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penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars, and not less than fifty 

 dollars, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, and 

 not less than one month, or to both fine and imprisonment. 



203. If any goods are unladen from any vessel or vehicle or put out 

 of the custody of the master or person in charge of the same, before 

 report is made as required by this Act, or if such master or person 

 fails to make such report, or to produce such goods, or makes an 

 untrue report or does not truly answer the questions demanded of 

 him, he shall for each such offence incur a penalty of four hundred 

 dollars; and if any such goods are not so reported and produced, or 

 if the marks and numbers or other description of any package do 

 not agree with the report made, such goods or package shall be seized 

 and forfeited, and the vessel or vehicle and the animals drawing the 

 same shall be detained until such amount is paid; and unless pay- 

 ment is made within thirty days, such vessel or vehicle and any 

 animals drawing the same may, after the expiration of such delay, 

 be sold to pay such penalty. 



204. All goods unladen or landed before due entry thereof and 

 warrant for landing, shall be seized and forfeited, and every person 

 concerned in landing or receiving or concealing goods so landed 

 shall for each offence, incur a penalty of four hundred dollars. 



205. All goods shipped or unshipped, imported or exported, car- 

 ried or conveyed, contrary to any regulation made by the Governor 

 in Council, and all goods or vehicles and all vessels under the value 

 of four hundred dollars, with regard to which the requirements of 

 any such regulation have not been complied with, shall be forfeited 

 and may be seized; and if such vessel is of or over the value of four 

 hundred dollars, the master thereof shall, by such non-compliance, 

 incur a penalty of four hundred dollars, and the vessel may be de- 

 tained until the said penalty is paid; 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 

 making the seizure and keeping and selling such vessel; and any 

 such forfeitures and penalties shall be recoverable and may be en- 

 forced in the same manner and before the same court and tribunal, 

 as if incurred by the violation of any provisions of this Act. 



206. All vessels with the guns, tackle, apparel and furniture 

 thereof, and all vehicles, harness, tackle, horses and animals made use 

 of in the importation or unshipping or landing or removal of any 

 goods liable to forfeiture under this Act, shall be seized and forfeited : 

 and every person who assists or is otherwise concerned in importing, 

 unshipping, landing or removing, or in the harboring of such goods, 

 or into whose hands or possession the same knowingly come, shall 

 incur a penalty of two hundred dollars or a penalty equal to treble 

 the value of such goods, at the election of the person who sues for 

 the same; and the averment in any information, petition or pleading 

 for the recovery of such penalty, that such person has elected to sue 

 for the sum mentioned in the information, petition or pleading, shall 

 be sufficient proof of such election, without any other evidence of the 

 fact. 



207. If any person knowingly harbors, keeps, conceals, purchases, 

 sells or exchanges any goods unlawfully imported into this Colony 

 (whether such goods are dutiable or not), or whereon the duties 

 lawfully payable have not been paid, such goods, if found, shall be 



