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Penalty on distributors of stamps or others taking more than stamp duty chargeable on printed forms.
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63. If any sub-distributor of stamps or other person whatsoever shall (without express authority for such purpose from the said commissioners), by himself, or any other for his use or profit, ask, demand, receive, or take any greater sum of money or other thing for any one such printed form than the sum which is hereby made chargeable thereon to her Majesty as and for the stamp duty on such printed form, and so in proportion for any greater number of such printed forms, such person so asking, demanding, receiving, or taking, or the person for whose use and benefit such greater sum of money or other thing shall be asked, demanded, received, or taken, by the authority of or consent, direction or approbation of such person for whose use and benefit the same shall be asked, demanded, received, or taken, shall forfeit and pay to the person injured the sum of five pounds, to be recovered by civil bill to be brought by such person within twelve months from the time of such offence committed: Provided that the plaintiff in such civil bill may, at his election, sue either the person who shall have so asked, demanded, received, or taken such greater sum or other thing, or the person for whose use or benefit such greater sum or other thing was so as aforesaid asked, demanded, received, or taken, but not both of them.
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