How we cite our quotes: (Section.Paragraph)
Quote #4
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person shall forge, counterfeit, erase, or alter, any such certificate, ever such person so offending shall be guilty of felony, and shall suffer death as in cases of felony without the benefit of clergy. (18.1)
The next arm of any rule, after enforcers, is penalties. Here, the penalty is death. "Without the benefit of clergy" is a legal term of the time, which had come to mean that the amount of offenses didn't matter. In other words, the first time you were caught breaking this statute, you'd get death. First time.
Quote #5
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the comptroller or comptrollers for the time being of the duties hereby imposed, shall keep perfect and distinct accounts in books fairly written of all the monies arising by the said duties; and if any such comptroller or comptrollers shall neglect his or their duty therein, then he or they, for every such offence [sic], shall forfeit the sum of one hundred pounds. (53.1)
The Stamp Act is ridiculously orderly in the way it's constructed. Here you see the penalties for not keeping good enough records. A hundred pounds is a significant sum today. It was back then too.