An Act to amend paragraph 1629 of the Tariff Act of 1930 so as to provide for the free importation of tourist literature, to liberalize the tariff laws for works of art and other exhibition material, and for other purposes
PL 86-262 (H.R.2411), enacted 09/14/1959

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Public Law 86-262 
AN A C T 
September 14, 1959 
To amend paragraph 1029 of the Tariff Act of 1930 so as to provide for the free — [ H . R. 24it] 
importation of tourist literature, to liberalize the tariff laws for works of art 
and other exhibition material, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) paragraph igaoVamindmentsf 
1629 of the Tariff Act of 1930 is hereby amended by adding at the end 
46 sm. 67s. 
thereof a new subparagraph to read as follows: 
"(d) Tourist literature containing historical, geographic, timetable, tu^°"'^^* ^""*" 
travel, hotel, or similar information, chieflj^ witn respect to places or 
travel facilities outside the continental United States, issued by for-
eign governments or departments, agencies, or political subdivisions 
thereof, boards of trade, chambers of commerce, automobile associa-
tions, or similar organizations or associations." 
(b) This section shall be effective as to merchandise entered for 
consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or 
after the day after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2. (a) Paragraph 1720 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
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tions. 
(19 U.S.C., sec. 1201, par. 1720), is amended to read as follows: 
"PAR. 1720. Models of inventions and of other improvements in 
the arts, to be used exclusively as models, or exclusively as exhibits 
in exhibitions at any college, academy, school, or seminary of learn-
ing, any society or institution established for the encouragement of 
the arts, science, or education, or any association of such organi-
zations." 
(b) Paragraph 1807 of such Act, as amended (19 U.S.C., sec. 1201, ^^^^YineaAi. *^^ 
par. 1807), is amended to read as follows: 
"PAR. 1807. (a) Original paintings in oil, mineral, water, vitreous 
enamel, or other colors, pastels, original mosaics, original drawings 
and sketches in pen, ink, pencil, or watercolors, or works of the free 
fine arts in any other media including applied paper and other mate-
rials, manufactured or otherwise, such as are used on collages, artists' 
proof etchings unbound, and engravings and woodcuts unbound, litho-
graphs or prints made by other hand transfer processes unbound, 
original sculptures or statuary; but the terms 'sculpture' and 'statuary' 
Definitions. 
as used in this paragraph shall be understood to include professional 
productions of sculptors only, whether in round or in relief, in bronze, 
marble, stone, terra cotta, ivory, wood, metal, or other materials, or 
whether cut, carved, or otherwise wrought by hand from the solid 
block or mass of marble, stone, alabaster, or from metal, or other 
material, or cast in bronze or other metal or substance, or from wax 
or plaster, or constructed from any material or made in any form as 
the professional productions of sculptors only, and the term 'original', 
as used in this paragraph to modify the Avords 'sculptures' and 
'statuary', shall be understood to include the original work or model 
and not more than ten castings, replicas, or reproductions made from 
the sculptor's original work or model, with or without a change in 
scale and regardless of whether or not the sculptor is alive at the time 
the castings, replicas, or reproductions are completed. 
The terms 
'painting', 'mosaic', 'drawing', 'work of the free fine arts', 'sketch', 
'sculpture', and 'statuary', as used in this paragraph, shall not be 
understood to include any articles of utility or for industrial use, nor 
such as are made wholly or in part by stenciling or any other mechan-
ical process; and the terms 'etchings', 'engravings', and 'woodcuts', 
'lithographs', or 'prints made by other hand transfer processes', as 
used in this paragraph, shall be understood to include only such as 
are printed by hand from plates, stones, or blocks etched, drawn, or 
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Works of art. 
Bond re qu ir e-
ment. 
Restriction. 
Proof 
tiquity. 
Tapestries. 
engraved with hand tools and not such as are printed from plates, 
stones, or blocks etched, drawn, or engraved by photochemical or 
other mechanical processes. 
"(b) Original works of the free fine arts, not provided for in sub-
paragraph (a), subject to such regulations as the Secretary of the 
Treasury may prescribe as to proof that the article imported repre-
sents some school, kind, or medium of the free fine arts. 
The term 
'original works of the free fine arts' as used herein shall not be under-
stood to include any article of utility or for industrial use." 
