Section 22

Section XXII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case of neglect by any brigade-inspector of the duty enjoined on him by the next preceding section, he shall forfeit and pay to the commonwealth the sum of one hundred dollars, and for every neglect by the commissioners of any county, of the duty enjoined on them by the said section, they shall severally forfeit and pay to the commonwealth the sum of one hundred dollars, to be sued for and recovered under the direction of the state treasurer as well as all other fines and forfeitures under this act as debts of equal amount are or shall be by law recoverable, and the certificate under the seal of the auditor-general shall be sufficient evidence of such neglects; and it shall be the duty of the state treasurer to withhold the payment of the salary and other claims and allowances of every brigade-inspector so neglecting his duty, to the amount of the penalty hereby imposed, until the same be paid or such inspector shall be otherwise legally discharged therefrom; and it shall be the duty of the auditor-general in case the commissioners of any county neglect to make return or report, as the case may be, agreeably to the next preceding section, to certify the same to the treasurer of the county to which such commissioners belong, whereupon the said county treasurer shall not thereafter pay to either of the said commissioners any monies for their compensation or wages as commissioners, until the penalty imposed by this act be paid, or the said commissioners shall be otherwise legally discharged therefrom.