State Act
Section 298
Art. 298 – On account of the non the payment of rent, within the period of the contract, the lessee shall be subject to the following penalties: a) During the first ten days, a daily fine of 6$, up to the limit of 25 per cent of the rent, which shall be collected along with the rent; b) If the payment is effected with delay up to 30 days, with fine of 12$ per day, to the limit of 50 per cent of the rent, which shall be collected in terms indicated in preceding clause; c) After 30 days without the rent, being paid the managing committee shall immediately proceed to the seizure of the produce and sell it in public auction, entering the price in the safe, till the corresponding amount of the rent, fine and increases is met, depositing the remainder in favour of the leaseholder , unless a bond has been provided in terms of the final part of article 297, in which case the same bond shall be broken and by its value paid the rent, fine and further increases, and the contract shall be terminated. d) Whenever the produce is withdrawn and the bond has not been furnished, a fine equivalent to the value of the rent, convertible into prison at 20$ per day till the limit of two years, in case of not being paid voluntarily within ten days, and termination of the respective contract; e) The guard of the respective paddy field who allows the produce to be lifted without taking measures to obstruct the lifting, incurs in the fine foreseen in the previous clause.