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RESOLUTIONS. December 6, 1901. [No. 1.] Joint Resolution Allowing the importation free of payment of duty, cus-

 toms fees, or charges, of all articles from foreign countries, and the transfer of foreign

’ exhibits from the Pan-American Ezzposition at Buffalo for the purpose of exhibition alt thp South Carolina Interstate an West Indian Exposition, at Charleston, South BIO ID3. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of tbe United teifgg lg; States of America in Congress assembled, at all articles which shall dian Exposition, be imported from foreign countries, for the Ipurpose of exhibition at °hE‘Z‘;l,°,f,’g‘Q;,?,,°},0m the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian xposition at Charleston, ggyytsof ¤¤x><>r¤=·<i ex- South Carolina, upon which there shall be a tariff or customs dutly, ' and all foreign ex ibits which shall be transferred in bond from the Pan—American Exposition at Buffalo, New York, shall be admitted free of payment of duty, customs fees, or charges, under such regulations Righlw wl- as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe; but it shall be lawful at any time during the Exposition to sell for delivery at the close thereof any goods or roperty imported for and actually on exhibition in the Exposition buil)ding or on the grounds, subject to such re ulations for the security of the revenue and for the collection of the Mme im rt duties as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe: Pre- ¤¤¤¤b¤¤· vidyd, That all such articles, when sold or withdrawn for consumption in the United States, shall be subject to the duty, if any, imposed upon such articles by the revenue laws at the date of the importation, and all nalties prescribed by laws shall be applied and enforced against sucliearticles and against the person who may be guilty of any illegal mcgvgfgggg §j’,f“" sale or withdraws : And provided further, That the buildings and ` spaces set apart for the purpose of the said exposition shall be constituted "Constructive bonde wdrehouses and yards," and all foreign articles placed therein shall be under customs supervision, and treated Expenses. as merc andise in_ bond: And pr0m'ded_fie7·the¢·, That all necessary expenses incurred, including salaries of customs officials in charge of imported articles, shall be paid to the Treasury of the United States gy the Expcjsiiiorrp Company under regulations to be prescribed by the cretarv o the reasury. uxgfed $¤¤*¤= ¤<>* Sec. 2. That in the passage of this Joint Resolution the United States does not assume any liability of any kind whatever, and does not become responsible in any manner for any bond, debt, contract, expenditure, expense, or liability of the said company, its officers, agents, servants, or employees, or incident to or growing out of said xposition. Approved, December 6, 1901. December 17, 1901. [No. 2.] Joint Resolution To pay the officers and employees of the Senate and ·······~w··w·· House ol Re resentatives their respective salaries for the month of December {Pun R°”" Nm?'] nineteen hunriied and one, on the eighteenth day of said month. i Umm W Umm Resolved by the Senate and Ibmé of R%r·eserttatives of the Lbzited ,,,,,5, ,0*;,9;;,,d Dg States of America an Congress dS8cm led, nat the Secretary of the gggbgirxgsggéiw De Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives be, and they are 'hereby, authorized and instructed to pay the officers and employees of 734