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down by the officer are opened by the master, or with his assent, the 

 master shall incur a penalty of four hundred dollars, and the vessel 

 may be detained until the said penalty is paid, or satisfactory security 

 is given for the payment thereof; and unless payment is made within 

 thirty days such vessel may, after the expiration of such delay, be 

 sold to pay such penalty and any expenses incurred in detaining, 

 keeping and selling the same. 



153. If any master or owner or other person for the time being in 

 charge of any vessel, or in charge of any cargo deposited in any ware- 

 house in which any tidewaiter or other Customs officer lawfully is, 

 shall refuse to supply for such tidewaiter or other officer suitable 

 board, maintenance and accommodation, he shall incur a penalty 

 not exceeding one hundred dollars, and in default of payment shall be 

 liable to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one month, or both 

 fine and imprisonment, and to satisfy such penalty with costs of pro- 

 cedure such vessel or cargo may be detained or seized, and, after thirty 

 days from conviction, sold to satisfy the same; the balance, if any, 

 after deducting such penalty and costs, may be returned to the owner 

 or master, or person in charge as aforesaid. 



154. Any judge of the Supreme Court of this Colony, shall grant 

 a writ of assistance upon application made to him for the purpose by 

 Her Majesty's Attorney General of this Colony or by the Receiver 

 General or Assistant Collector of Customs, and such writ shall 

 remain in force so long as any person named therein remains an 

 officer of the Customs, whether in the same capacity or not. 



155. Every writ of assistance granted before the coming into force 

 of this Act, under the authority of Acts relating to the Customs now 

 repealed, shall remain in force, notwithstanding such repeal, in the 

 same manner as if such Acts had not been repealed. 



156. Under the authority of a writ of assistance any officer of the 

 Customs, or any person employed for that purpose, with the concur- 

 rence of the Governor 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 jurisdic- 

 tion 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 or any chests or other packages for that purpose. 



157. 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 Queen's name, 

 as is necessary for securing and protecting such seized goods, vessels, 

 vehicles or property; and if no such prohibited, forfeited or smuggled 

 goods are found, such officer or person, having had reasonable cause 

 to suspect that prohibited, forfeited or smuggled goods would be 

 found, shall not be liable to any prosecution, action or other legal 

 proceeding on account of any such search, detention or stoppage. 



PROTECTION OF OFFICERS. 



158. No action, suit or proceeding shall be commenced, and no writ 

 shall be sued out against, nor a copy of any process served upon any 

 officer of the Customs or person employed for the prevention of 

 smuggling for anything done in the exercise of his office or against 



