Code of Alabama
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 11-43-12 - Aldermen, Employees, etc., Not to Be Interested, etc., in Municipal Contracts, etc.; Penalty.

(a) No alderman or officer or employee of the municipality shall be directly or indirectly interested in any work, business or contract, the expense, price or consideration of which is paid from the treasury, nor shall any member of the council or officer of the municipality be surety for any person having a contract, work or business with such municipality for the performance of which a surety may be required.
(b) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $1,000.00, and may also be sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than six months.

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Code of Alabama

Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.

Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.

Chapter 43 - Mayor and Council, Other Officers, Employees, Departments, Etc.

Article 1 - General Provisions.

Section 11-43-1 - Qualifications and Residence of Mayors, Councilmen, and Officers.

Section 11-43-2 - Election of Mayors and Aldermen; Exercise of Legislative Functions; Salary of Aldermen.

Section 11-43-3 - Election, etc., of Treasurer, Clerk, etc., in Cities Having More Than 6,000 Inhabitants; Consolidation or Abolishment of Offices.

Section 11-43-4 - Election of Clerk, etc., in Towns and in Cities Having Less Than 6,000 Inhabitants; Filling of Vacancies in Council Generally.

Section 11-43-5 - Provision for Tax Assessor, Tax Collector, Chief of Police, etc.; Designation of Persons to Administer Oaths, Issue Warrants, and Approve Appearance Bonds.

Section 11-43-5.1 - Abolition or Creation of Civil Service System, etc., in Municipality Having Less Than 5,000 Inhabitants; Section in Pari Materia With Section 36-27-6.

Section 11-43-6 - Provision for Compensation of and Disposition of Fees Collected by Municipal Officers Generally.

Section 11-43-7 - Establishment of Salaries and Fees of Municipal Employees; Disposition of Fees of Clerk.

Section 11-43-7.1 - Expense Allowances of Members of Council or Other Governing Body of Class 1 Municipalities and Municipalities Having Population of 250,000 or More.

Section 11-43-7.2 - Additional Expense Allowances for Members of Council or Governing Body of Class 1 Municipalities.

Section 11-43-7.3 - Salary of Members of City Council of Class 1 Municipalities.

Section 11-43-8 - Establishment of Salaries of Municipal Officers.

Section 11-43-9 - Fees, Salary, Compensation, etc., of Officers Not to Be Increased or Diminished During Term of Office.

Section 11-43-10 - Municipal Officers to Pay Over Public Moneys Received; Daily Balances Required.

Section 11-43-11 - Employment of Municipal Officers by Corporations Holding Franchises as to Use of Streets.

Section 11-43-12 - Aldermen, Employees, etc., Not to Be Interested, etc., in Municipal Contracts, etc.; Penalty.

Section 11-43-12.1 - Purchase of Services or Personal Property by Class 7 or 8 Municipalities From Elected Officials, Employees, or Members of Municipal Boards.

Section 11-43-13 - Bonds of Certain Municipal Officers or Employees.

Section 11-43-14 - Dealing, etc., in Warrants, Claims, etc., of Municipality by Officers or Employees.

Section 11-43-15 - False Enumeration of Municipal Census.

Section 11-43-16 - Employment of County Deputy Sheriffs as Policemen.

Section 11-43-17 - Ratification of Certain Salaries of Mayors and Councilmen.

Section 11-43-18 - Vacancies of Over 60 Days in Governing Bodies of Class 5 Municipalities.

Section 11-43-19 - Retirement Pensions for Certain Elected Public Officials of Class 2 Municipalities.