Penalty for obstructing Collector or his subordinates

Any person obstructing or molesting the Collector or any of his subordinate officers in the execution of their duty shall, on conviction before a Magistrate of the town of Madras, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred rupees, and, in default of payment, to imprisonment in the common gaol, for a term not exceeding six months, or until the fine is sooner paid.