Versions of s. 618(3)

Where a ship proceeding to sea takes to sea any officer authorized to detain the ship or any officer of customs, while the officer is on board in the execution of his duty, the owner and master of the ship are each guilty of an offence and liable to pay all expenses of and incidental to the officer being so taken to sea, and to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or, if the offence is not prosecuted in a summary manner, not exceeding fifty dollars for every day until the officer returns, or until such time as would enable him after leaving the ship to return to the port from which he is taken, and the expenses ordered to be paid may be recovered in like manner as the fine.