SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 356. 1922. 937 nature, or any dru or medicine, or an article whatever for the re- ¤”°“'· ”°“¤'°”°· vention of conceptém or for causing unlawful abortion, or any lottliery stclimm for mmm ticket, or any printed paper that may be used as a lottery ticket, or ya "°k°”’ °l°‘ any advertisement of app ottery. No such articles, whether imported "yf”u°°°”‘ separately or contain in packages with other goods entitled to entry, shall be admitted to entry; and all such articles shall be pro- Sum M ceeded against, seized and forfeited by due course of law. All such ’ rohibited articles and the package inwhich they are contained shall be detained by the officer of customs, and proceedings taken against the same as hereinafter prescribed, unless it appears to the satisfaction of the collector that the obscene articles contained in the pack e were inclosed therein without the knowlegge or consent of figs P I importer, owner, agent, or consignee: Pr , That the dru,o here- ntzudga lin sun; cx. inbefore mentione , when imported in bulk and not put up or any °"p ‘ o§ iing purposes hereinbefore specified, are excepted from the operation 0 su section. (b) That an officer, a ent, or employee of the Government of the f’s¤¤*%*¤¤¤¤2¢ fw ¤¤i— United States {vho shall inowingly Ididyor abet any person engaged M ming w°1m°°s' in any violation of any of the provisions of law prohibiting importing, advertising, dealing in, exhibiting, or sending or receiving y 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, shall be deemed gu.ilty of a misdemeanor, and shall for every offense be punishable by a fine of not mtplre than $5,000, pg py imprisonment at hard labor for not more an ten ears, or t . (c) That an ydistriet judgle of the United States, within the proper sdm r¤¤¤¤•<¤¤e=. . . y . . . . . . etc. district, before whom comp amt m wnting of ang violation of subdivision (a) or (b) of this section is made, foun ed upon probable cause and supported by oath or aiiirmation of the comp ainant, may issue, conformably to the Constitution, a warrant directed to the United States marshal or deputy marshal in the proper district or to a duly accredited customs officer, directing him to search for, seize, and take possession of any article or thing mentioned in such subdivisions, and to make due and immediate return thereof, to the end that the same may be condemned and destroyed by proceedings, which shall be conducted in the same manner as other proceedings in the cape of municipal seizure, and with the same right of appeal or writ o error. Sec. 306. (a) That the importation of neat cattle and the hides §;;;*},'gh?{$•j,_°¢ of neat cattle from any foren conmtry into the United States is pliiphibited uréder such rules ogninspection as the Secretary of Agric ture ma etermine. (b) If tlie Secret of Agriculture shall determine that such S“”}*Q °¤, “ °°¤¤· importation will not atlehd to the introduction or spread of contagious W mn or infectious diseases among the cattle of the United States he shall officially notify the Secretary of the Treasury and im ppblic notice that the operation of subdivision (a) of this section s suspended as to any foreign country or countries, or any parts of such country or countries. (c) That any person convicted of a willful violation of any of the h§g{§§'*“¤* '°*’ "*°· provisions of the preceding subsection shall be fined not exceeding $500, pph imprisoned not exceeding one year, or both, m the discretion o e court. Sec. 307. That all oods, wares, articles, and merchandise manu- °°¤"*°* ”**%°* ¤¤¤¤¤; factured wholly or ingpart in any foreign countiiy by convict labor pmmimm Shall not be entitled to entry at any of the pprts o the United States, Em t and the importation thereof is hereby pro bited, and the Secretary °r°°m°°` of the Treasury is authorized and directed to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement of this provision.
