75TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CH. 224-MAY 18, 1937 [CHAPTER 224] JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for the importation of articles free from tariff or customs duty for the purpose of exhibition at the Golden Gate International Exposition to be held at San Francisco, California, in 1939, and for other purposes . Resolved by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That all articles which shall be imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibi- tion at the Golden Gate International Exposition to be held at San Francisco, California, in the year 1939, by the San Francisco Bay Exposition, or for use in constructing, installing, or maintaining foreign building, or exhibits at the said exposition, upon which arti- cles 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 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 regulations for the security of the revenue and for the collection of import duties as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe : Provi ded, That all such articles, when withdrawn for consumption or use in the United States, shall be subject to the duties, if any, imposed upon such articles by the revenue laws in force at the date of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 withdrawal ; and on suc h arti cles w hich s hall h ave suf fered diminu tion o r dete ri- orat ion fr om inc identa l hand ling o r expos ure th e duti es, if payab le, 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 pro- vide d for herein shall not b e subj ect to any ma rking requir ements of the genera l tari ff law s, exc ept wh en such artic les ar e with drawn 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 into the United States : Provided further, That at any time during or within three months after the close of the exposition any article entered hereunder may be ab ando ned to the Gove rnme nt or d estr oyed und er cust oms supe r- vision, whereupon any duties on such article shall be remitted
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vided further, That articles which have been admitted without payment of duty for exhibition under any tariff law and which have remained in continuous customs custody or under a customs exhibi- tion bond and imported articles in bonded warehouses under the general tariff law may be accorded the privilege of transfer to and entry for exhibition at the said exposition under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe : And pro vid ed f ur t he r , That the San Francisco Bay Exposition shall be deemed, for customs purposes only, to be the sole consignee of all merchan- di se imp orted -under the p rovisi ons of this A ct, an d that the a ctual and necessary customs charges for labor, services, and other expenses in conne ction with t he ent ry, ex aminat ion, ap praise ment, releas e, or cu stody, toget her wi th the neces sary c harges for sa laries of cu stoms officers and employees in connection with the supervision, custody of, and accounting for articles imported under the provisions of this Act, shall be reimbursed by the San Francisco Bay Exposition to the Government of the United States under regulations to be pre- scribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, and that receipts from such reimbursements shall be deposited as refunds to the appropriation from which paid, in the manner provided for in section 524 of the Tariff Act of 1930 . Approved, May 18, 1937 . 187 May 18 , 1937 [H.J. Res.310] [Pub . Res ., No. 29] Golden Gate Inter- national Exposition . Dutiable articles imported for exhibi- tion, etc ., purposes, admitt ed fre e unde r regulations . Sales permitt ed . Provisos . Du ty on articles withdr awn . Deteri oration allow - ance. Markin g prov isions . Abandonment per- mitted and duties re- mitte d . Articles previously entered and in con- tinuous customs cus- to dv etc ., tr ans fer privileges. Ex pos iti on dee med sole consign ee of mer- chandise . Expenses reimburs- able . Deposit of receipts. 46 Stat . 741. 19t.S.C.°1524. 0
