Failure to file such certificate at the time so required by section 1628 of this title shall work a forfeiture of $10.00 to be recovered by the Secretary of State in a civil action on this statute, in his or her name, against any surviving partner, any member of such association, any officer of such corporation, or any person so doing business, or his executor or administrator, and the same shall be paid into the Treasury of the State.
11 V.S.A. § 1629