§ 56-8-8. Excessive commission for procuring loan; penalty

That any person, association of persons or corporation violating the preceding section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars [($100)] nor more than five hundred dollars [($500)], or by imprisonment for not less than thirty nor more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and shall also be liable in damages to the party injured in double the whole amount so charged for negotiating or securing any such loan.