Section 45-35A-54.31 – Interest in Public Service Utilities.
Section 45-35A-54.31 Interest in public service utilities. No commissioner or any other official of the city, nor any employee thereof, shall be interested in any corporation operating any public service utility within the city; provided, however, this shall not apply to any employment or interest existing at the time of the selection or election of […]
Section 45-35A-54.32 – Receipt of Gifts, Transportation, or Thing of Value.
Section 45-35A-54.32 Receipt of gifts, transportation, or thing of value. (a) No officer or employees of the city shall accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any person, firm, or corporation operating within the territorial limits of the city any railroad, interurban railway, street railway, gas works, water works, electric light or power plant, heating […]
Section 45-35A-54.33 – Statement of Receipts and Expenses; Summary of Proceedings.
Section 45-35A-54.33 Statement of receipts and expenses; summary of proceedings. The board of commissioners, each quarter, shall print in pamphlet form a detailed statement of all receipts and expenses of the city and a summary of its proceedings during the preceding quarter and furnish printed copies thereof to the daily newspapers of the city, and […]
Section 45-35A-54.34 – Examination of Books and Accounts.
Section 45-35A-54.34 Examination of books and accounts. At the end of each year the board of commissioners shall cause a full and complete examination of all the books and accounts of the city to be made by competent accountants, and shall publish the result of such examination in the manner above provided for publication of […]
Section 45-35A-54.35 – Bribery; Voter Fraud.
Section 45-35A-54.35 Bribery; voter fraud. Any person offering to give a bribe, either in money or other consideration, to any voter for the purpose of influencing his or her vote at any election provided in this part, or any voter entitled to vote at such election, receiving and accepting such bribe or other consideration, or […]
Section 45-35A-54.36 – City Employees Prohibited From Soliciting Electoral Support or Influencing Vote.
Section 45-35A-54.36 City employees prohibited from soliciting electoral support or influencing vote. Any employee of the city who solicits support for any candidate for mayor or associate commissioner, or any such employee who endeavors to influence any voter to vote for or against any candidate for mayor or associate commissioner, shall be deemed guilty of […]
Section 45-35A-54.37 – Candidates Prohibited From Paying, etc., to Solicit Votes.
Section 45-35A-54.37 Candidates prohibited from paying, etc., to solicit votes. It shall be unlawful for any candidate for mayor or associate commissioner, or for any other person in his or her behalf, to hire or pay, or agree to pay, any person to solicit votes at the polls on election day, and it shall also […]
Section 45-35A-54.38 – Vacancies Preventing Quorum on Board.
Section 45-35A-54.38 Vacancies preventing quorum on board. Should a vacancy exist simultaneously from any cause hereinabove provided for in three commissionerships, so as to leave no quorum of the board to fill same, an election to fill the vacancies shall be called by the remaining commissioners, to be held not less than 20 nor more […]
Section 45-35A-54.39 – Judge of Probate to File Records.
Section 45-35A-54.39 Judge of Probate to file records. The Judge of Probate of Houston County shall record in a well-bound book, kept for that purpose, all papers required to be filed with them under this part, and shall receive therefor the compensation allowed by law for recording deeds. (Act 79-537, p. 959, §40.)
Section 45-35A-54.40 – Violations.
Section 45-35A-54.40 Violations. Any person wilfully violating any provision of this part relating to the commission form of government shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), and may, at the discretion of the court trying the case, […]