Sec. 13. That if any manufacturer of white phosphorus matches, or any importer or exporter of matches, shall omit, neglect, or refuse to do or cause to be done any of the things required by law in carrying on or conducting his business, or shall do anything by this Act prohibited, if there be no specific penalty or punishment imposed by any other section of this Act for the neglecting, omitting, or refusing to do, or for the doing or causing to be done, the thing required or prohibited, he shall be fined one thousand dollars for each offense. and all the white phosphorus matches owned by him or in which he has any interest as owner shall be forfeited to the United States. Sec. 14. That all fines, penalties, and forfeitures imposed by this Act may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Sec. 15. That the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, with the approval of the Secretary, of the Treasury, may make all needful regulations for the carrying into effect of this Act. Sec. 16. That sections thirty-one hundred and sixty-four to thirty-one hundred and seventy-seven, thirty-one hundred and seventy-nine to thirty-two hundred and forty-three, thirty-three hundred and forty-six as amended, thirty-four hundred and twenty-nine as amended, thirty-four hundred and forty-five to thirty-four hundred and forty-eight, thirty-four hundred and fifty to thirty-four hundred and sixty-three, all inclusive, of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and all other provisions and penalties of existing law relating to internal revenue so far as applicable, are hereby made to extend to and include and apply to the taxes imposed by this Act and to the articles upon which and to the persons upon whom they are imposed. Sec. 17. That this Act shall take effect on July first, nineteen hundred and thirteen, except as previously provided in this Act; and except as to its application to the sale or removal of white phosphorus matches by the manufacturers, as to which it shall take effect on January first, nineteen hundred and fifteen. Approved, April 9, 1912. REGULATIONS. Regulations are hereby prescribed as follows: Imports. 1. Exporters to the United States shall state in their declarations on invoices that none of the matches covered by the invoice are white phosphorus matches. They shall also file with the consul at the time of presenting the invoice for certification a certificate of official inspection by the government of the country in which the matches were manufactured, which shall show that the matches are not white phosphorus matches. 2. The consul shall verify the official character of the officer issuing the foreign certificate of inspection, and shall forward the certificate with the invoice to the collector of customs of the port at which importation is to be made. 3. Importers will be required to make affidavit at the time of entry, stating, according to the best of their information and belief, that the shipment contains no white phosphorus matches. 4. The appraiser will state in his return on the invoice whether or not the shipment contains any white phosphorus matches 5. In the absence of proper foreign certificates of inspection, Importers will be required to furnish upon entry a bond in a penal sum equal to the duties on the matches conditioned upon the production of such certificate within six months. 6. The collector of customs will not release any matches unless he shall be satisfied that they are not white phosphorus matches Exports. 7. Exporters from the United States will be required to file with the collector of customs, at least six hours before the matches are laden for exportation, a manifest, in duplicate, signed by the exporter, which shall state the date of exportation, the name of the exporting vessel, and the marks and numbers of the packages, with a specific description of the matches to be exported, to which manifest the exporter shall attach his affidavit that no white phosphorus matches are included in the shipment. 8. The collector of customs may require a number of the packages offered for export to be opened and inspected. 9. The collector of customs will report to the department any violations of the law which he may discover. 10. The collector will detain matches brought to the United States or attempted to be exported from the United States in violation of the said law, pending instructions from the depar1 ment or a decision of the court as to the final disposition of the matches. Time of Taking Effect. 