Kates,  and  Duties  as  herein-before  provided,  shall,  if  required  by
the  Commissioners  for  the  Affiurs  of  Taxes,  under  the  Authority
of  the  said  Commissioners  of  His  Majesty's  Treasury,  give  and
enter  into  a  Bond  or  Bonds  to  His  Majesty,  His  Heirs  and  Suc-
cessors, either  with  or  vnthout  Sureties,  as  shall  be  directed  by
the  said  Commissioners  of  Taxes,  under  the  Authority  aforesaicT^
and  in  such  Penalty  and  with  such  Condition  as  to  the  said  last-
mentioned  Commissioners  shall  appear  necessary,  or  shall  enter
into  or  give  such  other  Securities  as  may  from  Time  to  Time
appear  to  such  Commissioners  right  and  proper  for  the  due  Pro-
tection of  the  Revenue ;  and  all  Bonds  so  to  be  taken  to  His
Majesty  under  this  Act  from  Officers  or  Persons  for  the  Receipt
of  the  Taxes  and  Monies  aforesaid,  and  also  from  Receivers  or
Remitters  respectively,  and  their  respective  Sureties,  shall  be  of  *

the  same  Force  and  Effect,  and  they  shall  be  respectively  ac-
countable and  answerable,  as  if  such  Bonds  were  taken  from
Receivers  General  and  Remitters  under  the  Authorities  of  the
Acts  in  force :  Provided  always,  that  all  Bonds,  Contracts,  Agree-  Bonds,  &c  to
ments.  Bills,  Securities,  and  Receipts  whatsoever  to  be  entered  be  fi^  of  Stamp
into  with  or  given  by  any  Officer  for  Receipt,  or  by  any  Receiver  ^"^X  •"**  ^
to  be  appointed,  retained,  or  continued  under  this  Act,  or  with     ^^'
or  by  any  Person  or  Persons  who  shall  undertake  to  remit  the
said  Rates  and  Duties  as  aforesaid,  and  their  respective  Sureties,
ahall  be  free  from  all  Stamp  Duty  whatever ;  and  no  Receiving
Inspector,  and  no  Receiver  or  Remitter  to  be  appointed,  retained,
or  continued  under  this  Act,  shall  in  any  Case  be  liable  to  or
charged  with  any  Fee  or  Gratuity  on  his  Commission,  Warrant,  or
other  Instrument  to  be  obtained  or  had,  either  on  his  first  Appoint-
ment, or  any  renewed  or  succeeding  Appointment  to  the  said
Office,  nor  to  any  Fee  or  Gratuity  for  any  Matter  or  Thing  incident
to  the  Execution  of  his  Office*  or  for  auditing  or  passing  his  Ac-
counts, either  in  His  Majesty's  Treasury,  the  Office  for  Taxes,  or
any  Office  of  the  Court  or  Receipt  of  the  Exchequer.
