XIAct not to extend to annual Payments out of the Fees of any Office, to any Person formerly Office.
Provided also, and be it further enacted, That nothing in the said Act or in this Act contained shall extend to any annual Reservation, Charge, or Payment made or required to be made out of the Fees, Perquisites, or Profits of any Office to any Person who shall have held such Office, in any Commission or Appointment of any Person succeeding to such Office, or to any Agreement, Contract;, Bond, or other Assurance made for securing such Reservation, Charge, or Payment : Provided always, that the Amount of such Reservation, Charge, or Payment, and the Circumstances and Reasons under which the same shall have been permitted, shall be stated in the Commission, Patent, Warrant, or Instrument of Appointment of the Person so succeeding to and holding such Office, and paying or securing such Money as aforesaid.