The herald., 1897-12-31
Concerning the Handling
of Sealskins
THE HOMECOMING TOURIST
WILL RISK THE DESTRUCTION
OF HER SACK
Most Stringent Regulations Provided
to Stop the Trade in Skins Of
Pelagic Seals
Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3O.-The secre-
tary Of the treasury. with the approval
of the president, has issued regulations
under the act of congress signed yester-
day prohibiting the taking of sealskins
by American citizens except on the
Pribyloff islands, and inhibiting the
importation into this country of pelagic
sealskins, raw, dressed, dyed or other
wise manufactured, except there be at
tached to the invoice certificate signed
by the United States consul at the place
of expectation that such skins were not
taken from seals killed within the
waters mentioned in said act, specifying
in detail the locality Of such taking,
whether on land or at sea, and also the
person from whom said skins were pur-
chased in their raw and dressed state,
the date Of such purchases and the lot
number. Consuls shall require satis-
factory evidence of the truth of such
facts by oath or otherwise before giving
any such certificate.
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sealskins, raw, dressed. dyed or other
wise manufactured, shall be admitted to
entry as part of passengers per-
sonal effects, unless accompanied by an
invoice certified by the United States
consul.
All fur sealskins,- whether raw,
dressed. dyed or otherwise manufac-
tured, the invoices of which are not &C
companied by the certificate above pre-
scribed are directed to be seized by the
collector of customs and destroyed.
Every article manufactured, in whole
or in part, from fur sealskins, to be i'm
ported into the United States, is required
to have legibly stamped thereon the
name of the manufacturer and the place
of manufacture, and shall be accompa.
MED by statement in writing under the
oath Of the manufacturer that the skins
used in such article were taken from
seals not killed at sea within the pro-
scribed waters mentioned, specifying
the locality in detail, and also the per-
son from whom said skins were pur-
chased in their raw and dressed state
the date of said purchase and the lot
number. 1t is also provided that wher
an application is made to consul for q
certificate under these regulations, the
invoice and proofs Of origin presented
by the exporter shall be submitted to the
treasury agent designated for the pur-
pose of investigation.
All manufactured articles from sea
and imported into the United States
shall have the Innings so arranged that
the pelt of the skin or skins underneath
shall be exposed for examination, and
all such skins or articles, whether i'm
ported as merchandise or as part Of q
passengers effects, are required to be
sent to the public stores for careful ex-
animation and inspection to prevent
evasion of the law.
All garments of this character taker
from this country may be re-entered on
presentation of a certificate of owner.
ship from the collector of customs fol
the port of departure, which certificate
shall have been obtained by the owner
of the garment by offering the same tC
the collector for inspection before leav-
ing this country.
In speaking of the scope Of these regu-
lations, Assistant Secretary Howell said
that neither the law nor the regulations
would be made to apply either to skins
or garments made Of skins which were
shipped to the United States, and were
actually on the ocean Wednesday
morning, December 20, the time the ac'
was signed by the president. Evidence
of the time of shipment, however, would
be required,