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Show i la Rpgnrd to Iaiportatiocs Under Con- ; u!ar Seal Isunad by the -Secretary of i the Trsasuy Todiy, ; TO FSEVE3T DETESTIOSOr 0AS3 The Manner ia Which ntrles May Uo7 Bo Mala from Uoatijuois ForBin Territory of tb." TJuitsd States, WA'iiiMi rox, July 8. The secretary ' of tho treasury, with the approval of j j the president, ta-i is.-uod a circular ! I Riiuimliug the existing regulation in re-purd re-purd to tini iijiportataiions under consular con-sular seal so as to require the oiiiccr of, the United htatca aiuhtrized to act in tho premise in foreign contiguous territory ter-ritory to uiake a careful cotu-pariaon cotu-pariaon of iha cotitenti of calx vv i Hi thu manifetti and itocloseaudsp.il tba openings of cars. I On the arrival at any frontier port of cars thus secured with tho cunsubu seals, entry in triplicate will be required re-quired of the contents of such car snowing thu m irk., uuuiber of packages, pack-ages, content, tpiautity, valuo, consignor con-signor or consignee-. Suoh entry nay be mads by the agent of railway coinpaa:c. and tiued nut be verified by oath. Tho basis ot'eutry will be a manifest accompanying tho car ami it will not bo necessary to unload the merchandise, uiile-s tho manifest bo regarded by tho collectors as too iudeliuits lor the purpose of id' makiug tiiu entry or he has valid reasons for au inspection of the con-tuuts con-tuuts of the car. Assistant Secretary bpaulding's object in tho amendment is solely for the protection of the revenue collectors enjoined to take all proper measures to prevent unnecessary detention de-tention of cars. If ou examination tho consular eals are found to bo intact and tho entry made as re juired, the car wid be farmer farm-er seeured by customs locks and forwarded for-warded to its destination by tho duly bonded routo. If consular seals have been removed or tampered wilh before the urrivat.at the frontier, the cur will bo detaiued anti entry be required as in case of ordinary importations. |