It shall be the duty of the chief of the department of mines¹ of this commonwealth, and the right of any citizen of this commonwealth, in the name of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, upon any violation of the provisions of section one of this act,² to bring suit in the court of common pleas of the county wherein said offense or violation occurred; and if, upon the trial of the case, the jury shall find that such violation did occur, they shall render a verdict against the offending party or parties, to an amount equal to ten dollars for each and every day said minor child or children were employed contrary to the provisions of this act; said amounts, when collected, to be paid into the state treasury, for the use of the commonwealth; and the state treasurer shall return one-half of the fine or fines so collected to the school district in which the child, so illegally employed, resided.