Any person violating any provision of the next preceding section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, and, at the discretion of the court, may be confined in jail not more than one year. The officer or agent of any corporation who directly or indirectly participates in any transaction amounting to a violation of said section shall, upon conviction, be punished as aforesaid.
W. Va. Code § 45-1-8