If the secretary of state shall at any time neglect or refuse to perform any of the duties enjoined on him by law, he shall pay to the person aggrieved a sum not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, to be recovered by civil action.

(RSMo 1939 § 13008, A.L. 1945 p. 1724)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 11386; 1919 § 11627; 1909 § 11198