tariff act of 1894, provides for the admission free of duty of spermaceti, whale, and other fish oils of American fisheries, and all fish and other products of such fisheries.

Fish, oil, bone, pearl shells, and other products of American fisheries brought into the United States from foreign places in a vessel other than the one by which the same were taken will be admitted to free entry as if brought in the original fishing vessel on the production to the collector of customs at the port of importation by the master of the importing vessel of a manifest of said articles (Form No. 157) duly subscribed and sworn to by the master of the fishing vessel by which said articles were taken, and certified by the consular officer of the United States at the foreign port where they were transshipped; or, if there be no such officer at the place, it must be certified by two respectable resident merchants that the facts set forth in the manifest are just and true, and that there is no consular officer of the United States at the place. (Form No. 158.) S. 10358, 10362, 10391, 10438, 10650, 11300, 11604, 11680, 11709, 11846, 12622, 12623, 13613, 13614, 15479, 15662, 15679, 15735, 16721.

718. Product of American fisheries in the Pacific.-Articles which are the product of American fisheries in the Pacific may be landed from the fishing vessel at Panama and transported across the Isthmus of Panama, and shipped to a port of the United States, on the Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico, and be admitted to free entry on due compliance with these regulations. The consul of the United States at Panama, or the revenue inspector, will examine the packages and compare them with the manifest, and certify thereon the result under his hand and official seal, stating in his certificate that the articles so manifested were placed, under his inspection, on the cars or other vehicles for transportation to the port or place of shipment on the Atlantic side.

On arrival of the articles at the Atlantic terminus of the route, the manifest aforesaid must be presented to the consul of the United States at Colon, or to the revenue inspector, who will certify thereon to the due shipment of same under his inspection.

719. Marks of country of origin.-All articles of foreign manufacture, such as are usually or ordinarily marked, stamped, branded, or labeled, and all packages containing such or other imported articles, are required to be plainly marked, stamped, branded, or labeled in legible English words before importation, so as to indicate the country of their origin and the quantity of their contents; and until so marked, stamped, branded, or labeled they will not be delivered to the importer. Should any article of imported merchandise be marked, stamped, branded, or labeled so as to indicate a quantity, number, or measurement in excess of or less than the quantity, number, or measurement actually contained in such article, no delivery of the same will be made to the importer until the mark, stamp, brand, or label has been changed so as to conform to the facts of the case.-Tariff of 1894, sec. 5. This provision applies to merchandise of foreign manufacture only, and not to merchandise produced otherwise than by a manufacturing process.-S. 15441, 15484. Its application is also limited to such articles of foreign manufacture as are usually or originally marked, stamped, branded, or labeled; but all packages, outer and inner, containing such imported merchandise, whether dutiable or free, and whether imported for sale or for the importer's own use, must be marked, stamped, branded, or labeled as the statute directs.-S. 16402.

720. The indication of the country of origin need not nee essarily be restricted to the declaration of the name of such country, but may be accepted under whatever form, provided the merchandise contains unmistakable evidence of its origin, without misleading marks or signs. The marking should be

legible, durable, and so located that there will be no difficulty in seeing it.-S. 11115, 11749, 15248, 15250, 16156, 16238, 16257, 16374, 16608.

Where the article was ordinarily stamped at the time of the passage of the act, the country of origin should be indicated by stamp thereon; if branded, the country should be indicated by brand thereon; or if labeled, the country should be indicated by label thereon; and if marked in any other way, the country should be similarly shown.-S. 10832, 15279, 15371, 16147.

The requirement that the marking of the merchandise shall show the quantity of the contents is satisfied when the packages which contain such articles as are usually marked, stamped, branded, or labeled duly indicate the quantity of their contents.-S. 15248, 15279. Each package must accordingly show the number of pieces contained in it and the weight thereof, gross and net.-S. 15248.

The marking of articles of cutlery should be of such a character that it can not be removed unless ground out on a grindstone; it should be quite as legible as the proprietary marks, and so located that there will be no difficulty in seeing it. The marking of bags should be made indelible, in order to avoid obliteration by moisture and handling.-S. 16147, 16187, 16190, 16238.

721. Champagnes, mineral waters, etc., in labeled bottles may be admitted if the outside packages are marked with the name of the country of origin.

The marking of the inside cartons and outside packages of small articles which can not themselves be readily marked will be sufficient.

Sheets of zinc, tin plate, and similar articles, which are not usually stamped, except to indicate gauge, etc., may be admitted to entry if the packages are marked, stamped, etc.

In the instance of filled imported bottles, the law will be

complied with if one label thereon bears the name of the country of origin.

The country of origin, and not the locality of manufacture, must be shown; and abbreviations which are sufficiently definite may be accepted.

Fire brick and like articles imported in bulk need not be marked.

In the case of articles which are usually packed in cartons or bands, it will suffice if the inside and outside packages are marked with the name of the country of origin.

Packages containing beer manufactured in Germany, of German malt and Austrian hops, should be marked “Germany," as indicating the country of origin of the article.

The law does not contemplate the marking of coverings of crude or other substances of a moist or deliquescent nature; for example, certain kinds of sugar in mats, etc., where permanent marking would be impracticable.

Articles usually imported in bulk, when secured together for convenience in handling, are not considered packages requiring to be marked.

Books, newspapers, pamphlets, maps, charts, engravings, sheet music, and other printed matter are not articles such as are usually or ordinarily marked."

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Merchandise intended for immediate export or for transit through the United States to Mexico or Canada does not come within the purview of the laws as to marking, stamping, branding, etc.

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Men's, women's, and children's garments, except hosiery and underwear, are not such articles as are usually and ordinarily marked, stamped, branded, or labeled;" but the packages, wrappers, cartons, or coverings containing such articles must be marked in accordance with law.

722. Convict-made merchandise. The entry at any port of the United States of goods, wares, articles, and merchandise

manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labor is prohibited; and consular officers are instructed to note on the collector's copy of an invoice of merchandise known or reasonably suspected to be the product of convict labor the fact of such production or the reasons for suspecting it, or to give the information to the collector in a separate communication.-Tariff of 1894, sec. 24; S. 12300.

Shippers who are known to employ convict labor or to handle convict-made merchandise may be required to make oath before a competent local official regarding the origin of their shipments, and the consul may refuse to certify any invoice covering merchandise suspected to be made by convict labor until the exporter shall have made oath to the effect that no part thereof was manufactured wholly or partially by convict labor; provided that a copy of the rejected invoice shall be sent to the collector of customs at the port of intended entry in the United States, with a statement of the consul's reasons for rejecting it, if it was refused.-S. 11649, 11934, 14353.

LANDING CERTIFICATES.

723. Bonds given for the exportation of merchandise from the United States to a foreign country are canceled on the presentation of a verified or authenticated landing certificate which shows that the merchandise has been delivered at its foreign destination. Exportations under bond may be made for the purpose of avoiding the actual payment of duty or of internal-revenue tax, or they may be made under the laws providing for the transportation of merchandise from one foreign country to another foreign country in transit through the United States.

724. To cancel bonds given for payment of duty or of internalrevenue tax.-All bonds given to cover the exportation of any merchandise from the United States, and on which any