11. These regulations will take effect January 1, 1913, with respect to matches imported from foreign countries, and will govern all shipments arriving in the United States on and after that date. 12. These regulations will take effect January 2, 1914, with respect to all matches exported from the United States and will govern all shipments offered for export on and after that date. FRANKLIN MAC VEAGH, Secretary. (T. D. 32754.) PRIZE FIGHTS. Act of Congress approved July 31, 1912, prohibiting the importation of any film or other pictorial representation of any prize fight or encounter of pugilists, which is designed to be used or may be used for purposes of public exhibition. Treasury Department, August 8, 1912. To Collectors and Other Officers of the Customs: Your attention is invited to the following copy of an Act of Congress approved July 31, 1912: (Public No. 246-S. 7027.) An Act to prohibit the importation and the interstate transportation of films or other pictorial representations of prize fights, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall be unlawful for any person to deposit or cause to be deposited in the United States mails for mailing or delivery, or to deposit or cause to be deposited with any express company or other common carrier for carriage, or to send or carry from one State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbia to any other State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbia, or to bring or cause to be brought into the United States from abroad any film or other pictorial representation of any prize fight or encounter of pugilists, under whatever name, which is designed to be used or may be used for purpose of public exhibition. Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful for any person to take or receive from the mails, or any express company or other common carrier, with intent to sell, distribute, circulate, or exhibit any matter or thing herein forbidden to be deposited for mailing, delivery, or carriage in interstate commerce. Sec. 3. That any person violating any of the provisions of this Act shall for each offense, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than one thousand dollars or sentenced to imprisonment at hard labor for not more than one year, or both, at the discretion of the court. Approved, July 31, 1912. The Secretary of State has been requested to instruct consular officers to require exporters of films and similar articles to state in their declaration on invoices whether or not any of the articles covered by the invoice are pictorial representations of any prize fight or encounter of pugilists, under whatever name, which is designed to be used or may be used for purposes of public exhibition. Importers of films and similar articles should be required at the time of entry to make affidavit stating according to the pest of their information and belief whether or not a shipment contains any articles the importation of which is prohibited in the foregoing Act. Customs officers will make careful examination of all importations of films and similar articles whenever practicable and report to the United States Attorney and the Department any violations of the law which they may discover. Articles brought to this country in violation of the said aw will be held pending instructions from the Department 01 a decision of the court as to their final disposition. FRANKLIN MAC VEAGH, Secretary. (T. D. 32863, 32935, 33071, 33099, 33110, 33205, 33247, 33314. 33356, 33469, 33495, 33574, 33730.) PLANT QUARANTINE ACT, AUGUST 20, 1912, AS AMENDED MARCH 4, 1913. Act published by the Department of Agriculture, Circular AND REGULATIONS FOR CARRYING OUT THE RULES AND REGULATIONS. Regulation 1. Short Title of the Act. The Act "To regulate the importation of nursery stock and other plants and plant products; to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and maintain quarantine districts for plant diseases and insect pests; to permit and regulate the movement of fruits, plants, and vegetables therefrom, and for other purposes," approved August 20, 1912 (37 Stat., 315), as amended March 4, 1913, shall be known and referred to as "The Plant Quarantine Act." Regulation 2. Definitions. For the purpose of this Act the term "nursery stock" includes all field-grown florists' stock, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, fruit pits, and other seeds of fruit and ornamental trees or shrubs, and other plants and plant products for propagation, except field, vegetable, and flower seeds, bedding plants, and other herbaceous plants, bulbs, and roots. The following classes of plants are included in nursery stock as defined above: Fruit trees, fruit-tree stocks, nut trees, grapevines, bush fruits, roses, rose stocks, forest and ornamental trees and shrubs (both deciduous and evergreen), field-grown florists' stock, cuttings, scions, or seedlings, fruit pits and other seeds of fruit and ornamental trees or shrubs, and other plants and plant products for propagation not otherwise listed, except as noted above. All woody plants and parts thereof for propagation or planting are included within the term "nursery stock" as used in this Act. "Field-grown florists' stock" is ail florists' stock which is usually grown outside of greenhouses for all or part of the year. "Herbaceous plants" are plants which perish annually down to (sometimes including) the root; that is, soft, succulent plants. Regulation 3. Application for Permits for Importation of Nursery Stock. Persons contemplating the importation of nursery stock shall first make application to the Federal Horticultural Board for a permit stating in the application the name and address of the exporter, the country and locality where grown, the port of entry, and the name and address of the importer in the United States to whom the permit should be sent. Applications for permits should be made in advance of the shipment of the nursery stock, but if, through no fault of the |