"Person", as used in this article, includes corporations and associations and the plural as well as the singular number. Every officer of a corporation or member of an association or co-ownership and every agent violating any of the provisions of sections 37-85-108 to 37-85-111 shall be liable to restore the unlawful consideration extorted and be punishable under the penal provisions of sections 37-85-108 to 37-85-111, the same as if the thing done in disobedience to said provisions were done for his own sole benefit and advantage.