Section 12
SEC. 12. In the event, of noncompliance by the licensee with any one or more of the laws and regulations relating to firearms and ammunition, or with the terms of his license, or in case of the loss of any licensed firearm, whether through accident or otherwise, when proof of such fact is produced to the satisfaction of the Governor-General, the certificate of deposit shall be forwarded to the Insular Treasurer by order of the Governor-General for collection, and, when collected, the amount thereof shall be deposited to the credit of general funds, except as otherwise provided in section twenty-eight hereof: Provided, however, That in the event of the recovery of the firearm by the owner, be shall be entitled to a refund of the amount of the forfeited deposit, and any moneys collected on any bond given by him shall in such case also be refunded, and appropriation is hereby made for such purpose.