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the terms, if any, upon which the thing seized or detained may be 

 released or the penalty or forfeiture remitted, or may refer the same 

 to the court for decision. 51 V., c. 14, s. 34. 



178. If the owner or claimant of the thing seized or detained, or 

 the person alleged to have incurred the penalty, does not, within 

 thirty days after being notified of the Minister's decision, give him 

 notice in writing that such decision will not be accepted, the decision 

 shall be final. 51 V., c. 14, s. 34. 



179. If the owner or claimant of the thing seized or detained, or the 

 person alleged to kave incurred the penalty, within thirty days after 

 being notified of the Minister's decision, gives him notice in writing 

 that such decision will not be accepted, the Minister may refer the 

 matter to the Court. 51 V., c. 14, s. 34. 



180. On any reference of any such matter by the Minister to the 

 court, the court shall hear and consider such matter upon the papers 

 and evidence referred and upon any further evidence which, under the 

 direction of the court, the owner or claimant of the thing seized or 

 detained, or the person alleged to have incurred the penalty, or the 

 Crown, produces, and the court shall decide according to the right 

 of the matter. 



2. Judgment may be entered upon any such decision, and the same 

 shall be enforceable and enforced in like maner as other judgments 

 of the court. 51 V., c. 14, s. 34. 



181. The service of notice to produce evidence and of the Minister's 

 decision shall be sufficient, if it is effected by sending such notice by 

 mail in a registered letter addressed to the owner or claimant at his 

 address, as stated in the report of the seizure; and the thirty days 

 allowed in respect of either of such notices shall, in case of such serv- 

 ice by mail, be computed from the date of the mailing of such notifi- 

 cation. 51 V., c. 14, s. 34. 



182. If notice of intent to claim has been given and the value of 

 the goods or thing seized does not, in the opinion of the prosecuting 

 officer, exceed one hundred dollars, such officer shall, if he chooses to 

 proceed under this section, forthwith cause the goods to be valued by 

 a competent appraiser, and, if such appraiser certifies them not to 

 exceed the said value, a summary information in writing may be 

 exhibited in the name of the collector at or nearest to the place of 

 seizure, or in the name of any officer authorized thereto by the Min- 

 ister, before two justices of the peace, charging the articles seized 

 as forfeited under some particular Act and section thereof to be 

 therein referred to, and praying condemnation thereof; and the jus- 

 tices shall thereupon issue a general notice for all persons claiming 

 interest in the seizure to appear at a certain time and place to claim 

 the articles seized and answer the information, and stating that other- 

 wise such articles will be condemned. 



2. A copy of the notice shall, at least eight days before t)ie time of 

 appearance, be served upon the person from whose possession the 

 things were taken, or shall be left at or affixed to the building or 

 vessel, if any. in which they were seized, if there remaining, or at 

 two public places nearest the place of seizure. 



3. If any person appears to answer the information, the justices 

 shall hear and determine the matter in a summary manner and acquit 

 or condemn the articles, but if no person appears, judgment of con- 



