New Jersey Statutes 52:16-11. Penalty for refusal to issue commissions or for taking illegal fees
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:16-11
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
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.