Section 9
SEC. 9. Any person hindering or obstructing the Director of the Bureau of Science, the Collector of Customs, the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, or any of their duly authorized deputies, in the discharge of the authority or duty conferred or imposed upon them by this Act, or any person violating any of the provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred pesos and not more than five thousand pesos, or by imprisonment of not more than one year, or by both, in the discretion of the court, and after second conviction, the guilty party shall be debarred from further using in the Philippine Islands, the brand or trade mark used on the misbranded sheets of galvanized iron, reels of barbed wire, or packages of nails. Any lot of galvanized iron, reel of barbed wire, or closed package of nails found to be mislabeled shall be confiscated by the Government and turned over to the Bureau of Supply, which shall dispose of the confiscated article by destruction or sale, and the proceeds thereof, if sold, less the legal cost and charges, shall be paid into the Treasury of the Philippine Islands.