No Councilman or other official or employee of the City shall accept any valuable gift, whether in the form of service, loan, thing or promise from any person, firm or corporation which to his knowledge is interested, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever in business dealings with the City. No Councilman, official or employee shall accept any gift, favor or thing of value that may tend to influence him in the proper discharge of his duties, nor shall he grant in the discharge of his duties any improper favor, service or thing of value. (Ord. 67-147. Passed 6-26-67.)