14

Any person who shall deliberately or by false reports or by any subterfuge violate any of the provisions hereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment in jail for a term of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than ninety (90) days, or by both penalties, in the discretion of the court.Any person aggrieved by any violation of §§ 13—18 of this title may bring the corresponding civil action in a competent court for the damages such violation may have caused him.If the remedy is granted, the court shall, in addition to the proper compensation for losses and damages caused, impose the payment of another indemnity as punitive damages. History —May 13, 1943, No. 131, p. 404, § 2; July 13, 1960, No. 125, p. 348, § 2.