Public Law 74–456

That all articles

Texas Centennial Exposition.

Dutiable articles imported for exhibition, etc., purposes, admitted free under regulations.

Ante, p. 431; Post, p. 575.

which shall be imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the Texas Centennial Exposition and celebrations to be held in Texas beginning in June 1936 or for use in constructing, installing, or maintaining foreign buildings or exhibits at the said exposition and celebrations, 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

Sales permitted.

at any time during or within three months after the close of the said exposition and celebrations, to sell within the area of the exposition and celebrations 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: Provided,

Proviso.

Duty on articles withdrawn.

That all such articles, when withdrawn for consumption or use in the United States, shall be subject to the duties, if any, imposed upon such articles by the revenue laws in force at the date of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 such articles, which shall have suffered

Deterioration allowance.

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

Marking provisions.

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for herein shall not be subject to any marking requirements of the general tariff laws, except when such articles are withdrawn for consumption or use in the United States, in which case they shall not be released from customs custody until properly marked, but no additional duty shall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

Abandonment permitted and duties remitted.

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 abandoned to the Government or destroyed under customs supervision, whereupon any

Exhibits previously entered and under continuous customs custody, etc., transfer privileges.

duties on such articles shall be remitted: Provided 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 exhibition 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 and celebrations under such regulations as

Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations.

Deemed sole consignee of merchandise.

the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe: And provided further, That the Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations and Texas Centennial Central Exposition shall be deemed, for customs purposes only, to be the sole consignee of all merchandise imported under the provisions of this Act, and that the actual and necessary customs charges for labor, services, and other expenses in connection with the entry, examination, appraisement, release, or

Expenses reimbursable.

custody, together with the necessary charges for salaries of customs 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 Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations and the Texas Centennial Central Exposition to the Government of the United States under regulations to

Deposits as receipts.

Vol. 46, p. 741.

be prescribed 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, Tariff Act of 1930.