Chancery and Common Law Offices (Ireland) Act, 1867

Officers and clerks not to take gratuities.

18. If the clerk of records and writs, or any assistant to the said clerk, or any person employed in the said Record and Writ Office, shall, for anything done or pretended to be done relating to his office or employment under this Act, or under colour of doing anything relating to his said office or employment, wilfully demand or accept, or appoint or allow any person whatsoever to take for him or on his account, or for or on account of any person by him named, any fee, gift, gratuity, or emolument, or anything of value, other than what is allowed or directed to be taken by him, the person so offending may, upon complaint made to the Lord Chancellor be removed from any office or employment he may hold under this Act.