Section 40-12-8
False affidavits or certificates.
Any person who shall knowingly make any false affidavit or certificate in connection with the ordering or procuring of a license to carry on any business or do anything in this state for which a license is required shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, when the offense is not otherwise specifically provided for, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 and, at the discretion of the court, may be sentenced to hard labor for the county not to exceed six months as additional punishment.
(Acts 1935, No. 194, p. 256; Code 1940, T. 51, §833.)