248. Whoever refuses or neglects to comply with the orders of a rural inspector, given under subsections 4 and 5, incurs, over and above the damages resulting from the absence or insufficiency of the boundary fences or boundary ditches, and without prejudice to the execution of such orders, a fine of not more than $1 for each arpent in length of boundary fence or boundary ditch which he has to make, every fraction of an arpent being counted as an arpent.