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Persons obstructing officers, &c. in making seizures, or attempting rescue, or destroying packages, &c. to forfeit 200l.
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39. If any person shall molest, obstruct, or hinder any officer of excise, or any person employed in the revenue of excise, or acting in aid and assistance of such officer or person so employed as aforesaid, in the search, examination, seizure, detention, or removal of any goods or commodities, or any vessel, boat, cart, carriage, or other conveyance, or any horse or cattle, or any other thing whatsoever, forfeited under or by virtue of this Act, or any other Act or Acts of Parliament relating to the revenues of excise or customs, or in the due execution of his office or duty respectively in that behalf, or shall after any such officer or person so employed, or person acting in such aid and assistance as aforesaid, shall have made any such seizure as aforesaid, rescue or cause the same to be rescued, or shall attempt or endeavour so to do, or shall, whilst such officer or person so employed, or person acting in such aid and assistance as aforesaid, is or are searching for, examining, detaining, seizing, or removing any such goods or commodities, vessel, boat, cart, carriage, or other conveyance, or any such horse, cattle, or other thing whatsoever as aforesaid, break or otherwise damage or destroy the same, or any of them or any part thereof, or any cask, vessel, case, or other package whatsoever, containing any such goods or commodities, every person so offending shall for every such offence forfeit and lose the sum of two hundred pounds.
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