Section XXVIII. Any Abkaree Officer, who shall ask or take any gratuity, not authorized by any Law or Order of Gover

XXVIII. Any Abkaree Officer, who shall ask or take any gratuity, not authorized by any Law or Order of Government, or of the Board of Customs, Salt and Opium, in consideration of doing, or of omitting to do any act in his official capacity, and any person, who shall offer a bribe to any such Officer, in order to induce such Officer to act in a manner inconsistent with his duty, shall be liable, for every such offence, to a fine, not exceeding five hundred Rupees.