18. Every person put in default by a ratepayer or by an officer of the council, as the case may be, to comply with the law, who does not comply therewith within fifteen days, shall be liable to a fine of not less than $1 nor more than $4, with or without costs, for each day he refuses or neglects to comply with the law.
R. S. 1964, c. 128, s. 18.