Section VII. And it is further enacted, that all persons evading or attempting to evade the payment of the duties

VII. And it is further enacted, that all persons evading or attempting to evade the payment of the duties imposed by this Act. And all persons aiding or abetting such attempts or evasions, or in any manner acting in contravention of this Act, or of any order made and issued under the provisions thereof, and all Zemindars and other Proprietors of Land, or their Agents, who shall willfully connive at such attempts or evasions or aid such acts, shall on conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding 500 Rupees, and on non-payment thereof by imprisonment not exceeding six months with or without hard labor.