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Any articles which the collector shall deem to be prohibited shall not be admitted to entry, but shall be seized, forfeited, and destroyed, unless the importer shall file a written consent to their destruction without forfeiture proceedings.

The entire package containing such articles shall be T. D. 24254. seized and forfeited, unless it shall appear that the prohibited articles were inclosed therein without the knowledge or consent of the importer, owner, or consignee, in which case the prohibited articles only will be seized and will be eliminated in the liquidation of the entry, and the estimated duties paid thereon refunded.

Act Oct. 3,

par. G, subsec.

Fed. Penal

1909.

Mar. 4,

Art. 551. Penalty.-Any officer, agent, or employee of 1913, sec. IV, the Government of the United States who knowingly B. 2. aids or abets any person engaged in any violation of any code, sec. 102, of the provisions of law prohibiting importing, advertis- act ing, dealing in, exhibiting, or sending or receiving by mail obscene or indecent publications or representations, or means for preventing conception or procuring abortion, or other articles of indecent or immoral use or tendency, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and for every offense is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000, or imprisonment at hard labor for not more than 10 years, or both. Any person who causes to be brought into the United 1909, Fed Pe States or any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof 245. such prohibited articles is subject to a like fine or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.

Art. 552. Falsely marked or stamped articles of gold and silver. It is unlawful for any manufacturer or dealer in gold or silver jewelry or gold or silver wares to import or export such wares for sale if marked or labeled in any manner to indicate a greater degree of fineness than the actual fineness thereof. Plated or filled articles must not be marked to indicate the fineness of the gold or silver unless also marked to indicate that the article is plated or filled, and no plated or filled article shall be marked with the word "sterling" or "coin" either alone or in conjunction with other words.

Art. 553. Examination-Detention.-Customs officers will examine all gold and silver articles imported by manufacturers or dealers, and if any such articles are found to be falsely marked they will be detained and a report of the facts made to the department and the United States attorney.

Act. Mar. 4,

nal Code, sec.

Act of June 13, 1906. T. D. 27434.

R. S., 3082. Act July 31, 1912.

Act Oct. 3,

Art. 554. Penalty.-Any firm, manufacturer, dealer, or other person as agent of such firm, manufacturer, or dealer, willfully importing or exporting articles of gold or silver falsely marked or labeled is liable to a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment or both.

Art. 555. Pictorial representations of prize fights.-Films or other pictorial representations of prize fights or pugi1913, par. 380 listic encounters which are designed to be used or may be used for public exhibitions are prohibited importation.

T. D. 32754

Act Oct. 3, 1913, par. 238.

23535, 23629,

Collectors will require importers of films and similar articles at the time of entry to make affidavit that the shipment contains no representation of a prize fight or pugilistic encounter.

All imported films and similar articles will be sent to the appraiser's stores for examination. If any package is found to contain a representation of a prize fight or pugilistic encounter, it will be seized by the collector and the facts reported to the United States attorney.

Art. 556. Liquor in containers of illegal size.-Spirituous T. Ds. 23414, and distilled liquors imported in any sized cask, bottle, 23659, 23706. jug, or other package, of or from any country, dependency, or Province under whose laws similar sized casks, bottles, jugs, or other packages of distilled spirits, wine, or other beverage put up or filled in the United States are denied entrance into such country, dependency, or Province, shall be forfeited to the United States.

Act Oct. 3, 1913, par. 238.

Art. 557. Liquors in less than 10-gallon casks.-Spirituous T. D. 17974. and distilled liquors imported in a cask of less capacity than 10 gallons from any country shall be forfeited to the United States.

Sec. 240, Fed. Penal Code, act

T. Ds. 30393,

Under this provision the quantity contained in a cask is immaterial if the latter is of a capacity of 10 gallons. Art. 558. Liquors not properly marked.-Packages conMar. 4, 1909, taining imported spirituous, vinous, malted, fermented, 30541, 30661, or other intoxicating liquors of any kind are required to be so labeled on the outside cover as to plainly show the name of the consignee, the nature of the contents, and the quantity contained therein.

30738.

When packages of liquors are found not to be marked in compliance with the provisions of law, the collector will detain the same and report the facts to the Secretary of the Treasury for instructions.

Act Oct. 3,

33889.

Art. 559. Convict-labor goods.-All articles manufac- 1918, sec. IV, tured wholly or in part in a foreign country by convict par s T. Ds. 23462, labor are prohibited importation. The Philippine 24254, 31071, Islands are not a foreign country within the meaning of this provision. Collectors of customs should, before denying entry of articles alleged or suspected to be manufactured by convict labor, report the facts to the Department for consideration.

R. S., 5413. Fed. Penal

act Mar. 1, 1909.

Art. 560. Counterfeits of coins or securities.-The importation of anything in the likeness of the coins of the Code, ch. VII, United States or of any foreign Government and coun- Act Feb. 15, terfeits of the securities or obligations thereof and any dies or apparatus used in making such counterfeits is prohibited.

Facsimiles or imitations of uncanceled postage stamps are obligations of the Government and subject to forfeiture.

Illustrations of coins or medals to be used in numismatical and historical books, school arithmetics, and publishers' and dealers' circulars are not prohibited from importation.

Customs officers will seize articles imported in violation of such prohibition and report the seizure to the United States attorney for forfeiture.

1912.

T. D. 25403. Act Feb. 10. 1891.

T. Ds. 29444, 31917.

Act Feb. 15, 1912.

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1913, sec. III,

T. D. 33557,

Art. 561. Collector to designate appraising officers.—The Act Oct. 3, collector of customs will designate an officer to act as par. N. appraiser at each port of entry in his district for which par. 2. no appraiser is appointed. If no appraiser is provided for at the headquarters port, he will himself act as appraiser or designate an officer to act as such.

Appraising officers at ports of entry will confer with the appraiser or acting appraiser at the headquarters port relative to market values and furnish samples when neces

sary.

All invoices covering merchandise subject to an ad valorem rate of duty or to duties based upon or regulated in any manner by the value appraised at ports of entry

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