[Ditch commissioner; neglect of duties.]

Any wilful neglect of his duties or abuse of his powers by any ditch commissioner shall be deemed a misdemeanor and any such commissioner, upon conviction thereof before any justice of the peace [magistrate court] within the county where such offense is committed, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25.00) recoverable in the manner provided by law. History: Laws 1903, ch. 32, § 9; Code 1915, § 5795; C.S. 1929, § 151-512; 1941 Comp., § 77-1508; 1953 Comp., § 75-15-8.