Any sum of money retained by an executor, administrator or trustee, or paid into his hands for a tax due under chapters 33 to 36 of this title (s. 54:33-1 et seq.), shall, within thirty days thereafter, be paid by him to the state tax commissioner. The person so paying shall be entitled to receive a receipt for such payment, signed by the state treasurer and countersigned by the state tax commissioner, which receipt shall be a proper voucher in the settlement of the account of such executor, administrator or trustee.
N.J.S. § 54:35-8