling or exposure, the duties, if payable, shall be assessed according to the appraised value at the time of withdrawal from entry hereunder for consumption or entry under the general tariff law : Provided 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