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such case, and all .such proceedings shall be at the suit of and in the name 

 of the United States. 



Sec. 11. That the Secretary of the Treasury shall deliver to the Secretary 

 of Agriculture, upon his request, from time to time, samples of insecticides, 

 Paris greens, lead arsenates, and fungicides which are being imported into the 

 United States or offered for import, giving notice thereof to the owner or con-„ 

 signee, who may appear before the Secretary of Agriculture and have the 

 right to introduce testimony; and if it appear from the examination of such 

 samples that any insecticide, or Paris green, or lead arsenate, or fungicide 

 offered to be imported into the United States is adulterated or misbranded 

 within the meaning of this Act, or is otherwise dangerous to the health of the 

 people of the United States, or is of a kind forbidden entry into or forbidden 

 to be sold or restricted in sale in the counti'y in which it is made or from 

 which it is exported, or is otherwise falsely labeled in any respect, the said 

 article shall be refused admission, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall 

 refuse delivery to the consignee and shall cause the destruction or any goods 

 refused delivery which shall not be exported by the consignee within three 

 mouths from the date of notice of such refusal under such regulations as the 

 Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe: Provided, That the Secretary of the 

 Treasury may deliver to the consignee such goods pending examination and 

 decision in the matter on execution of a penal bond for the amount of the 

 full invoice value of such goods, together with the duty thereon, and on 

 refusal to return such goods for any cause to the custody of the Secretary of 

 the Treasury, when demanded, for the purpose of excluding them from the 

 country, or for any other purpose, said consignee shall forfeit the full amount 

 of the bond: And provided further. That all charges for storage, cartage, and 

 labor on goods which are refused admission or delivery shall be paid by the 

 owner or consignee, and in default of such payment shall constitute a lien 

 against any future importation made by such owner or consignee. 



Sec. 12. That the term "Territory," as used in this Act, shall include the 

 District of Alaska and the insular possessions of the United States. The 

 word "person," as used in this Act, shall be construed to import both the plural 

 and the singular, as the case demands, and shall include corporations, com- 

 panies, societies, and associations. When construing and enforcing the pro- 

 visions of this Act, the act, omhssiou, or failure of any officei", agent, or other 

 person acting for or employed by any corporation, company, society, or asso- 

 ciation, within the scope of his employment or office, shall in every case be 

 also deemed to be the act, omission, or failure of such corporation, company, 

 society, or association, as well as that of the other person. 



Sec. 13. That this Act shall be known and referred to as "The insecticide 

 Act of 1910." 



Sec. 14. That this Act shall be in force and effect from and after the first 

 day of January, nineteen hundred and eleven. 



Approved, April 26, 1910. 



