4609
EAST NEW MARKET

(4) PART-TIME, TEMPORARY, AND UNPAID OFFICES AND
POSITIONS.

(C) CLASSIFIED SERVICE. -- THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE

SHALL COMPRISE ALL POSITIONS NOT SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED BY
THIS SECTION IN THE UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE. ALL OFFICES
AND POSITIONS INCLUDED IN THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO ANY MERIT SYSTEM RULES AND REGULATIONS WHICH
MAY BE ADOPTED.

70. PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES.

(A)    PROHIBITIONS. — IF A MERIT SYSTEM IS ADOPTED,
NO PERSON IN THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE OF THE TOWN OR
SEEKING ADMISSION THERETO SHALL BE APPOINTED, PROMOTED,
DEMOTED, REMOVED, OR IN ANY WAY FAVORED OR DISCRIMINATED
AGAINST BECAUSE OF HIS POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OPINIONS OR
AFFILIATIONS OR ANY OTHER FACTORS NOT RELATED TO ABILITY
TO PERFORM THE WORK; NO PERSON SHALL WILFULLY OR
CORRUPTLY COMMIT OR ATTEMPT TO COMMIT ANY FRAUD
PREVENTING THE IMPARTIAL EXECUTION OF THE PERSONNEL
PROVISIONS OF THIS CHARTER OR OF THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS MADE THEREUNDER; NO OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE IN
THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE OF THE TOWN SHALL CONTINUE IN SUCH
POSITION AFTER BECOMING A CANDIDATE FOR NOMINATION OR
ELECTION TO ANY PUBLIC OFFICE; NO PERSON SEEKING
APPOINTMENT TO OR PROMOTION IN THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE OF
THE TOWN SHALL EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY GIVE,
RENDER, OR PAY ANY MONEY, SERVICE, OR OTHER VALUABLE
THING TO ANY PERSON FOR OR ON ACCOUNT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH HIS APPOINTMENT, PROPOSED APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, OR
PROPOSED PROMOTION; NO PERSON SHALL ORALLY, BY LETTER OR
OTHERWISE, SOLICIT OR BE IN ANY MANNER CONCERNED IN
SOLICITING ANY ASSESSMENT, SUBSCRIPTION, OR CONTRIBUTION
FOR ANY POLITICAL PARTY OF POLITICAL PURPOSE WHATEVER
FROM ANY PERSON HOLDING A POSITION IN THE CLASSIFIED
SERVICE OF THE TOWN; NO PERSON HOLDING A POSITION IN THE
CLASSIFIED SERVICE OF THE TOWN SHALL MAKE ANY
CONTRIBUTION TO THE CAMPAIGN FUNDS OF ANY POLITICAL PARTY
OR ANY CANDIDATE FOP PUBLIC OFFICE OR TAKE ANY PART IN
THE MANAGEMENT, AFFAIRS, OR POLITICAL CAMPAIGN OF ANY
POLITICAL PARTY OR CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE, FURTHER
THAN IN THE EXERCISE OF HIS RIGHT AS A CITIZEN TO EXPRESS
HIS OPINION AND TO CAST HIS VOTE.

(B)   PENALTIES. -- ANY PERSON WHO BY HIMSELF OR WITH

OTHERS WILFULLY OR CORRUPTLY VIOLATES ANY OF THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR
AND, UPON CONVICTION THEREOF, SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE
OF NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), OR BY
IMPRISONMENT FOR A TERM NOT EXCEEDING THIRTY DAYS, OR BY
BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT. ANY PERSON WHO IS
CONVICTED UNDER THIS SECTION FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS
IS INELIGIBLE FOR APPOINTMENT TO OR EMPLOYMENT IN A