Section XVII Proviso for Officer paying Money upon forged Certificate, except privy.

Provided always and be it enacted That in case any Officer of the Exchequer shall make payment of any share or shares of the said Funds upon such Certificate as is before directed such Officer shall not incur any penalty forfeiture or disability or be liable to any Action of the Contributors for doing thereof although the said Certificate be forged or false or the said Nominee be dead unlesse the said Officer did know at the time of such payment that the said Nominee was dead or that the said Certificate was forged or false