(c) Paragraph 1809 of such Act, as amended (19 U.S.C., sec. 1201, 
par. 1809), is amended to read as follows: 
"PAR. 1809. (a) Works of art, collections in illustration of the prog-
ress of the arts, sciences, agriculture, or manufactures, photographs, 
works in terra cotta, parian, pottery, or porcelain, antiquities and 
artistic copies thereof m metal or other material, imported in good 
faith for exhibition purposes within the territorial limits of the United 
States by any State or by any society or institution established for the 
encouragement of the arts, science, agriculture, or education, or for 
a municipal corporation, and all like articles imported in good faith 
by any society or association, or for a municipal corporation, for the 
purpose of erecting a public monument, and not intended for sale nor 
for any other purpose than herein expressed; but bond shall be given, 
under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may 
prescribe, for the payment of lawful duties which may accrue should 
any of the articles aforesaid be sold, transferred, or used contrary to 
this paragraph within five years after the date of entry hereunder and 
such articles shall be subject at ai^y time within such five-year period 
to examination and inspection by the proper officers of the customs: 
Provided^ That the privileges of this subparagraph (a) shall not be 
allowed to associations or corporations engaged in or connected with 
business of a private or commercial character. 
"(b) In connection with the entry of works of art and other articles 
claimed to be free of duty under this paragraph, surety on bonds may 
be waived in the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury. 
"(c) Articles entered under this paragraph may be transferred, 
subject to such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may 
prescribe, from an organization specified in subparagraph (a) to an-
other such organization or temporarily to a commercial gallery or 
other premises for exhibition and not for sale." 
(d) Paragraph 1811 of such Act, as amended (19 U.S.C., sec. 1201, 
par. 1811), is amended to read as follows: 
"PAR. 1811. (a) Works of art (except rugs and carpets made after 
the year ITOO), collections in illustration of the progress of the arts, 
works in bronze, marble, terra cotta, parian, pottery, or porcelain, 
artistic antiquities, and objects of art of ornamental character or edu-
cational value which shall have been produced prior to the year 1830, 
subject to such regulations as to proof of antiquity as the Secretary 
of the Treasury may prescribe. 
Picture frames classifiable under 
this subparagraph may be entered at any port of entry. 
"(b) Violins, violas, violoncellos, and double basses, of all sizes, 
made in the year 1800 or prior year. 
"(c) Ethnographic objects made in traditional aboriginal styles 
and made at least fifty years prior to their date of entry, subject to 
such regulations as to proof of antiquity as the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall prescribe." 
(e) Paragraph 1812 of such Act, as amended (19 U.S.C., sec. 1201, 
par. 1812), is amended to read as follows: 
"PAR. 1812. Gobelin and other hand-woven tapestries fit only for 
use as wall hangings, and valued at not less than $20 per square foot." 
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(f) This section shall become effective with respect to merchan- 
Effective date, 
dise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or 
after the thirtieth day after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. (a) Paragraph 1631(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (19 U.S.C, sec. 1201, par. 1631(a)), is further amended by 
inserting "book binding or cover," after "book,". 
(b) The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect 
to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption 
during the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and to articles covered by entries or withdrawals which 
have not been liquidated or the liquidation of which has not become 
final on such date of enactment. 
Approved September 14, 1959. 
Public Law 86-263 
A N A C T 
September .14, 1959 
To amend section 12 of the Act of March 5, 191'), to clarify types of arrestment 
lirohihited with respect to wages of United States seamen. 
[S. 1958] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and Houae of Repre-sentatweH of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the second 
A^rT^t m e nt of 
sentence of section 12 of the Act of March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1169; 46 wages, prohibi-
U.S.C. 601), is amended by striking out the period at the end thereof *'°"-
and inserting a colon in lieu thereof and the following: ''''And provided 
further^ That no part of the wages due or accruing to a master, officer, 
or any other seaman who is a member of the crew on a vessel engaged 
in the foreign, coastwise, intercoastal, interstate, or noncontiguous 
trade shall be withheld pursuant to the provisions of the tax laws of 
any State, Territory, possession, or Commonwealth, or a subdivision 
of any of them." 
Approved September 14, 1959. 
Public Law 86-264 
A N A C T 
September 14, 1959 
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To authorize the erection of a plaque in honor of the late Honorable Sam D. 
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McReynolds on or near the site of the Chickamauga Dam. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Sam D. 
Hon. sam D. 
McReynolds Memorial Committee is hereby authorized to place, at no 
'^piaque.'^'^' 
cost to the United States, on or near the site of the Chickamauga Dam 
a suitable memorial plaque in honor and appreciation of the late 
Honorable Sam D. McReynolds, formerly a Member of the House of 
Representatives, for his contributions to the erection of such dam 
and for his interest in and contributions to the success of the Tennessee 
Valley Authority and the purposes for w^hich such Authority was 
created. The suitability of the size, design, and exact location of such 
plaque shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of 
the Tennessee Valley Authority. 
Approved September 14, 1959.