Section XVI Officer making undue Preference. Penalty and Loss of Office.

By Deputy; Penalty and Incapacity.

And if any undue preference of one before another shall be made in point of registring contrary to the true meaning of this Act by any such Officer or Officers then the partie offending shall be lyable by Action of Debt or on the Case to pay the vallue of the Debt Damages and Costs to the partie grieved and shall be fore judged from his place or Office. And if such preference be unduely made by any his Deputy or Clerke without direction or privity of his Master then such Deputy or Clerke onely shall be lyable to such Action Debt Damages and Costs and shall be for ever after uncapeable of his Place or Office.