Chapter 15. In aid of the World’s Fair Prize Winners’ Exposition to be held at New York City
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CHAP. 15.— An Act In aid of the World’s Fair Prize Winners’ Exposition to be held at New York City.November 3, 1893. Whereas, there will be held in the city of New York,Preamble. State of New York, from and after November twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, to January fifteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, an exposition, to be known as the World’s Fair Prize Winners’ Exposition, in which foreign nations and foreign exhibitors have been invited and have agreed to participate:
Therefore, *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,World’s Fair Prize Winners’ Exposition. That all articles which shall be imported from foreign countries for the sole purpose of exhibition at FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 15, 16. 1893.9 said exposition, upon which there shall be a tariff or customs duty, shallArticles for exhibit admitted duty free. be admitted tree of payment of duty, customs fees or charges, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe, and all articles which have been imported from foreign countries and whichArticles at World’s Fair. are now on exhibition at the World’s Columbian Exposition at Chicago, upon which there is a tariff or customs duty, and which have been heretofore admitted free of payment of duty, customs fees or charges, may, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury,Regulations. be removed to the city of New York, in the State of New York, for the sole purpose of exhibition at said World’s Fair Prize Winners’ Exposition.
Sec. 2. That it shall be lawful, at any time during such exposition,Sales. to sell for delivery, at the close of the exposition, any of the goods or property imported for and actually on exhibition in the exposition buildings or on its grounds, subject to such regulations for the security of the revenue and for the collection of the import duties as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe: *Provided*, That all such articles,*Proviso*.Payment, of duty. when sold or withdrawn for consumption in the United States, shall be subject to the duty, if any, imposed upon such articles by the revenue laws in force at the date of the importation; and all penalties prescribed by law shall be applied and enforced against such articles and against the persons who may be guilty of any illegal sale or withdrawal thereof.
Sec. 3. That all of the provisions of public resolution numbered Foreign laborers permitted.Vol. 27, p. 402.thirty, entitled “Joint resolution authorizing foreign exhibitors at the World’s Columbian Exposition to bring to this country foreign laborers from their respective countries for the purpose of preparing for and making their exhibits”, approved August fifth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, are hereby extended to and made applicable to said World’s Fair Prize Winners’ Exposition to the same extent as if said World’s Fair Prize Winners’ Exposition was therein specifically named, *Provided*, No liability shall be incurred by the Government of the United States.
Approved, November 3, 1893. Chapter 16: To regulate the fees of the clerk of the United States Court for the Indian Territory. Chapter 16 28 Stat. 9 1893-11-03 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-15 53 1 public
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