Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 211. Taxation of Real and Personal Property § 211.117

Sec. 117. If any officer to whom any tax is paid shall fail to make proper entry and return of such payment, he shall be liable to any person injured, for the full amount of the injury, and if such failure is willful he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than 6 months or by fine not more than 300 dollars.