(1) Where a dealer dies after assessment but before payment of the tax, interest or penalty payable by him under this Act, his executor, administrator, successor-in-interest or legal representative shall be liable to pay out of the property of the deceased, to the extent to which it is capable of meeting the charge, the amount payable by such dealer.
(2) When a dealer dies without having furnished the return under section 24 or after having furnished the return but before assessment, the prescribed authority may proceed to make an assessment and determine the amount payable under this Act by the deceased and for the said purpose he may require the executor, administrator, successor-in interest or legal representative, as the case may be, of the deceased to perform all or any of the obligations, which he might, under the provisions of this Act, have required the deceased to perform and the amount thus determined shall be payable by the executor, administrator, successor-in-interest or legal representative of the deceased to the extent to which the property of the deceased is capable of meeting the charge.