52:16-11 - Penalty for refusal to issue commissions or for taking illegal fees - New Jersey Statutes

52:16-11.  Penalty for refusal to issue commissions or for taking illegal fees
    Whenever the secretary of state shall:

    a.  Neglect or refuse to issue a commission to any person elected or appointed to an office within the state;  or

    b.  Take fees for any commission where by law he is not entitled to fees; or

    c.  Where he is entitled to fees, take more than by law he is entitled to take--

    He shall for every such offense forfeit the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, to be recovered, with costs, by any person suing for the same; one-half to go to the prosecutor and the other half to the state treasurer for the use of the state.