If any sheriff neglects to pay, according to the condition of the sheriffs' recognizance, any money collected by the sheriff, at the time when the same is payable, the sheriff shall pay to the party entitled to the same, in addition to the sum due, at the rate of 20 percent per annum from that time until it is paid. (Code 1852, § 572; Code 1915, § 1325; Code 1935, § 1504; 10 Del. C. 1953, § 2110; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1.)
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