Entry of merchandise imported at the port of New York by

in the S. S.

191-, for exhibition purposes under the act

7. Upon such entry being made the collector will, with the concurrence of the naval officer, issue a special permit for the transfer of the merchandise covered thereby to the buildings in which the said expositions are to be held. Upon the receipt of the merchandise at such buildings the same will be given a tentative appraisement prior to the placing of such merchandise on exhibition. Such appraisement shall be for the sole purpose of ascertaining definitely the dutiable value of any article not accounted for within 30 days after the close of the exposition at which the article was on exhibit. All imported merchandise so received in such buildings shall be kept segregated from domestic merchandise and imported duty-paid merchandise, and shall not be removed from the exposition buildings during the continuance of the exposition for which such merchandise was imported except upon a withdrawal thereof for exportation, which may be made at any time during the progress of the exposition.

8. If for any reason any exhibitor should not desire merchandise consigned to him to be delivered immediately upon its arrival to such exposition buildings, he should so indicate to the collector in writing, who will cause such merchandise to be placed in a bonded warehouse under a "general order permit" at the exhibitor's expense, and such merchandise may be entered at any time within one year thereafter for exhibition, as herein provided, for the payment of duty, for warehouse, or for exportation.

9. The whole or any part of the merchandise covered by any invoice or entry may be sold at any time during the exposition, but no withdrawal thereof for warehouse or consumption shall be made until after the close of the exposition for which imported. Merchandise entered for exhibition purposes, as herein before provided and for which no withdrawal for exportation has been previously made, must be promptly entered at the close of any exposition for consumption, for warehouse, or for exportation, and upon such entry the merchandise shall be appraised and due allowance made for diminution or deterioration by reason of exposure or incidental handling. Merchandise not so entered within 30 days after the close

of the exposition will be sent to general-order stores as unclaimed, and if remaining in such stores for a period of one year will be sold under the provisions of section 2973 of the Revised Statutes. If such merchandise be entered for warehouse upon the close of any exposition, the same must be withdrawn for consumption or for exportation within three years from the date of original importation thereof, in accordance with the provisions of section 2971 of the Revised Statutes, and if not withdrawn within such time the same will be treated as abandoned to the Government.

(74779.)

SHERMAN ALLEN, Assistant Secretary.

(T. D. 32974.)

Rules and regulations governing the practice of attorneys, agents, and customs brokers in customs matters before the Treasury Department.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, November 30, 1912.

To officers of the customs and others concerned:

The following regulations are hereby adopted under the provisions of the act approved July 7, 1884 (23 Stat. L., 2581), governing the recognition of agents, attorneys, and other persons representing claimants in customs matters before the Treasury Department. Such regulations are supplementary to those heretofore promulgated in Department Circular No. 13 of February 6, 1886.

1. The following classes of persons will be recognized to present claims on behalf of other persons in customs matters without express authority therefor being presented in each instance:

(a) Attorneys at law, who have been admitted to practice before any court of record of the United States or of any State or Territory thereof.

(b) Customs brokers licensed under the act of June 10, 1910.

(c) Officers of a corporation when appearing on behalf of such corporation.

2. Persons other than those above described may be recognized in the presentation of claims on behalf of third parties when presenting written authority from such parties therefor.

3. Any person may be disbarred from practicing before this department in customs matters by an order of the Secretary upon its being shown that such person is incompetent or disreputable; that he has knowingly presented to the department false and fictitious claims; that he has knowingly made false statements or representations or falsified records in the presentation of any claim, or that he has been otherwise guilty of unprofessional conduct in the transaction of business before the department.

4. Before any order of disbarment shall be made as above provided the following procedure shall be had:

Charges in writing shall be furnished the person against whom the proceedings are instituted, stating specifically the act or acts relied upon for his disbarment. Such charges may be served by mailing a copy thereof to his usual address. If no answer be filed by such person within 15 days from the date of mailing such charges, an order for his disbarment shall be issued without further notice and published in the next weekly issue of the Treasury Decisions and filed with the records of the department. If an answer be filed within such time, the Secretary of the Treasury will set a date for a hearing which will be held before him or such officer as he may designate for that purpose. At such hearing the respondent may be represented by counsel and the testimony shall be reduced to writing if he shall so request. If the Secretary shall find from the facts brought out on the hearing that the charges are sustained by the evidence, an order of disbarment shall be issued and published as above provided.

5. Any person disbarred from practice by any court of record or by any other executive department will, during the period of such disbarment, be deemed disbarred without any further action by this department, and any customs broker whose license shall have been revoked shall without further action be considered as disbarred from practice before the department.

6. Persons disbarred from practicing before the department in customs matters will not be recognized by any collector or other officer of the customs in relation to any customs matter not arising in connection with merchandise consigned to them.

These regulations shall be effective on and after December 1, 1912. (92990.) FRANKLIN MACVEAGH, Secretary.

(T. D. 32975.)

White phosphorus matches.

The importation, on and after January 1, 1913, and the exportation after January 1, 1914, of white phosphorus matches, prohibited.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, November 30, 1912.

To collectors and other officers of the customs:

Your attention is invited to the following sections of the act approved April 9, 1912, entitled "An act to provide for a tax upon white phosphorus matches, and for other purposes:"

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the purposes of this act the words "white phosphorus" shall be understood to mean the common poisonous white or yellow

phosphorus used in the manufacture of matches and not to include the nonpoisonous forms or the nonpoisonous compounds of white or yellow phosphorus.

SEC. 10. That on and after January first, nineteen hundred and thirteen, white phosphorus matches, manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country, shall not be entitled to entry at any of the ports of the United States, and the importation thereof is hereby prohibited. All matches imported into the United States shall be accompanied by such certificate of official inspection by the government of the country in which such matches were manufactured as shall satisfy the Secretary of the Treasury that they are not white phosphorus matches. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of this section.

SEC. 11. That after January first, nineteen hundred and fourteen, it shall be unlawful to export from the United States any white phosphorus matches. Any person guilty of violation of this section shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars and not more than five thousand dollars, and any white phosphorus matches exported or attempted to be exported shall be confiscated to the United States and destroyed in such manner as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall have power to issue such regulations to customs officers as are necessary to the enforcement of this section.

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.

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 department 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.

(92655-17.)

FRANKLIN MACVEAGH, Secretary.

(T. D. 32976.)

Tare-Sugar containers.

Article 944 of the Customs Regulations of 1908 amended. Schedule tare of 24 pounds per bag for bags measuring 29 by 48 inches, containing Cuban sugars, established. When actual tare is taken, bags to be steam cleaned.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, November 30, 1912.

To collectors of customs and others concerned:

Article 944 of the Customs Regulations of 1908 relative to the tare of sugar containers is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

'All tare shall be taken by mark. When sugar is in tierces, hogsheads, barrels, boxes, or other irregular packages, actual tare