[R.O. 1952 §2.7; CC 1988 §19-8]
No officer or employee elected or appointed in the City shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract or job for work or materials, or the profits in any contract or job, or services to be furnished or performed for the City, and no such officer or employee shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract or job for work or material, or the profits thereof, or services to be furnished or performed for any person operating any interurban railway, street railway, gas works, electric light or power plant, heating plant, telegraph line, telephone exchange, or any other public utility within the territorial limits of the City. No such officer or employee shall accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any person operating within the territorial limits of the City any interurban railway, street railway, gas works, waterworks, electric light or power plant, heating plant, telegraph line or telephone exchange, or other business using or operating under a public franchise any frank, free ticket or free service or accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any such person any other service upon terms more favorable than is granted to the public generally. Any violation of this Section shall void every such contract or agreement. Such prohibition of free transportation shall not apply to Policemen or firemen in uniform; provided, that such free transportation is given by virtue of a written contract or agreement between the City and the transportation company to that effect; nor shall any free service to City Officials heretofore provided by any franchise or ordinance be affected by this Section.