Alabama § 45-57A-63.196 Officers and Employees Not to Be Privately Interested in City’s Contracts

Alabama Statutes

§ 45-57A-63.196 — Officers and Employees Not to Be Privately Interested in City’s Contracts

Alabama § 45-57A-63.196

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 45Local Laws

Ch. 57ARussell County Municipalities

Art. 6Phenix City

Part 4Government

Subpart 9General Provisions

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Ala. Code § 45-57A-63.196 (2026).

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No member of the council, officer, or employee elected or appointed shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract for work or material, or the profits thereof, or services to be furnished or performed for the city, and no member of the council, officer, or employee shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract for work or material, or the profits thereof, or services to be furnished or performed for any person, firm, or corporation operating interurban railway, street railway, gas works, electric light or power plant, heating plant, telegraph line, or telephone exchange within the territorial limits of the city. No member of the council, officer, or employee of the city shall be interested in or an employee or attorney of any corporation operating any public s

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No member of the council, officer, or employee elected or appointed shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract for work or material, or the profits thereof, or services to be furnished or performed for the city, and no member of the council, officer, or employee shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract for work or material, or the profits thereof, or services to be furnished or performed for any person, firm, or corporation operating interurban railway, street railway, gas works, electric light or power plant, heating plant, telegraph line, or telephone exchange within the territorial limits of the city. No member of the council, officer, or employee of the city shall be interested in or an employee or attorney of any corporation operating any public service utility within the city. No member of the council, officer, or employee shall receive, directly or indirectly, from any person, firm, or corporation operating within the territorial limits of the city any interurban railway, railway, street railway, gas works, water works, electric light or power plant, heating plant, telegraph line, or telephone exchange, or other business using or operating under a public franchise, and frank, free pass, free ticket, or free service, or accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any person, firm, or corporation, any gift or other thing of value, or any service upon terms more favorable than are granted to the public generally. Any violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, the guilty person shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred ($100) nor more than three hundred ($300) dollars, and may be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 90 days, and his or her office shall be vacated. The prohibition of free transportation shall not apply to policemen or firefighters in uniform nor to policemen in the discharge of their duty; nor shall service to city officials in their official capacity heretofore provided by any franchise or ordinance be affected by this section.