Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-30
IMPORTING SEAtSN MS
Regulations to Govern Collectors Of Gus
toms.
Framed by Secretary Gage and Pro-
mulEated Pursuant to the Act
Signed by the President.

Secretary Gage today promulgated regu-
lations to govern collectors of customs in
the importation of sealskins under the bill
signed yesterday by the President. The
regulations are approved by the President,
who is authorized ln.the bill to make regu-
lations for the enforcement of the law.
The regulations are as follows:
l. No fur sealskins, whether raw, dress
ed. dyed or otherwise manufactured, shall
be admitted to entry in TIE United States
unless there shall be attached to the in
voice a certificate signed by the United
States consul at the place Of expectation
that said 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 purchase and the lot number.
Consuls shall require satisfactory evidence
of the truth of such facts by oath or other
wise before giving any such certificate.
No fur sealskins raw, dressed, dyed or
otherwise manufactured, shall be admitted
to entry as part of a passengers personal
effects unless accompanied by an invoice
certified by the consul as herein provided.
All fur sealskins. whether raw, dressed,
dyed or otherwise manufactured. the in
voices of which are not accompanied by the
certificate above prescribed, shall be seized
by the collector of customs and destroyed
as provided for in section . of the act of
December % 1897.
2. Every article manufac tured, in whole
or in part. from fur seaiskin, the invoice
of which is presented as aforesaid to the
consul, shall have legibly stamped thereon
the name of the manufacturer and the
place of manufacture, and shall be &C
cOmpanied by a statement in writing.
under the oath of said manufacturer. that
said skin or skins used in said article were
taken from seals not killed at sea within
no ofarS nod in cot
ing the locality in detail, and also the per-
son from whom said skins were purchased
in their raw and dressed state. the date Of
said purchase and the lot number.
3. When an application is made to a con-
sui for a certificate under these regula-
tons the invoice and proofs of origin pre-
sented by the exporter shall be submitted
TO the treasury agent designated for the
purpose of investigation, and the consul
shall not certify any such invoice until
such agent shall have made his report
4. Ali articles manufactured in whole OF
in part from fur sealskns and imported
into the United States shall have the lin
ings thereof SO arranged that the pelt
of The skin or skins underneath shall be
exposed for examination.
5. All fur sealskins, whether raw, dress
ed. dyed or otherwise manufactured in
whole or in part, whether imported as
merchandise or as part of a passengers
effects. shall be sent to the public stores
for careful examination and inspection to
prevent evasion of the law.
q. All garments made in whole or in part
of sealskins and taken from this country
may be re-entered presentation Of
certificate of ownership from the collector
of customs of the port of departure, which
certificate shall have been obtained by
the owner of the garment by offering the
same to the collector for inspection before
leaving this country.
.. Nothing in these regulations shall af
feet the right of any officer of the Gus
toms to inspect and seize any fur sealskin
or garment imported which he may fine
to have been imported in violation Of saiG
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