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"Feathers and downs, on the skin or otherwise, crude or not dressed, colored, or otherwise advanced or manufactured in any manner, not specially provided for in this section, 20 per centum ad valorem; when dressed, colored, or otherwise advanced or manufactured in any manner, and not suitable for use as millinery ornaments, including quilts of down and manufactures of down, 40 per centum ad valorem; artificial or ornamental feathers suitable for use as millinery ornaments, artificial and ornamental fruits, grains, leaves, flowers, and stems or parts thereof, of whatever material composed, not specially provided for in this section, 60 per centum ad valorem; boas, boutonniers, wreaths, and all articles not specially provided for in this section, composed wholly or in chief value of any of the feathers, flowers, leaves, or other material herein mentioned, 60 per centum ad valorem: Provided, That the importation of aigrettes, egret plumes or so-called osprey plumes, and the feathers, quills, heads, wings, tails, skins, or parts of skins, of wild birds, either raw or manufactured, and not for scientific or educational purposes, is hereby prohibited; but this provision shall not apply to the feathers or plumes of ostriches, or the feathers or plumes of domestic fowls of any kind."

Eggs of Game Birds

SEC. 4. Paragraph 478 of the Act of October 3, 1913, provides for the free entry of:

"Eggs of poultry, birds, fish, and insects (except fish roe preserved for food purposes): Provided, however, That the impor-tation of eggs of game birds or eggs of birds not used for food, except specimens for scientific collection, is prohibited: Provided further, That the importation of eggs of game birds for purposes of progagation is hereby authorized, under rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury." (T. D. 30637.)

Wild Animals, Insect Pests and Birds

SEC. 5. The importation of the mongoose, the so-called flying fox, the fruit bat, the English sparrow, the starling, the gypsy moth, brown-tail moth, leopard moth, plum curculio, hop-plant louse, bollweevil, and such other insects, birds and animals as the Secretary of Agriculture may from time to time determine to be injurious to the interests of agriculture or horticulture is prohibited.

The importation of snakes into Hawaii is prohibited. (Sections 241-244, Criminal Code, 35 Statute 1088, Act March 3, 1905, T. D. 30310.)

Piratical Copyrights

SEC 6. Piratical copies of copyrighted works are prohibted importations. (Act March 4, 1909, Section 30.) (Chapter XXXII, Section 1.)

False Trade-Marks

SEC. 7. The importation of articles which shall bear a name or mark calculated to induce the public to believe that the article is manufactured in the United States, or that it is manufactured in any foreign country or locality other than the country or locality in which it is in fact manufactured, is prohibited. (Act of February 20, 1905, Section 27, Act of May 4, 1906, Section 3.) (Chapter XXXI, Section 1.)

Convict-labor Goods

SEC. 8. The importation of articles manufactured wholly or in part in a foreign country by convict labor is prohibited under Paragraph I of Section IV of the Act of October 3, 1913, which provides:

"That all goods, wares, articles, and merchandise manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labor shall not be entitled to entry at any of the ports of the United States, and the importation thereof is hereby prohibited, and the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement of this provision."

Counterfeits of Coins or Securities

SEC. 9. The importation of anything in the likeness of the coins of the United States or of any for

eign Government and counterfeits of the securities or obligations thereof and any dies or apparatus used in making such counterfeits is prohibited. (R. S. 5413, Fed. Penal Code, Chapter VII, Act of March 4, 1909. Act of February 10, 1891. Act of February 15, 1912.)

White Phosphorous Matches

SEC. 10. The importation of White Phosphorous Matches is prohibited under the Act of April 9, 1912, which provides:

"SEC. 1. That for the purposes of this Act the words 'white phosphorous' shall be understood to mean the common poisonous white or yellow phosphorous used in the manufacture of matches, and not to include the non-poisonous forms or the non-poisonous compounds of white or yellow phosphorous."

"SEC. 10. That on and after January first, nineteen hundred and thirteen, white phosphorous 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, or shall satisfy the Secretary of the Treasury that they are not white phosphorous 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." (T. D. 32975.)

Prize Fights

SEC. 11. 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 is prohibited under the Act of July 31, 1912, which provides:

"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 purposes 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." (T. D. 32754.)

Smoking Opium

SEC. 12. The importation of smoking opium or opium prepared for smoking is prohibited under the Act of January 17, 1914, entitled:

"[Public No. 46-63d Congress-H. R. 1966.]

"AN ACT To amend an Act entitled 'An Act to prohibit the importation and use of opium for other than medicinal purposes,' approved February ninth, nineteen hundred and nine.

"Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That an Act entitled 'An Act to prohibit the importation and use of opium for other than medicinal purposes,' approved February ninth, nineteen hundred and nine, is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

"That after the first day of April, nineteen hundred and nine, it shall be unlawful to import into the United States opium in any form or any preparation or derivative thereof: Provided, That opium and preparations and derivatives thereof, other than smoking opium or opium prepared for smoking, may be imported for medicinal purposes only, under regulations which the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to prescribe, and when so imported shall be subject to the duties which are now or may hereafter be imposed by law.

"SEC. 2. That if any person shall fraudulently or knowingly import or bring into the United States, or assist in so doing, any opium or any preparation or derivative thereof contrary to law, or shall receive, conceal, buy, sell, or in any manner facili

tate the transportation, concealment, or sale of such opium or preparation or derivative thereof after importation, knowing the same to have been imported contrary to law, such opium or preparation or derivative thereof shall be forfeited and shall be destroyed, and the offender shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $5000 nor less than $50, or by imprisonment for any time not exceeding two years, or both. Whenever, on trial for a violation of this section, the defendant is shown to have, or to have had, possession of such opium or preparation or derivative thereof, such possession shall be deemed sufficient evidence to authorize conviction unless the defendant shall explain the possession to the satisfaction of the jury.

"SEC. 3. That on and after July first, nineteen hundred and thirteen, all smoking opium or opium prepared for smoking found within the United States shall be presumed to have been imported after the first day of April, nineteen hundred and nine, and the burden of proof shall be on the claimant or the accused to rebut such presumption.

"SEC. 4. That any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States who shall, either as principal or as accessory, receive or have in his possession, or conceal on board of or transport on any foreign or domestic vessel or other water craft or railroad car or other vehicle destined to or bound from the United States or any possession thereof, any smoking opium or opium prepared for smoking, or who, having knowledge of the presence in or on any such vessel, water craft, or vehicle of such article, shall not report the same to the principal officer thereof, shall be subject to the penalty provided in section two of this Act. Whenever on trial for violation of this section the defendant is shown to have or to have had possession of such opium, such possession shall be deemed sufficient evidence to authorize conviction, unless the defendant shall explain the possession to the satisfaction of the jury: Provided, however, That any master of a vessel or other water craft, or person in charge of a railroad car or other vehicle, shall not be liable under this section if he shall satisfy the jury that he had no knowledge and used due diligence to prevent the presence of such article in or on such vessel, water craft, car, or other vessel, and any such article shall be forfeited and shall be destroyed.

"SEC. 5. That no smoking opium or opium prepared for smoking shall be admitted into the United States, or into any territory under the control or jurisdiction thereof for transportation to another country, nor shall such opium be transferred or transshipped from one vessel to another vessel within any waters of the United States for immediate exportation or any other purpose.

"SEC. 6. That hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to export or cause to be exported from the United States, or from territory under

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