Section VII. If any Saltpetre shall be seized as liable to confiscation, the Collector of Customs shall investiga

VII. If any Saltpetre shall be seized as liable to confiscation, the Collector of Customs shall investigate the case, and, according to his judgment, shall either release the same or adjudge it to confiscation; and whenever he shall declare the same to be confiscated, he shall report his proceeding for confirmation and final adjudication to the superior Revenue authorities.