Whenever any officer or employee shall resign, be removed from office or employment, or the term for which any officer has been elected or appointed has expired, he shall, on demand, deliver to his successor in office or to his superior all the books, papers, moneys, and effects in his custody as such officer or employee, and which in any way appertain to his office or employment. Every person violating this provision shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this Charter, and may be proceeded against in the same manner as public officers generally for a like offense under the general laws of the State, now or hereafter in force and applicable thereto. Every officer and employee of the City shall be deemed an officer within the meaning and provisions of such general laws of the State for the purposes of this section.