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 40 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cns. 37, 38. 1929 . June 21, 1929. CHAP. 37 .-Joint Resolution To authorize the President to accept the invita- [H.J. Res.2.] tion of the Kingdom of Iceland to participate in the celebration of the one [Pub. Res., N0.18.] thousandth anniversary of the Aithing and in connection therewith to present to the people of Iceland a statue of Leif Ericsson. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Iceland. I nvi tat ion of the States of America in Congress assembled, That the President be, and Kingdom of, to. partici- he is hereby, authorized and requested to accept the invitation of the pate r Presi anniversary of the dents of the Legislative Assembly of the Kingdom of Iceland Althing,tobeaccepted. (the Aithing) to the Government of the United States of America Post, p. 57. to appoint official representatives of the American people to the cele- brati on of the one th ousan dth a nnive rsary of th e Ait hing, the special represents- National Parliament of Iceland, by appointing and sending five spe- tives to be appointed . cial representatives to take part in this celebration on behalf of the Government of the United States of America ; and the President be, and he is hereby, further authorized and requested to procure a suit- able statue or other memorial of Leif Ericsson and present the same as a gift of the American people to the people of Iceland in con- nection with the American participation in such celebration. SEC. 2. That for the purpose of defraying the expense of partici- pation by the Government of the United States in the said celebra- tion as aforesaid an appropriation of such sum as may be necessary, not exceeding $55,000, is hereby authorized to include transportation, subsisten ce, or per diem in li eu of subs istence (n otwithstan ding the provis ions of any pr evious Act), s culptor s' fees, and s uch oth er expenses as the President shall deem appropriate. Approved, June 21, 1929. Statue of Leif Erics- son to be presented as a gift from the American peopl e. Sum authorized for expenses of participat- ing, etc. June 22, 1929. [H.J. Res. 109.] [Pub. Res., No. 19.1 Interna tional Petro- leum Exposition, Tulsa, Okla. States and foreign c ountri es in vited to participate in. Vol.45,p . 788. Post, p. 277. Articles for exhibition at, a dmitted free of duty, etc. Sa les pe rmitt ed, su b- j ect to reven ue re gula- tions. Proviso. Payment of duty. Al lowanc e for deter i- oration, etc. Penalty for illegal sales, etc. CHAP. 38 .-Joint Resolution Authorizing the President to invite the States of the Union and foreign countries to participate in the International Petroleum Exp osition at Tulsa, Oklahoma, to begin October 5, 1 929. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United S tates o f America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States is authorized to invite by proclamation, or in such other manner as he may deem proper, the States of the Union and all foreign countries to participate in the proposed International Petroleum Exposition, to be held at Tulsa, Oklahoma, beginning O c to b er 5, 1929, for the purpo se of exhi biting sam ples of fab ricated a nd raw pro ducts of a ll countri es used in the petro leum indus try and bringing together buyers and sellers for promotion of trade and commerce in such products. SEc. 2 . All articles that shall be imported from foreign countries for the sole purpose of exhibition at the International Petroleum Exposition 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 pre- scribe ; but it shall be lawful at any time during the exhibition to sell any goods or property imported for and actually on exhibition, subject to such regulations for the security of the revenue and for t he collect ion of imp ort duties as the Se cretary of the Treas ury 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 a nd necessa ry exposur e, the dut y, if paid, shall be assessed accord- i ng to the appraised value at t he time of withdrawa l for cons umption or use, and the penalties prescribed by law shall be enforced against any person guilty of any illegal sale, use, or withdrawal. Appr oved, J une 22, 1929.

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