FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS, 1889-1891. 1509 
municate to the diplomatic representatives of foreign nations copies 
of the same, together with such regulations as may be adopted by the 
commission, for publication in their respective countries, and he shall, 
in behalf of the Government and people, invite foreign nations to take 
part in the said exposition and appoint representatives thereto. 
Sec. 11. That all articles which shall be imported from foreign 
countries for the sole purpose of exhibition at said exposition, upon 
which there shall be a tariff or customs duty, shall be admitted free 
of payment of duty, customs fees, or charges under such regulations as 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe; but it shall be lawful at 
any time during the exhibition to sell for delivery at the close of the 
exposition any goods or property imported for and actually on exhibi- 
tion in the exposition buildings or on its grounds, subject to such regu- 
lations for the security of the revenue and for the collection of the 
import duties as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe: Pro- 
vided, That all such articles when sold or withdrawn for consumption 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 importa- 
tion, and all penalties prescribed by law shall be applied and enforced 
against such articles, and against the persons who may be guilty of 
any illegal sale or withdrawal. 
Src. 12. That the sum of $20,000, or as much thereof as may be 
necessary, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any moneys 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the remainder of the 
present fiscal year and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1891, to 
be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury 
for purposes connected with the admission of foreign goods to said 
exhibition. 
Src. 13. That it shall be the duty of the commission to make report 
from time to time to the President of the United States of the progress 
of the work, and, in a final report, present a full exhibit of the results 
of the Sapesuian. 
Sec. 14. That the commission hereby ate ized shall exist no longer 
than until the first day of January, 1898. 
Src. 15. That the United States shall not in any manner, nor under 
any circumstances, be liable for any of the acts, doings, proceedings, 
or representations of the said corporation organized under the laws of 
the State of Illinois, its officers, agents, servants, or employees, or any 
of them, or for the service, salaries, labor, or wages of said oflicers, 
agents, servants, or employees, or any of them, or for any subscrip- 
tions to the capital stock, or for any certificates of stock, bonds, mort- 
gages, or obligations of any kind issued by said corporation, or for 
any debts, liabilities, or expenses of any kind whatever attending such 
corporation or accruing by reason of the same. 
