Section VII. And it is hereby enacted, that if the Owner of any boat, float, or raft navigating any such Canal, s

VII. And it is hereby enacted, that if the Owner of any boat, float, or raft navigating any such Canal, shall refuse to pay the prescribed toll, it shall be lawful for the Officer charged with the levy of tolls on the Canal, to detain such boat, raft, or float, and if the toll be not paid, in the course of ten days, then it shall be lawful for the said Officer under the direction of the Superintendent of the Canal, on the 10[th] day after the seizure, to sell such property, or so much thereof as may be necessary, or to declare the whole confiscated: provided that in all each cases no confiscation shall be carried into effect till the circumstances have been reported to the Commissioner of the Division and his sanction obtained thereto.