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or having reasonable cause to suspect the same

to have been stolen or unlawfully obtained,

and any person who fails so to satisfy the Magis-
trate shall be guilty of an offence against this Act
and shall on summary conviction thereof be liable
to a fine not exceeding two hundred and forty

dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard.

labour for any term not exceeding six months, and,
upon a subsequent conviction on a similar charge,
to imprisonment with or without hard labour for
any term uot exceeding twelve months.

20. (1) If any person brought or appearing
before a Magistrate under the provisions of sections
_.16, 17 or 18 declares that he received any preedial
produce reasvnably suspected to have been stolen
_ or unlawfully obtained from some other person, or
that he was employed as a carrier, agent or servant
to convey such produce for some other person, the
‘Magistrate may cause every such other person
through whose possession such produce shall
previously have passed, to be brought before him
either by summons or by warrant, as the Magis-
trate shall in each case deem fit.

(2) Upon any such person as ie in subsection

(1) of this section mentioned being brought before
him, the Magistrate may examine that person on
oath as to whether he has been in possession or
control of the priedial produce reasonably suspected
to have been stolen or unlawfully obtained, and, upon
his admitting such possession or control, or upon it
being proved to the satisfaction of the Magistrate
that that person has been in possession or control
of such preedial produce, the Magistrate may call
_upon that person to give an account to the satisfac-
tion of the Magistrate by what lawful means he
came by such produce, and, if that person fails to
give such account, he shall be guilty of an offence
against this Act and shall, on summary conviction
thereof, be liable to a fine not exceeding two
hundred and forty dollars. or to imprisonment with
or without hard labour for any term not exceeding
six months, and upon a subsequent conviction on a
similar charge, to imprisonment with or without

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