Section XVII. The forfeitures incurred under this Act may be imposed by any Ilnpositio~l RI~CI ECO. OAicer exercis

XVII. The forfeitures incurred under this Act may be imposed by any Ilnpositio~l RI~CI ECO. OAicer exercising the authority of Hagistrate ~trithin the r e r ~ of forfeitures. Xcttlcnlcllt of i30rt Blair, and tlle payment of tlls sum `ACT` No. XXVII OF 1861. may be enforced by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the. offender, or in the case of the Master or Commander of a vessel, by the distress and sale of such vessel and the tackle, apparel, and furniture thereof : and in default of the recovery of any sum forfeited and payable under this Act, the offender may be imprisoned in the Civil Jail for -a period of one nlonth if such sum be not sooner paid.