The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-06
SEALING ACT REGULATIONS
OFFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS AS TO EN-
FORCING LAW PROHIBITING
PELAGIC SEALING.
RELIEF PLANS FOR The KLyND|kt
Canada VIII Cooperate with the
War Department In flushing
Through SupplIes-Cubnn Re-
lief Measures Looked After.

Washington, Dec. 30.-The secretary OF
the treasury, with the approval oil me
president. has issued regulations under
the act of congress signed yesterday pro
hibiting the taking of seal skins by Amer.
lean citizens except ON the iTlDlioii
islands, and inhibiting the importation
into this country of pclagic seal sklhS.
The regulations provide that no sea-
skins, raw, dressed, dyed or otherwise
manufactured, shall be admitted to entry
in the United States except there DE Ut.
iacbcd to the invoice II certificate slBDcu
by the United States consul at the pace
OF cxportation that said skins were not
taken from seals killed within the waters
mentioned in said act specifying III dethll
the locality of such taking, whether Oh
lard or nj sen, and also the person from
whom said skins were purchased IN theii
raw and dressed state. the date OF Such
nurchase and the lot number. II IL luf-
Their provided that no fur seal SKINS, raw,
dressed dyed or otherwise manufactured
shnll be admitted to entry hS part oi II
passengers personal effects unless nc
compnnied by an invoice certlhed by the
United States consul.
All fur seals, whether raw, dressed,
dyed or otherwise manufactured, the IN
voices Of which are not accompanied ny
a consul's certificates, are directed 10 DC
seized by the collector OF customs anu
destroyed.
Every article manufactured in whole
or in part from fur seals to I've imported
into the United States is required to nave
STAMPED thereon the name OF the manu-
fncturer and the place of manufacture
and shall bc accompanied by statement
i'm writing under the oath of the manu-
facturcr that the skins used III Shld ar
ticlc WINS taken from seals not Killed nj
sen within the prescribed mentioned wa.
icrs. gpccifying the locality in dctnll, ana
also the person from whom said SKINS
were purchased in their raw ana dressed
state. the date of said purchase ana thc
lot number. II is also provided that wheh
an application Is made to consul Tor
certificates under these regulations the
invoice and proofs of origin presented by
the exporter shall be submitted To the
treasury agent designated for the pnrpos"
of investigation. All manufactured ar
ticlcs from seal skins and imported INTO
the United States shall have the Innings
so arranged that the pclt of the skin or
skins underneath shall he exposed Tor eN-
animation by customs officers. All gar
mcnts of this character taken from inns
country may he rc-cntcrcd on prcSchta-
ton Of certificate OF ownership rom
tbe collector of customs from the port
of dcparturc, which certificate shall nave
been obtained by owner of the garment
by offering the same to the collector lor
inspection before leaving this country,
Assistant Secretary Howell said that
rho regulations would not he made to APP
ply 10 skins or garments made OF SKINS
which were shipped 10 the lhitcu
Stntcs and were actually ON the ocean
Wednesday morning, December ~ ln'
time the act was signed by the president