Penalty for refusing or
neglecting to return badge.
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vided always that it shall be lawful for the Governor to remit the whole or any part of the said sum.
(10.) Whenever any native revenue officer, having duly engaged and bound himself to serve in that office, deserts therefrom or refuses to perform his duty therein, he shall on summary conviction before a Magistrate be liable to a penalty not exceeding two madred dollars and in default of payment to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding six months.
(11.) Any native revenue officer imprisoned under the preceding sub-section, shall forfeit all pay during his imprisonment.
(12.) The Superintendent shall, in ease of breach of discipline or neglect of duty by any native revenue officer, on proof thereof to his satisfaction, have power to order the offender to forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding ten dollars.
(18) All sums forfeited under the preceding sub-section shall be paid into the Treasury and shall be applied to such purposes in connection with the Imports and Exports Office as the Governor may from time to time direct,
(14.) Every revenue officer when acting against any per- son made this Ordinance shall declare his office and produce his badge of office to the person against whom he is acting.
(15.) Any revenue officer who refuses or neglects without reasonable cause to return his badge to the Superintendent in contravention of this Ordinance shall be able to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.
68.-(1.) All police officers shall have the powers of a revenue officer under this Ordinance.
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(2.) Every police officer when acting against any person under this Ordinance shall if not in quiform declare his office and produce to the person against whom he is acting such badge as the Captain Superlatendent of Police may direct to be carried by police officers when employed of secret or special service.
69.-(1) Every person landing from any ship or enter- baggage and ing the Colony by land accompanied by any goods or bag- goods.
gago shall :-
Examination
of articles ou ship, wharf,
etc.
(a.) On demand by any revenue or police officer either permit his goods and haggage to be searched by such officer or together with snch goods and baggage accompany such officer to a police station and there permit his goods and baggage to be searched by any revenue or police officer in the presence and under the supervision of a European police officer or other police officer not below the rank of sergeant. If the person landing is of European race the demand shall be made by a Europeau officer. (6.) On demand by any European revenue or police officer or other police officer not below the rank of sergeant permit his goods and baggage to he searched by such police officer or by any re- venne officer in the presence and under the supervision of such police officer provided always that:
The goods and baggage of any person who may claim to be present when they are searclied shall not be searched except in his presence.
(2.) Any person who may refuse to comply with any lawful demand un er this section may be arrested by the officer making theddemand without warruat.
70. Any box chest package or other article (not being passenger's baggage accompanied by the owner) which is being lauded or has been recently landed from any ship or which is in or upon any ship (not having the status of a ship of war) islet landing place wharf warehouse or place adjoining any wharf and used in connection therewith or which is being removed from any such ship islet or other place or which is being brought into or has recently been brought in the Colony by land-
(a.) may be examined and searched by any revenu
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