All fees and prerequisites authorized by law or ordinance appertaining to any officer or office in the City government shall be paid into the City Treasury to the credit of such fund as may be directed by City Council and no officer or employee shall receive other than as the representative of the City, and for the purpose of paying the same into the City Treasury, any fee, present, gift, emolument, or share therein, for official services, other than his regular salary or compensation, and any officer violating this provision shall thereby forfeit his office. No member of the City government or any officer, or employee, shall receive compensation for services rendered in any other department of the City government nor shall they, or any officer, clerk or employee of the City, act as agent or attorney for any person, company or corporation in relation to any matter to be affected by action of the legislative or any other department of the City, or by action of any officer of the City. The violation of this provision shall be cause for removal.
(Amended 11-8-1949; 11-7-2000)