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Recovery and Application of Penalties.
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XV. ‘And be it further enacted, That all Penalties and Forfeitures created and incurred by this Act (not otherwise hereby directed), shall and may be sued for, prosecuted, recovered and disposed of in such Manner, and by such Ways, Means and Methods, as any Penalties incurred, or any Goods or Vessels forfeited, for any Offence against the Laws of Customs or Excise, may now legally be sued for, prosecuted, recovered and disposed of; and the Officer or Officers concerned in Seizures or Prosecutions under this Act, shall be entitled to and receive such Share of the Produce arising from the Seizures as they are now by Law entitled to upon Prosecutions of Seizures for unlawful Importation, and to such Share of the Produce arising from any pecuniary Fine or Penalty or Composition paid for any Offence against this Act, as they are now by any Law or Regulation entitled to upon Prosecutions for pecuniary Penalties.
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