Section 3 Taxing officer to be appointed by the clerk of Parliaments or clerk assistant.

The clerk of the Parliaments, F1. . ., or in his absence the clerk assistant, shall appoint a fit person to be the taxing officer of the House of Lords; and every person so appointed shall hold his office during the pleasure of the clerk of the Parliaments or clerk assistant, and shall execute the duties of his office conformably to such directions as he may from time to time receive from the clerk of the Parliaments or clerk assistant.