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Penalty for non-attendance or refusing to produce documents or answer questions.
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5. Any person, being summoned by such inspector or inspectors, who, after the delivery to him of such summons as aforesaid, or of a copy thereof, shall wilfully neglect or refuse to attend in pursuance of such summons, or to produce such maps, surveys, books, or other documents as he may be required to produce under the provisions herein-before contained, or to answer upon oath or otherwise such questions as may be put to him by such inspector or inspectors under the powers herein contained, shall be liable to forfeit and pay a penalty not exceeding five pounds, which may be recovered before any two or more justices having jurisdiction within the town, district, or place wherein such inquiry shall be held; and on conviction of the offender, and in default of payment of any such penalty, such justices shall be empowered and required to cause the same to be levied by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the offender, by warrant under their hands and seals; and such penalty shall be paid to the treasurer of the county within which such conviction shall take place in aid of the county rate: Provided that no person, other than the promoters of the proposed Act, or their agents, shall be required to attend in obedience to any summons, unless the reasonable charges of his attendance be paid or tendered to him, nor to travel in obedience thereto more than ten miles from his usual place of abode.
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