Officers of the Exchequer and Transfer Office offending;; Forfeiture of Office;; Incapacity;; and Treble Damages and Costs.
And bee it further enacted for the better encourageing persons to advance the said sum of Ten hundred thousand Pounds upon the terms aforesaid that all receipts and issues and all other things directed by this Act to bee performed in the Exchequer and Transfer Office shall bee done and performed by the Officers there without demanding or receiving directly or indirectly any fee gratuity or reward for the same otherwise then by this Act as aforesaid is appointed And in case the Officers of the Exchequer or Transfer Office shall take or demand any such fee or reward otherwise then by this Act is appointed or shall divert or misapply any of the weekely su[m]ms to bee paid into the receipt of the Exchequer for makeing [X1upp] the aforesaid Fund or shall pay or issue out the same otherwise then according to the intent of this Act or shall not keep Books and Registers and make entries and doe and performe all other things which by this Act they are required to performe every such Officer shall forfeit his Office and bee for the future incapable of any Office or Place of trust whatsoever and shall answer and pay treble damages with costs of suit to any Adventurer that will sue for the same to bee recovered by action debt bill plaint or informac[i]on in any of their Majesties Courts of Record att Westminster wherein noe Essoigne Protection Priveledge of Parliament or other Priveledge or Wager of Law Injunction or Order of Restraint or more then one Imparlance shall bee granted or allowed and in the said action the Plaintiff upon recoveryX1 shall have his full costs One third part of which su[m]m soe to bee recovered shall bee paid into the receipt of the Exchequer for the benefitt of their Majesties their Heires and Successors and the other Two third parts shall bee to and for the use of the prosecutor.
Editorial Information
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