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714 FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. 1. Cris. 1370. 1371. 1902. interests of the public health would be promoted by a conference of said service with State or Territorial boards of health, quarantine authorities, or State health officers, the District of Columbia included, vsisgszss. he may invite as many of said health and quarantine authorities as he deems necessary or proper to send delegates, not more than one from each State or Territory and District of Columbia, to said conference: _ _ {mm Provided, That an annual conference of the health authorities of all mlm °°° °the States and Territories and the District of Columbia shall be called, each of said States, Territories, and the District of Columbia to be ¤¤1if¤r¤¤¤f¤¤¢¤¤¢¤· entitled to one delegate: And provided furt}•.e1·, That it shall be the duty of the said Surgeon—General to call a conference u n the appli- ` cation of not less than five State or Territorial boards opliealth, quarantine authorities, or State health officers, each of said States and Territories joining in such request to be represented by one delegate. _ u£,';}{;>g:;u’,°{§QQ‘ Sec. 8. That to secure uniformityjn the registration of mortality, umass. ’morbidity, and vital statistics it s ll be the duty of the Surgeon- General of the Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, after the m¤g{,¤g_¤¤¤» ¤¤¤·· °* annual conference 1'0ql1il'Cd by section seven to be called, to prepare and distribute suitable and necessary forms for the collection and com- Y¤W¤•¤<>¤· pilation of such statistics, and said statistics, when transmitted to the ublic Health and Marine-Hospital Bureau on said forms, shall be _- compiled and published by the Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service as a part of the health reports published by said service. ,,,,;P{€l,Z§'{,{,,;°,§’,,,,*,{{.,°` Sec. 9. That the President sha 1 from time to time prescribe rules for the conduct of the Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service. He mm shall also prescribe regulations respecti¥ its internal administration and discip ine, and the uniforms of its 0 cers and employees. It shall be the duty of the Su on—General to transmit annually to the Secretary of the Treasury,£‘i· transmission by said Secretary to Congress, a full and complete re rt of the transactions of said service, including a detailed statement oixieceipts and disbursements. Approved, July 1, 1902. July 1. 1902 CHAP. 1871.-An Act To amend sections thirt -three hundred and sixt ·two

 and thirty-three hundred and ¤inety-four of the devised Statutes of the Uinited

States, re ating to tobacco. Be it enacted by the Senate andfbuse z_£Representativex of the Miited gg8T:; m*¤¤*¤‘- States of America in Oonqress assem d, That section thirty-three gz. s.. sec. sssz, p. hundred and sixty-two of the Revised Statutes, as amended b the Act °5{¤,'§'P§,{f‘}f‘§,,5_ of March first, eighteen hundred and seventymine, and b tlie Act of VOL *4 v- 401 January ninth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, be, andy the same is hereby, amended by striking out all after the fifth paragraph thereof and inserting in lieu of the words so striken out the following: "°’**"8°*P¤°¤¤°'· "And every such wooden packa e shall have printed or marked thereon the manufacturer’s name and lace of manufacture, the registered number of the manufactory, and) the gross weight, the fare, and m·mmuex_·the net weight of the tobacco in each packa ez Prmzzded. That these mpc limitations and descriptions of packages shallgnot ap ly to tobacco and snufftransported in bond for exportation and actually ex rted: And egfiegwggenwggigl pmmdedferther, That perique tobacco, fine·cut shorts, die refuse of fnctixrers wnncneeu. fine-cutc ewing tobacco, refuse scraps. clippings, cuttings, and sweepings of tobacco may be sold in hulk as material, and without the pay- ment of tax, by one manufacturer directly to another manufacturer. or for export., under such restrictions. rules, and regulations as the _ Commissioner of Internal Revenue may prescribe: And provided m;¥“‘°’““S ‘°’ 1*** further, That wood, metal, paper. or other materials may be used separately or in combination for packing tobacco, snuff, and cigars