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 260 FLFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 3289. 1906. · _ gggp ... "' tion, cx mrtation, or carri in ggggml iDt8fBtBt8.0g£1®I00 §)IE fh`lhhl;%;b;g$1il§u;g¤e t;p;erhaarticles 2x merchandise mggg of   or silver or their alloys, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofRegn·esentatvI¢1ea of thz Undated G<>1<i¤¤¤¤i¤v¤¤¤·¢i- States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall be unlawful for clziterseuze, ew., any arson, firm, corporation, or associatmn, bcgng a manufacturer of “:m“*"‘*"*°“°"“'”°l’ or wholesale or retail dB8.1BI"iD gold or silver ]cwclry or gold ware, s psd, forbidden. _ _ . s1lvcr goods or snlvcrware, or for any of igcr, manager, d1rcct0r, or agent of such firm, corporation, O1` BSSOC18h10U to unport or export or ‘ cause to be imported into or exported from the United States for the u of selling or disposing of the same, or to deposit or cause t0 he 30 sited in the United States mails for transmission thereby, or to dcllhgcr or cause to be delivered to any common carrier for transrtation from one State, Territory, or possession of the United gtatcs, or the District of Columbia, to any other State, Territory, or possession of the United States, or to said District, in interstate commcrcc, or to transport or cause to  transported from one State, Territory, or possession of the United States, O1' from the District of Columbm, to any other State, Territory, or possession of the United States, or to said District, in interstate commerce, any article of merchandise manufactured after the date when this Act takes effect and made in whole or in part of gold or silver, or an alloy of either of said metals, and having stamped, branded, animvcci or printed thereon, or upon any tag, card, or label attached thereto, or upon any box, Hmkage, cover, or wrapper in which said article is inmacd or inclose, any mark or word mdicating or designed or intended to indicate that the gold or silver or alloy of either of said ‘ metals in such article is of a greater degree of iiucncss than the actual Hncnass or quality of such gold, silver, or alloy, according to the standards aénxisugact to the qualifications set forth in sections two andt rec 0 is ct. gggagigig fr, Sec. 2. That in the case of articles of merchandise nnade in whole or marked tineness sn- in part of gold or of any of 1ts alloys so imported into or exported "’“'°"· from the United States, or so deposited in the United States mails for transmission, or so delivered for transportation to any common C81'\'i€1', or so transported or caused to be transported as speciticd in the iirst section of this Act, the actual iincncss of such gold or alloy shall not he less by more than 0nc—half of one carat than the iineness indicated by the mark stamped, branded, cngravcd, or printed upon any part of such article, or upon any tug, card, or label attavlnvd th<·r•~to, or upou any box, pawkngc, cover, or wmppcr in which such m·ti¢·l<· is incnscd or incloscd; except that in the case of watch cases and Hat warm-. so made of gold or of any of its ulloys, the actual tirnmwss of such gold or alloy shall not be less by rnorc than thrvc oncthousandth parts than the tin<—n•·¤s indicated by tho mark staunped, branded, engraved, or printed upon such article-, or upon any tug`. card. or lube-l attached thereto. or upon any box. puckagv, cover, Pr·¤·i·=····- or wrapper in which such urticle is incu.se—d or inclosad: ]’r:m/du/, TMS- That in any test for the ascertainment of the tiucncss of any article mentioned in this section, according to the foregoing standards, the part of tha article taken for the test, analysis, or assay shall he such part or portion as d00s not contain or have attached thereto any solder ur aIl0y of inferior finencses used for bmzing or uniting the parts of £;;x¤1 ¤¤¤<>¤v~¤ rv- sand urticlca Prvntidu/, j7:r1‘hw·, That in then cmu of any article men· ' ‘ tnonvd m EhlS section, in addition to the foregoing tests and standards, thp actual tinencsa of the entire quantity of gold or of ité alloys contmncd in such article, including ull soldier and alloy of inferior iincness used for brazing or uniting the parts of such article (all such gold. alloys. and soldier being assayed as one piece). shall not be less by rncmr than one carat than the i·1ncnes> indicated by the mark stunnwcd,