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I ported into the United States or into any of its possessions (except 

 |l the Philippine Islands and the islands of Guam and Tutuila), be 

 exempt from duty: 



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519. Books, maps, music, photographs, etchin<?s,lithofrraphic prints, 

 I and charts, specially imported, not more than two copies in one in- 

 voice, in STOod faith, for the use and by order of any society or insti- 

 tution incorporated or established solely for relifrious, philosophical, 

 scientific, or literary purposes, or for the encouragement of the fine 

 arts, or for the use and by order of any college^ academy, school, or 

 seminary of learning in the United States, or any state or public 

 library, and not for sale, subject to such regulations as the Secretary 

 of the Treasury shall prescribe. 



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650. Philosophical and scientific apparatus, utensils, instruments, 

 and preparations, including bottles and boxes containing the same, 

 specially imported in good faith for the use and by order of any 

 society or institution incorporated or established solely for religious, 

 philosophical, educational, scientific, or literary purposes, or for the 

 encouragement of the fine arts, or for the use and by order of any 

 college, academy, school, or seminary of learning in the United 

 States, or any state or public library, and not for sale, subject to 

 such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe. 



Act August 5, 1909, c. 6, 36 Stat. 71, 74, 78. 



These are provisions of "An act to provide revenue, equalize duties and 

 encourage the industries of the United States, and for other purposes," 

 cited above. 



PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. 



ACT AUGUST 1. 1888, c. 723. An act to authorize condemnation of land for 

 sites of i)uhlic buildings, and for other purposes. (25 Stat. 357.) 



That in every case in which the Secretary of the Treasury or any 

 other officer of the Government has been, or hereafter shall be, au- 

 thorized to procure real estate for the erection of a public building 

 or for other public uses he shall be, and hereby is, authorized to ac- 

 quire the same for the United States by condemnation, under judicial 

 process, whenever in his opinion it is necessary or advantageous to 

 the Government to do so, and the United ^States circuit or district 

 courts of the district wherein such real estate is located, shall have 

 juri.sdiction of proceedings for such condemnation, and it shall be 

 the duty of the Attorney-General of the United States, upon every 

 application of the Secretary of the Treasury, under this act. or such 

 other officer, to cause proceedings to be commenced for condenma- 

 tion. within thirty days from the receipt of the application of the 

 I)ei)artment of Justice. 



Act August 1, 1888, c. 728, s. 1, 25 Stat. 3.57. 



ACT JUNE 25, 1910, c. 383. (36 Stat. 676.) 



Plans, etc., for buildings for departments, etc.: preparation by Supervising 

 Architect; reimbursement for cost of work. 



Sr.c. 35. That hereafter the Secretan' of the Treasury may, in his 

 discretion, upon the request of the head of any other executive de- 



