No sheriff shall directly or indirectly ask, demand, or receive for any service to be performed by him in the discharge of any of his official duties any greater fees than are allowed by law, on penalty of forfeiture of treble damages to the party aggrieved, and being fined in a sum not less than twenty-five dollars and not more than two hundred dollars.
Source: G.L. § 506. G.S. § 610. R.S. 08: § 1293. C.L. § 8768. CSA: C. 45, § 115. CRS 53: § 35-5-21. C.R.S. 1963: § 35-5-21.