Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-2943: Duties of officials mandatory - Neglect of duties -

Penalties.

The provisions of the Ad Valorem Tax Code relating to the duties

of various officials, and the time within which such duties shall be

performed, are hereby declared to be mandatory; and the failure of

any such official, board or commission, to perform the duties

prescribed herein, within the time specified, shall subject them to

removal from office for neglect of duty; and they shall receive no

remuneration, compensation or salary for their services, after the

time herein fixed for the performance of such duties and until the

same shall have been completed or performed. Each of them shall

also be subject to a penalty of Five Dollars ($5.00) per day for

each day's delay for such neglect or failure; and it shall be the

duty of the district attorney as to county officers, and the

Attorney General as to state officers, to institute proper action to

collect any such penalty; provided, that the validity of any

assessment or levy shall not be affected because of any

insufficiency, informality or delay in the performance of any duty

imposed upon any official, board or commission.