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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. [ART. 28.

thereof, shall make every such contract in writing, and
shall require and demand of the party or parties with
whom said agreement or contract is made, full and

Bond required,

, ample security, by bond, for the true and proper per-
formance of said work in accordance with the terms
and specifications of said agreement or contract.
106. It shall not be lawful for any county commis-

Commission-
ers shall have
no interest in
contracts.

sioner, during his term of office, to hold, possess, pur-
chase or acquire any share or interest in any agreement
or contract made, entered into or concluded with any
party or parties whomsoever, by the county commis-
sioners of his county, in their character and capacity as
such commissioners, or to have, receive, enjoy or par-
ticipate, either directly or indirectly, in any of the
benefits, profits or emoluments of any such agreement
or contract.
107. It shall not be lawful for any county commis-
sioner, during his term of office, to accept, hold, pur-

Shall not hold
claim against
county.

chase or acquire any claim on or against the county of
which he is a commissioner, or any share or interest in
any such claim, which said claim has been or is to be
passed upon and approved by the board of county com-
missioners of which he is a member.
108. If any county commissioner shall violate any
of the provisions of the two preceding sections, he shall

Penalty.

be liable to indictment, and upon conviction, shall for-
feit his office, and shall also forfeit his share in the
agreement, contract or claim, as aforesaid, as the case
may be.

Approved April 4, 1870.