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163 of " The St. John's Municipal Act, 1892," so far as the same 

 shall be applicable ; and any compensation which may be awarded to 

 such persons shall be paid out of the consolidated revenue of the 

 colony. 



14. It shall be held that any rates or dues levied and collected upon 

 merchant ship or shipping as and for rates and dues under chapter 9 

 of the Consolidated Statutes of Newfoundland (second series), have 

 been legally collected, and no action shall be brought or maintained 

 in respect of any such rates or dues; despite any doubt which may 

 exist as to the legality of such levy or collection. 



15. Chapter 9 of the Consolidated Statutes of Newfoundland (sec- 

 ond series) , entitled " Of Light Dues and Light-houses," is hereby 

 repealed. 



756 No. 141. 1901, August 2: Newfoundland Statute. 1 Edward 



VII, Cap. 19. 



An Act to amend " The Customs' Act, 1898." 



Section. 



1. Repeal of Section 44 of " The Cus- 

 toms' Act, 1898," and substitution 

 of section providing for bonding 

 of goods in transit through Colony. 



[Passed 2nd August, 1901.'] 



Section. 



2. Amendment of section 19. 



3. Amendment of section 107. 



Be it enacted by the Governor, the Legislative Council and House 

 of Assembly, in Legislative Session convened, as follows : 



1. Section 44 of " The Customs Act, 189S," is hereby repealed and 

 the following is substituted therefor : 



44. Upon the entry at any Customs' port, under the authority and 

 with the sanction of the Collector or other proper officer of Customs 

 at such port, and subject to such rules and regulations as are or may 

 be made in that behalf under the authority of this Act, the importer 

 may pass the goods on to any Customs' port in any other part of 

 Newfoundland, or in transit through Newfoundland by way of any 

 Customs' port of exit in Newfoundland, and he shall, by and upon 

 the making of such entry, whether so expressed in such entry or not. 

 become thereby bound to the performance of all the requirements of 

 this Act, and of any rules and regulations, under a penalty equal to 

 double the amount of the duty to which such goods are at the time 

 subject; which penalty shall accrue on the commission of any act con- 

 trary to this Act, or to any rules or regulations, or on the omission 

 to perform any act required to be performed in respect to such goods, 

 in addition to any other penalties and forfeitures provided for by 

 this Act, irrespective of the liability of the carrier under any bond 

 or otherwise. To any goods so entered for transportation there shall, 

 until such transportation is completed, or while such goods are in 

 Newfoundland, or upon such goods being diverted from the desig- 

 nated route of transportation or transit, wherever or in whosesoever 

 possession found, attach the Customs' claim for the payment of such 

 double duty, which claim shall have precedence of the claims of all 

 other persons thereon, of whatever nature, and may be enforced by 

 sale or other proceedings. 



