41. Every sheriff or coroner who acts as such in civil matters, without having first given security, or without having renewed the same when necessary, shall incur a fine of not more than two thousand dollars, of which one-half shall belong to Her Majesty for the public uses of the Province, and the other half to any person who, within six months after the commission of the offence, sues therefor.
R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 41.