Chapter 2. Providing certain legislation for the Panama California Exposition to be held in San Diego, California, during the year nineteen hundred and fifteen
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CHAP. 2.— An Act Providing certain legislation for the Panama California Exposition to be held in San Diego, California, during the year nineteen hundred and fifteen. May 22, 1913.[[H. R. 4234](/us/bill/63/hr/4234).][[Public, No. 2](/us/pl/63/2).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of the Panama California Exposition.Deposit required of Exposition Company, to cover expenses of awards, etc.Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to require the Panama California Exposition Company, of San Diego, California, to deposit with a depository, to be named by the Secretary of the Treasury, such sum or sums of money as in the discretion of the Secretary shall be necessary to cover awards, medals, certificates, prizes, and premiums, and all other obligations incurred by said corporation with exhibitors at the Panama California Exposition, which money shall be held by said depository as a pledge to the United States Government for a faithful fulfillment of the above obligations; or the Secretary of the Treasury may, in lieu of such cash pledge, Acceptance of bond in lieu.accept a good and sufficient bond from said exposition company, to be approved by him and conditioned for the faithful performance of every liability or obligation incurred by said exposition company in respect to exhibitors at said exposition, to be held in San Diego, California, during the year nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Sec. 2. That all articles that shall be imported from foreign countries Articles for exhibition may be admitted free.for the sole purpose of exhibition at the Panama California 4Exposition upon which there shall be a tariff or customs duty shall be admitted free of the payment of duty, customs fees, or charges, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe; Sales permitted.but it shall be lawfid at any time during the exposition to sell, for delivery at the close thereof, any goods or property imported for and actually on exhibition in the exposition buildings or on the grounds, subject to such regulations for the security of the revenue and for the collection of import duties as the Secretary of the Treasury *Proviso.*Duty on articles sold, etc.may prescribe: *Provided*, That all such articles when sold or withdrawn for consumption or use 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 withdrawal; and on such articles which shall have suffered diminution or deterioration from incidental handling and necessary exposure, the duty, if paid, shall be assessed according to the appraised value at the time of withdrawal for consumption or use, and the penalties prescribed by law shall be enforced against any person guilty of any illegal sale, use, or withdrawal.
Approved, May 22, 1913.