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151. The collector or other proper officer of Customs may station 

 officers on board any ship while within the limits of a port, and the 

 master shall provide every such officer with suitable accommodation 

 and food. R. S., c. 32, s. 140. 



152. Under the authority of a writ of assistance, any officer or any 

 person employed for that purpose with the concurrence of the Gov- 

 ernor in Council expressed either by special order or appointment 

 or by general regulation, may enter, at any time in the day or night, 

 into any building or other place within the jurisdiction of the court 

 from which such writ issues, and may search for and seize and secure 

 any goods which he has reasonable grounds to believe are liable to 

 forfeiture under this Act, and, in case of necessity, may break open 

 any doors and any chests or other packages for that purpose. 51 V., 

 c. 14, s. 29. 



153. Any officer or person in the discharge of the duty of seizing 

 goods, vessels, vehicles or property liable to forfeiture under this Act, 

 may call in such lawful aid and assistance in the King's name, as is 

 necessary for securing and protecting such seized goods, vessels, ve- 

 hicles or property. R. S., c. 32, s. 144. 



154. If any vessel is found hovering in British waters, within one 

 league of the coasts or shores of Canada, any officer may go on board 

 and enter into such vessel and stay on board such vessel, while she 

 remains within the limits of Canada or within one league thereof; 

 and, if any such vessel is bound elsewhere, and so continues hovering 

 for the space of twenty-four hours after the master has been by such 

 officer required to depart, such officer may bring the vessel into port, 

 and examine her cargo. R. S., c. 32, s. 113. 



SEARCH OF THE PHRSON. 



155. Any officer, or person by him authorized thereunto, may search 

 any person on board any vessel or boat within any port in Canada, 

 or on or in any vessel, boat or vehicle entering Canada by land or 

 inland navigation, or any person who has landed or got out of such 

 vessel, boat or vehicle, or who has come into Canada from a foreign 

 country in any manner or way, if the officer or person so searching 

 has reasonable cause to suppose that the person searched has goods 

 subject to entry at the Customs, or prohibited goods, secreted about 

 his person. R. S., c. 32, s. 135. 



156. Before any person can be searched, such person may require 

 the officer to take him before some police magistrate or justice of the 

 peace, or before the collector or chief officer of Customs at the port 



or place, who shall, if he sees no reasonable cause for search, 

 661 discharge such person, but, if otherwise, he shall direct such 



person to be searched : Provided that if such person is a female 

 she shall be searched by a female, and any such magistrate, justice of 

 the peace or collector may, if there is no female appointed for such 

 purpose, employ and authorize a suitable female person to act in any 

 particular case or cases. R. S., c. 32, s. 135. 



157. Every officer required to take any person before a police magis- 

 trate, justice of the peace, or chief officer of Customs as aforesaid, 

 shall do so with all reasonable despatch. R. S., c. 32, s. 136. 



