Every town clerk or town treasurer who neglects or refuses to issue a warrant as provided in § 45-3-8, and every town sergeant or constable who neglects or refuses to serve the warrant as provided in § 45-3-8,, shall forfeit for each neglect fifty dollars ($50.00); to be recovered, one-half (1/2) to the use of the town, and one-half (1/2) to the use of the person who sues for the warrant.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-3-11