42. Section 74 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor:
| 74. All goods so entered to be warehoused shall before deposit in any warehouse be properly marked and numbered by the importer in legible characters with the initials of the owner, importer or consignee or other distinguishing marks, and the goods shall be stowed so as to afford easy access thereto, and to every package or parcel in such parts or division of the warehouse, and in such manner as the Collector or the proper officer shall direct, and if the stowage be broken the goods shall be replied by the person breaking such stowage in such manner as the Collector may require, and the neglect or refusal to stow or replies them as hereinbefore directed shall subject the occupier of the warehouse, or the person so contravening, to a penalty not exceeding ten thousand rupees. The warehouse shall be locked and secured in such manner, and shall be opened on such days and during such hours as the Collector may from time to time prescribe, and visited only at such times and in the presence of such officers, and under such regulations as the Collector shall direct and all such goods shall, after being landed upon importation, be carried to the warehouse, or shall after being taken out of the warehouse for exportation or for stores, be carried to be shipped, under such regulations as the Collector shall direct. |
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