Section XXIV. And it is hereby enacted, that when parties shall be convicted of

XXIV. And it is hereby enacted, that when parties shall be convicted of the illegal possession or transportation of Salt, and shall be liable to the penalty of five Rupees per maund as prescribed in Section XXXVI. Regulation X. of 1819 of the Bengal Code, the fine shall be at the said rate according to the quantity of Salt seized, whether less or more than one maund, and each one of the smugglers in company, or parties to the fraud on the Revenue, shall be liable to the whole fine.