Chapter 53. To provide for refunding stamp taxes paid under the Act of June thirteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, upon foreign bills of exchange drawn between July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, against the value of products or merchandise actual
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CHAP. 53.— An Act To provide for refunding stamp taxes paid under the Act of June thirteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, upon foreign bills of exchange drawn between July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, against the value of products or merchandise actually exported to foreign countries and authorizing rebate of duties on anthracite coal imported into the United States from October sixth, nineteen hundred and two, to January fifteenth, nineteen hundred and three, and for other purposes.
February 1, 1909.[[H. R. 21129](/us/bill/70/hr/21129).][[Public, No. 197](/us/pl/70/197).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of theDocumentary stamps, etc.Refund of, on foreign biilsof exchange, etc. Treasury be. and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the persons or corporations who have, prior to July first, nineteen hundred and four, duly presented their respective claims therefor, the sums paid for documentary stamps used on foreign bills of exchange drawn between July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, against the value of products or merchandise actually exported to foreign countries, such stamps representing taxes which were illegally assessed and collected, said refund to be made whether said stamp taxes were paid under protest or duress or not.
That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorizedAnthracite coal.Rebate of duties on, etc. and directed to make full rebate of all duties imposed by law on 591 anthracite coal imported into any port of the United States from*Post*, p. 911. foreign countries from October sixth, nineteen hundred and two, to January fifteenth, nineteen hundred and three, and to repay all money paid as duties upon anthracite coal at any port of the United States to the person, persons, or corporations who paid the same upon anthracite coal imported from the sixth day of October, nineteen hundred and two, to January fifteenth, nineteen hundred and three: *Provided*,*Proviso.*Proof.
That the person or persons so to be paid shall produce satisfactory proof to the Secretary of the Treasury that they were not reimbursed for said tariffs in the sales to the consumer. Approved, February 1, 1909.