No City official, either elective or appointive, shall accept, receive or take a greater salary or compensation, or fees or prerequisites, than are prescribed and limited in this Charter or which are prescribed and limited under the lawful exercise of any power or authority delegated under this Charter in any manner whatever, either directly or indirectly, from the said City.
No City official, either elective or appointive, shall accept, receive, take or solicit any gratuities, gifts, emoluments or money from any person or persons with the intent and purpose of influencing such City official to omit or to perform some act in violation of his or her oath of office and his or her duties as such City official. Any City official, either elective or appointive, violating these provisions or violating any other provisions of this Charter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished, upon conviction, by imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than ninety (90) days or by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court, and shall be removed from office.