248 THE FUR EALS OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 



used in said article were taken from seals not killed at sea within the waters mentioned 

 in said act, 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. 



3. When an application is made to a consul for a certificate under these regulations 

 the invoice and proofs of origin presented 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. All articles manufactured in whole or in part from fur-seal skins and imported 

 into the United States shall have the linings thereof so arranged that the pelt of the 

 skin or skins underneath shall be exposed for examination. 



5. All fur-seal skins, whether raw, dressed, dyed, or otherwise manufactured in 

 whole or in part, whether imported as merchandise or as part of a passenger's effects, 

 shall be sent to the public stores for careful examination and inspection to prevent 

 evasion of the law. 



6. All garments made in whole or in part of seal skins and taken from this country 

 may be reeutered on presentation 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 garment by offering the same to the collector for inspection before leaving 

 this country. 



7. Nothing in these regulations shall affect the right of any officer of the customs 

 to inspect and seize any fur-seal skin or garment imported which he may find to have 

 been imported in violation of said act. 



L. J. GAGE, 



Secretary of the Treasury. 

 Approved : 



WILLIAM MCKINLEY. 



