HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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Suburban Sanitary Commission or the Montgomery County board
of appeals.

(iii) Solicit or accept any gift, favor,
loan, service, promise, employment or thing which might
influence or tend to influence the proper performance of his
duty.

(iv) Disclose any confidential information
concerning the property, management, or affairs of
Montgomery County, Maryland-National Park and Planning
Commission or Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission or use
such information to advance the financial or other private
interest of himself or other persons.

(v) Attempt to influence for a purpose
contrary to the provisions of this section any other county
or state official in the conduct of the other official's
duties.

(2) No part of this section shall be construed
to prohibit a commissioner from appearing in the pursuit of
his private interests as a citizen; or from accepting or
receiving any benefit by operation of law, or prosecuting or
pursuing any claim, right, privilege, or remedy which is his
or hers by operation of law.

(d)  When a commissioner has any interest as described
in this section which is or reasonably may be incompatible
with or in conflict with any of his official duties or acts,
he shall disclose such interest in a meeting of the
commission and such disclosure shall appear in the
commission's minutes, and he shall disqualify himself and
not participate in the decision or act affected thereby.

(e)  Any commissioner convicted of violating subsection
(c) or (d) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00
or six months in jail, or both such fine and imprisonment,
or by suspension from the commission or employment for not
more than six months, or by outright forfeiture and removal
from office, or by any combination of these, as in the
discretion of the court shall be fit and proper.

(f)  The provisions of this section are severable and
if any provision of this section, or subsection thereof, or
the application thereof to any person or circumstance is
held invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall not
affect the other provisions, section, subsection thereof, or
any other application of this section which can be given
effect without the invalid provisions, subsections or
application.

12-3. Members from Prince George's County.

(a) When used in this [subtitle] SECTION and unless
otherwise expressly stated or unless the context otherwise
requires: