Any sheriff or collector of taxes who becomes interested, directly or indirectly, in the construction of any public works or improvements in which the county or state is directly or indirectly interested, or on which he may be required to pay money, or who speculates in any claim against the state or county shall be fined not less than five hundred ($500) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each offense.
KRS 61.230
Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective10/1/1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4144.