(1) Notwithstanding any thing contained in this Act, any local authority raising a loan under the provisions of any law for the time being in force, by the issue of bonds or, other securities other than debentures shall in respect of such loan, be chargeable with a duty of one per centum on the total amount of the bonds, or other securities issued by it, and such bonds or other securities need not be stamped and shall not be chargeable with any further duty on renewal, consolidation, subdivision or otherwise.
(2) The provisions of subsection (1) exempting certain bonds, or other securities from being stamped and from being chargeable with certain further duty shall apply to the bonds or other securities other than debentures of all outstanding loans of the kind mentioned thereon, and all such bonds or other securities shall be valid, whether the same are stamped or not.
(3) In the case of willful neglect to pay the duty required by this section the local authority shall be liable to forfeit to the Government a sum equal to ten per centum upon the amount of duty payable, and alike penalty for every month after the first month during which the neglect continues.