If the State Treasurer shall willfully refuse or neglect to pay any warrant lawfully drawn upon the treasury, when the money for the payment of the same is in the treasury, he shall forfeit and pay fourfold the amount to be recovered by action against the treasurer and his sureties, on his official bond or otherwise. He shall also suffer such punishment as the law may provide.

Source

  • R.S.1866, c. 4, § 23, p. 26;
  • R.S.1913, § 5582;
  • C.S.1922, § 4886;
  • C.S.1929, § 84-607;
  • R.S.1943, § 84-607.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 84-607

  • Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801