§322. Penalty for malfeasance
Every person, authorized and required by title 50 of the Revised Statutes to perform any act or thing as an officer, who willfully neglects or refuses to do and perform the same, according to the true intent and meaning of title 50 of the Revised Statutes, shall, if not subject to the penalty and disqualifications prescribed in section 321 of this Appendix, be liable to a penalty of $500 for the first offense, and of like sum for the second offense, and shall, after conviction for the second offense, be rendered incapable of holding any office of trust or profit under the United States.
(R.S. §4374.)
References in Text
Title 50 of the Revised Statutes, referred to in text, was in the original "this Title", meaning title 50 of the Revised Statutes, consisting of R.S. §§4311 to 4390. For complete classification of R.S. §§4311 to 4390 to the Code, see Tables.
Codification
R.S. §4374 derived from act Feb. 18, 1793, ch. 8, §29,