The captain must collect certain facts for his manifests. This section tells how he shall collect them. He must gather his medical facts from the surgeon who sails with him. We provide that both the captain and the ships surgeon must take their oaths before an immigration officer at the port of arrival. We provide for those affidavits in line 13 and line 25 of page 26. But. if there is no ships doctor. then the medical examinations must be made before sailing. and we provide. in line 11. page 27. that they must be verified under oath before a United States consular officer.
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