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Officers acting in raising the Duties on Offices liable to Penalties.
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CLXXVIII. And be it further enacted, That the respective Assessors and Collectors appointed to raise and assess, or levy, collect, and pay the Sums of Money to be charged on Offices or Employments of Profit, or on Annuities, Pensions, or Stipends payable by His Majesty by virtue of this Act, and also the Surveyors and Inspectors acting in relation to the said Duties, shall respectively be subject to the Penalties and Forfeitures for refusing or neglecting the Performance of their Duty, or for being guilty of any Fraud or Abuse in executing the same, as are inflicted on such Officers respectively by the said recited Act for the like Offences.
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