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BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
THATThat the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he hereby is, directed to remit all duties upon such books, maps, and charts, as have been during the present year, or hereafter may be, imported into the United States, by authority of the Joint Library Committee of Congress, for the use of the library of Congress.
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03/04/1848
Passed the Senate
March 4th 1848.
Attest
Asbury Dickins
Secretary.
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S._159.
An act to remit the duties on books, maps, and charts imported for the use of the Library of Congress.
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03/23/1848
In the House of Representatives.
March 23d 1848
Resolved that this Bill do pass with [...?] ^an^ amendment–
Attest
Tho. J Campbell
Clerk
Clerk
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HR Ways & Means–
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Vinton with A. –
A—
HR. passed
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concurred
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Exd 27 Mar 1848 by Mr Upham S
"Peck H. R
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ThirtiethCongress.
FirstSession.
Congress of the United States.
In the House of Representatives.
Resolved That the Bill from Senate (No. 159) entitled “An Actto remit the duties on books, maps, and charts imported for the use of the Library of Congress do pass with the following
Amendment
Add at the end. “Provided, That if in any case a contract
shall have been made with any bookseller,
importer, or other person for books, maps
or charts, in which contract the bookseller,
importer or other person aforesaid, shall
have paid the duty or included the duty
in said contract in such case the duty
shall not be remitted.
Attest,
Tho. J Campbell
ClerkMarch 23d 1848.
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S_159
Amendment

Partially Printed Document, 4 page(s), Volume 469, RG 46, Entry 427: Records of the United States Senate, Thirtieth Congress, 1847-1849, Records of Legislative Proceedings, Bills and Resolutions Originating in the Senate, Senate Bills and Resolutions Upon Which Further Action Was Taken, 1847-1849, NAB,