1022 rrrrrrriivrii ooxcnnss. sms. 111. on. 420. ism. M¤¤¤h 9·1999· CHAP. 420.-An Act To encourage the holding of a Fan-American Exposition on W the Niagara frontier, within the county of Erie or Niagara, in the State of New York, in the year nineteen hundred and one. P&g··A¤&¤¤¤=;,¤; €¤· Whereas it is desirable to encourage the holding of a Pan-American pgs? iis'. rExposition on the Niagara frontier, within the county of Erie or Pm *°· Niagara, in the State of New York, in the year nineteen hundred and one, to ilttingly illustrate the marvelous development of the Western Hemisphere during the nineteenth century, by a display of the arts, industries, manufactures, and products of the soil, mines, and sea; and Whereas the proposed Pan-American Exposition, being connned to the Western Hemisphere, and being held in the near vicinity of the great Niagara cataract, within a day’s journey of which reside forty million people, would unquestionably be of vast beneiit to the commercial interests, not only of this country, but of the·entire hemisphere, and ghould therefore have the sanction of the Congress of the United tates; and Whereas satisfactory assurances have already been given by the diplomatic representatives of Canada, Mexico, the Central and South American Republics, and most_of the States of the United States that these countries and States will make unique, interesting, and instructive exhibits peculiarly illustrative of their material progress during _ the century about to close; and Whereas no exposition of a similar character as that proposed has evgglbeeu held the great Stafge of New Yprk; andh ereas the an-American xposition m an as undertaken to hold such exposition, beginning on the iirstpday of May, nineteen pundred ang one, amid clqsing on the iirst day of November, nineteen undred an one: ere ore , Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United mF¤_*:£g_{JE£¤“ States of America in Congress assembled, That all articles that shall be ’ from foreign gouutries for iihe sole purpose of exhibition at . said exposition upon w ich there sha be a tariif or customs dnt' shall » be admitted iree of payment of duty, customs fees, or charges,yunder séiglnaruegbmlgdxaps glue Secretaéy of the Treasury shall prescribe; but 1 a a any time uring the ex osition to sell for deliver at the close thereof any goods or property ilmported for or actually oh exhibition in the exposition buildings, or on the grounds, subject to such regulation for the security of the revenue and for the collection of Prwws. f import duties as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe: Pro-
- ,°§}f”°‘*“°“t “I° °‘ vided, That all such articles 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 importation, and all penalties prescribed by law shall be applied and en`forced against the persons who may be guilty of any illegal sale or withdrawal: And p;:;:_*i¤¤ =·¤d ex- provided further, That all necessary expenses incurred in carrying out A the provisions of this section, including salaries of customs officials in charge of imported articles, shall be paid to the Treasury of the United States by the Pan-American Exposition Company, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. utggwgagzpfgw Sec. 2. That there shall be exhibited at said exposition by the ' Government of the United States, from its Executive Departments, the Smithsonian Institution and National Museum, the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, the Department of Labor, and the Bureau of the American Republics, such articles and material as illustrate the function and administrative faculty of the Government in time of peace, and its resources a a war power, and its relations to other American Republics, tending to demonstrate the nature of our insti- ——b0ard m manga. tutions and their adaption to the wants of the people. And to secure a """”*’°"*·"*°‘ complete and harmoniou arrangement of such Government exhibit, a board of management shall be created, to be charged with the selection, purchase, preparation, transportation, arrangement, safe-keeping, exhib1tion, and return of such articles and materials as the heads of the several Departments and the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution,
