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 r 772 FIFTY—NINTH concanss. sms. 1. ons. ams, 3916. 1906. proceedings of such libel cases shall conform, as near as may be, to the proceedings in admiralty, except that either lparty may demand trial by jury of any issue of fact joined in any suc case, and all such proceedings shall be at the suit of and in the name of the United States. m*”*}’;°fg: {QQ; Sec. 11. The Secretary of the Treasury shall deliver to the Secretary sith? of A riculture, upon his request from time to time, samples of foods and (£`\1gS which are being imported into the United States or offered for import, giving notice thereof to the owner or consignee, who may appear before the Secretary of Agriculture, and have the right to ·d·}u¤;*r*:¤w<;,¤ of°’g§g introduce testimony,-and if it appear from the examination of such umass gems. samples that any article of food or drug offered to be imported into the nited States is adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of this Act, or is otherwise dangerous to the health of the people of the • United States, or is of a kind forbidden entry into, or forbidden to be sold or restricted in sale in the country in which it is made - or from which it is exported, or is otherwise falsely labeled in D¤¤¤°**>¤·¤'*=- any respect, the said article shall be refused admission, and the Sec— retary of the Treasury· shall refuse delivery to the consignee and shall cause the destruction of any goods refused delivery which shall not be ex rted by the consignee within three months from the date of notice ofguch refusal under such re lations as the Secretary f,';}',!""- pending of the Treasury may prescribe: Promfded, That the Secretary of the cxgganiliosmd Treasury may del1yer to the consignee such goods pending examina- · Mtion and decision in the matter on execution of a penal bond for the amount of the full invoice value of such goods, together with the duty thereon, and on refusal to return suc goods for any cause to the custody of the Secretary of the Treasury, when demanded, for the - purpose of excluding them from the country, or for ang other purpose, said consignee shall forfeit the full amount of the bon : And provided @**3*- further, "hat all charges for storage, cartage, and labor on goods which are refused admission or delivery shall be paid by the owner or consignee, and in default of such payment shall constitute a lien . against any future importation made by such owner or consi nee. mm ’°”°¤°°° Sec. 12. That the term “Territory" as used in this Act shag include “P°“‘°“" d°‘“‘°d· the insular possessions of the United States. The word “ person " as used in this Act shall be construed to import both the plural and the singular, as the case demands, and shal include corporations, comm{;*_j‘,}§“,,f,{,_°‘ °°"*‘°‘ panies, societies and associations. When construing and enforcing ` he provisions of this Act, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or other person acting for or employed by any corporation, comgny, society, or association, within the scope of his employment or office, shall in every case be also deemed to be the act, omission, or failure of such corporation, company, society, or association as well ` as that of the person. 1J{°°°°° `l°°°"’1' Sec. 13. That this Act shall be in force and effect from and after the first day of January, nineteen hundred and seven. Approved, June 30, 1906. '{g?pi¤?jgEg§j CHAP. 3916.-An Act To increase the limit of cost of certain public buildings, to ——·—q~—T——·——· authorize the purchase of sites for public buildings, to authorize the erection and [P“b“"r ?‘°· mil completion of public buildings, and for other purposes. _ _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United b,S§§§§,‘§c,}’“°h° Smtea of America in Cbngreas assembled, That to enable the Secretary Wuxi 0* cw *¤· of the Treasury of the United States to give edcct to and execute the 1=¤,p.iz¤;. provisions of existing legislation authorizing the purchase of sites and erection thereon of public buildings in the several cities hereinafter enumerated, the limit of cost heretofore fixed by Congress therefor