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The imposition of reasonable penalties for breach of any Rule made by the Commissioners, not exceeding Fifty Rupees, or in the case of continuing nuisance, not exceeding Five Rupees for every day that such nuisance is continued. VIII. The Commissioners appointed from time to time shall have full power to make all necessary contracts, for the purposes of this Act, and apply the taxes raised as aforesaid in the necessary works, and in payment of their Officers and Servants, and in the other expenses incident to the execution of this Act within the said Town or Suburb. IX. No Commissioner shall be personally liable for any contract made by the Commissioners on behalf of the inhabitants of such Town or Suburb ; but every Commissioner shall be laible for any misapplication of the monies collected, to which he shall have been knowingly party or privy, or which shall have happened through gross neglect of his duty and shall be liable to be sued for the same as for money due to, and the suit of the East india Company. X. The powers of Act II. 1839, for the recovery of fines, shall be applied for the recovery of all arrears of taxes and penalties under this Act ; and every Magistrate shall put in force the powers of the said Act II. 1839 for that purpose, whenever thereunto required by the Commissioners, or any of their Officers deputed by them for the purposes of enforcing payment of arrears of taxed imposed under this Act. XI. No rate on property made under this Act shall be invalid for defect of form : and it shall be enough in any such rate on property, or any Assessment of value for the purpose of making such rate, if the property rated or assessed shall be so described as to be generally known ; and it shall not be necessary to name the owner or occupier thereof. XII. All moveable property found in any house or building or upon any land assessed under this Act may be seized and sold by warrant of a Magistrate for payment of any arrear of tax laid on such house, building or land under this Act. XIII. All Commissioners acting in execution of this Act shall, on or before the last day of April in every year, make up and send to the Governor or Governor in Council, or Lieutenant Governor, an account of all works executed by them, and of all sums received and spent by them in the foregoing year, in such form 3 and with such vouchers as the Governor or Governor in Council, or Lieutenant Governor, shall from time order. XIV. The Governor or Governor in Council, or Lieutenant Governor may, at any time, suspend the operation of this Act in any town or Suburb, and appoint any person or persons to examine and report upon the behavior of the Commissioners, or any of them, or their Officers in the execution of this Act. __________