Section 45-3-11 Forfeiture for neglect of duty by officers.

RI Gen L § 45-3-11 (2019) (N/A)
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§ 45-3-11. Forfeiture for neglect of duty by officers. Every town clerk or town treasurer who neglects or refuses to issue a warrant as provided in § 45-3-8, and every town sergeant or constable who neglects or refuses to serve the warrant as provided in § 45-3-8,, shall forfeit for each neglect fifty dollars ($50.00); to be recovered, one-half (1/2) to the use of the town, and one-half (1/2) to the use of the person who sues for the warrant.

History of Section. (G.L. 1896, ch. 37, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 47, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 48, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 330, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 45-3-11.)