§11-44-138. Conflicts of interest of commissioners, officers, or employees; certain persons not to be employed by or receive compensation from municipality; privileges, immunities, etc., of elective officers of municipality.

No commissioner and no officer or employee elected or appointed by the board shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract or the profits thereof for work, material, or service to be furnished or performed for the municipality, and no commissioner or regular employee holding employment under civil service regulations shall be interested in or be an employee of any corporation operating any public service utility or common carrier within the municipality; provided, that this limitation shall not apply to any employment or interest existing at the time of selection or election of such employee or commissioner.

No person who is related by consanguinity or affinity nearer than the fifth degree to any commissioner shall be allowed employment by election or appointment or receive compensation for services rendered the municipality.

Any person violating any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and any elective officer violating this section shall be guilty of malfeasance in office and shall be punished as provided by the laws of the state.

Any elective officer of the municipality shall be subject to all the pains and penalties and enjoy all the privileges and immunities as provided by the Constitution and general laws of the state applicable to such elected officers.

(Acts 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 214, p. 288, §11.)