Any person who, wilfully or through culpable negligence, violates any rule promulgated in accordance with the provisions of this part shall be fined not less than the amount of one month's salary of the office or position, or offices or positions, affected by such violation, nor more than the amount of two years' salary thereof, or, in case no office or position is directly affected, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or be both fined and imprisoned.
(1949 Rev., S. 884.)