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toms' officer of the truth of any of the statements set forth in such 

 affidavit, or of a belief on his part that such license is applied for for 

 the purpose of evading or defeating, or assisting in evading or defeat- 

 ing, the provisions of this chapter. In such case it shall be the duty 

 of such stipendiary Magistrate or other officer to withhold such license 

 and await further instructions. 



7. In every case in which a license is granted under this chapter, 

 the person to whom the same is granted shall also give bond to the 

 Receiver General of this colony, with two sufficient securities in the 

 sum of not less than one thousand dollars or more than two thousand 

 dollars each, containing the condition that the terms of the license 

 shall in all respects be complied with ; and in the case of a license to 

 export to a foreign country, that satisfactory proof of the landing 

 of the cargo in such foreign country will be furnished within a 

 stated period, and the forfeiture of the penal sum under such bond 

 shall be in addition to any other penalty, forfeiture or punishment 

 which may be imposed for the same offence under this chapter. 



8. The forms of the licenses, affidavits and bonds, above provided, 

 shall be prescribed by the Governor in Council. 



9. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of section 

 one of this chapter, or any of the sub-sections thereof ; or 



(1.) Use, dispose of, or deal with any bait fishes otherwise than 



in accordance with the terms of the affidavit made upon 



application for a license, or with the terms of such license ; 



or, 



(2.) Make any untrue statement in any affidavit upon application 



for a license under this chapter ; or, 



(3.) Obtain a license under this chapter by means of any false 

 statement or misrepresentation, or by the suppression or 

 concealment of any material fact, 



shall be liable for every first offence to a penalty not exceeding one 

 thousand dollars or imprisonment for a period not exceeding twelve 

 months. 



Any person convicted of a second or subsequent offence under this 

 chapter shall, on conviction, be subject to imprisonment with hard 

 labour for a period of not less than twelve months. 



10. In addition to the punishment prescribed by the foregoing 

 section, the convicting Magistrate may order the confiscation and 

 sale of the herring, caplin, squid or other bait fishes which have 

 been sold, purchased, hauled, taken, conveyed or exported in viola- 

 tion of the provisions of this chapter, or the terms of any license 

 thereunder, or of the boat or vessel on board of which such bait 

 fishes shall be found to have been unlawfully shipped, conveyed or 

 exported, and the forfeiture of any licence held by the offender. 



11. Any person who shall sell any herring, caplin, squid or other 

 bait fishes for the purposes of shipping or putting on board of any 

 ship or vessel, or for the purpose of exportation to any person not 

 holding or producing a license under this chapter, shall be liable to 

 a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment not 

 exceeding three months. 



12. In any prosecution under the next preceding section, the onus 

 of proof that the bait fishes were not intended for shipment or for 

 exportation shall rest upon the party accused: Provided there be 



