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Sheriff to transmit Duplicate of Appointment of Under Sheriff to the said Secondary.
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IV. And be it further enacted, That from and after the Commencement of this Act any Person so appointed Sheriff as aforesaid who shall nominate and appoint any Person to be his Under Sheriff shall make such Appointment by Writing under his Hand, and shall within One Month after such Appointment transmit a Duplicate thereof to the said Secondary, to be by him filed, and which he is hereby required to file, among the Records of his Office, and for which he shall be entitled to demand and have from such Under Sheriff the Sum of Five Shillings, and no more; and such Appointment and Duplicate shall not be liable to any Stamp Duty whatever; and any Sheriff neglecting so to do shall forfeit a Sum of One hundred Pounds to any Person who will sue for the same; and no such Appointment to the Office of Under Sheriff shall be invalid for or by reason of the Person so appointed having exercised, executed, or officiated as Under Sheriff within Three preceding Years; nor shall the High Sheriff appointing, or the Person so appointed by him, be liable to any Fine or Penalty for exercising, executing, or officiating in the said Office of Under Sheriff under such Appointment; any Law or Statute heretofore made to the contrary notwithstanding.
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