248 THE FUR SEALS 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 nade in whole or in part of seal skins and taken from this country 
may be reentered on presentation of a certificate of ownership from the collector of 
eustoms 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. 
