5. The word “officer”, wherever used in this act, shall include all prothonotaries, clerks of appeals, sheriffs, coroners, clerks of the Crown, clerks of the peace, clerks of Provincial Court, clerks of judges of the sessions, criers, assistant criers, tipstaffs, clerks of commissioners’ courts, and registrars.
The words “officers subject to this act”, shall include every officer having the charge of any matter subject to the control of the Legislature, and who, under the name of “officer” or otherwise, is within the purview of this act, and every person having any function to discharge in reference to any stamps in virtue of any act or of any order of the Government.