The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-31
SPEAKING OF SEAL SKINS
Regulations Prescribed by the
Secretary of the Treasury.
BILL HAS BEEN SIGNED
II You Had Any Skins Coming on the
Ocean Wednesday Morning They
Will Be Admitted But
Not Otherwise.

Washington. Dec 30.-The secretary
of the treasury, with the approval of
the president, has issued regulations
under the act of congress signed yester-
day, prohibiting that taking of seals
skins by American citizens except on
the Pribyloff islands and inhibiting
their Importation into this country Of
pelagic seals or otherwise manufactured
seal skins shall be admitted to entry in
the United States only except there be
attached a certificate signed by the
United States consul at the place of ex-
portation that the skins Were not taken
from the waters mentioned in said act.
showing 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 satisfac
tory evidence of the truth of such facts
by oath or otherwise before giving any
such certificate. 1t lis further provided
that no fur seal skins raw. dressed.
dyed or otherwise manufactured shall
be admitted to entry as part of pas
scngers personal effects unless accom-
panied by an invoice certified by the
United States consul All fur seal
skins, whether raw, dressed. dyed or
otherwise manufactured. the invoices of
which are not accompanied by the GER
tiflcate above described. are directed to
he seized by the collector of customs
and destroyed
Every article manufactured in whole
or in part from fur seal skins. to be inn
ported into the United States. is re-
quired to have legihly stamped thereon
the name of the manufacturer and the
place of manufacture and shall be &C
cempanied by statement in writing,
under the oath of the manufacturer,
that the skins used in such article We're
taken from seals not killed at sea with
in the prescribed water mentioned,
specifying the locality in detail and also
the person from whom said skins were
purchased in their raw and dressed
state, the date of said purchase and the
lot number 1t is also provided that
when any application is made to a con-
sui, the invoice and proofs Of origin pre-
scented by the exporter shall be submit
ted To the treasury agent designated
for the purpose of investigation All
manufactured articles from seal skins
ard imported into the United States.
shall have the Innings so arranged that
Fhe pelt of the skins or the skins UNI
derneath shall be exposed for examina-
tien and all such skins or articles.
whether imported as merchandise or as
part Of passengers effects are re-
autrea to be sent to the public stores
for careful examination and inspection
to prevent violation of law. All gar
ments of this character taken from this
country may be re-entered on presenta-
tion OF a certificate of ownership from
the collector of customs of the port of
departure, which certificate shall have
been obtained by the owner of the gar
ment by offering the same to the col
lector for inspection before leaving the
country.
In speaking of the scope of these reg
ulations Assistant Secretary Howell
said that neither the law nor the regu-
lations would be made to apply either
to skins or garments made Of skins
which We're shipped to the United
States and We're actually on the ocean
Wednesday morning. Dec. 90, the time
the act was signed by the president
Evidences Of the time of shipment how
ever, would be required