Section XX. And it is hereby enacted, that if any Officer making an arrest upon account of Salt smuggling shall

XX. And it is hereby enacted, that if any Officer making an arrest upon account of Salt smuggling shall neglect to carry the person arrested to the proper Officer of the Salt Department, or shall delay to report the arrest to his superior, or shall release or connive at the escape of the person arrested, every such Officer shall, on conviction of any one of the above offences, besides dismissal from office, be liable to be sentenced for the same to a fine not exceeding 200 Rupees, and to imprisonment not exceeding three months; and the sentence may be adjudged by any Officer competent to adjudicate a forfeiture of contraband Salt, and, in case of non-payment of the fine, to a further imprisonment not exceeding three months, at the discretion of the Officer deciding the case.