10-810.   Execution of unlawful or irregular warrants or warrant checks;penalties.Any officer of any municipality who shall sign or attest any warrant orwarrant check not duly authorized by the proper governing body, and anytreasurer who shall sign any warrant or warrant check not theretoforesigned by the proper officers as required in this act, shall be liable tosuch municipality in the sum of each warrant or warrant check; and any suchofficer who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall be deemedguilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in asum not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars($500).

      History:   L. 1891, ch. 249, § 10; R.S. 1923, § 10-810; L. 1968,ch. 375, § 12; July 1.