51. Every officer or councillor of a municipality or fabrique in default, who authorizes an expenditure of money or a payment without the authorization of the Commission, of one of its members or of its delegate, when such authorization is required, or who permits or authorizes the money to be used for purposes other than those for which it was destined, shall be personally responsible for the expenditure so authorized or paid, or for the sum of money so diverted.
R. S. 1964, c. 170, s. 46; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 55, s. 18.