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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 313, 324-MAY 19, 20, 1948 46 Stat. 630.S i s'Ua3. 1001, imported racing shells imposed by paragraph 412 of the Tariff Act par. 412. of 1930 shall be suspended until January 1, 1949. 46 Stat. 683. SEC. 2. (a) Paragraph 1798 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, is 19 U. S. C. 1201, par. 1798. hereby amended by inserting, after the sixth proviso, the following: taemption on cer- "Provided further, That in addition to the exemption authorized by the fourth preceding proviso, a returning resident who has remained beyond the territorial limits of the United States for a period of not less than twelve days, shall be permitted to bring into the United States up to but not exceeding $300 in value of articles (excluding distilled spirits, wines, malt liquors and cigars) acquired abroad by such resident of the United States as an incident of the foreign journey for personal or household use or as souvenirs or curios, but not bought on commission or intended for sale, free of duty: Provided further, sale of articles. That any subsequent sale, within three years after the date of the arrival of such returning resident in the United States, of articles acquired and brought into the United States pursuant to the provisions of the immediately preceding proviso shall subject the returning resident declaring the articles to double the import duty which would have been collected had this additional exemption not been in effect: Pro- Six-month limita- vided further,That the additional exemption authorized by the second preceding proviso shall apply only to articles declared in accordance with regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury by such returning resident who has not taken advantage of the said exemption within the six-month period immediately preceding his return to the United States :". Effective date. (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective with respect to articles declared on or after the day following the date of enactment of this Act. Approved May 19, 1948. [CHAPTER 324] AN ACT May 20, 1948 [U.R. 39981 To provide for regulation of certain insurance rates in the District of Columbia, [Public Law 541] and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Insurance rates, United States of America in Congress assembled, SEcrINoN 1. DEFINITIONS. -In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- "District." "District" means the District of Columbia. "Superintendent." "Superintendent" means the Superintendent of Insurance of the District of Columbia. "Insurance." "Insurance" includes (but is not limited to) fidelity, surety, and guaranty bonds. "Company." "Company" means any insurer, whether stock, mutual, reciprocal, interinsurer, Lloyd's, or any other form or group of insurers. "Policy." "Policy" means an insurance policy or contract as defined by Public D.5Sctatd e4-. Law 824, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved October 9, 1940. "Agent." "Agent" means and shall include any individual, copartnership, or corporation acting in the capacity of or licensed as a "policy-writing agent", "soliciting agent", or "salaried company employee" as defined by the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the regulation of the busi- ness of fire, marine, and casualty insurance, and for other purposes", 54 Stat. 1065. approved October 9, 1940. 3 .Code SEC. 2. SCOPE OF ACT. - This Act shall apply to all forms of casualty, motor vehicle, explosion, sprinkler leakage, and inland marine insur- ance in the District and to all forms of insurance within the scope of 4StCatod. «0 said Act approved October 9, 1940, except those forms of insurance not o30to 3-13o. enumerated herein which are within the scope of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the regulation of certain insurance rates in the 242 [62 STAT.

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