Section 49. The power of distress, vested by section 47 in landlords, may be exercised by managers under the Cou

49. The power of distress, vested by section 47 in landlords, may be exercised by managers under the Court of Wards, managing agents and tahsildárs of estates held under khám management, and other persons lawfully entrusted with the charge of land, and also by the agents employed by landlords or any such persons as aforesaid in the collection of rent, if expressly authorized by power-of-attorney to distrain: Provided h 1 130 ACT No. XIX OF 1868. Provided that, if any such agent, purporting to act in the exercise of the said power, commits an act which, under the provisions of this chapter, is illegal, the person employing such agent shall be liable, as well as the agent, to be sued for compensation for any injury caused by such act.