(a) No person shall be appointed to or removed from, or in any way favored or discriminated against with respect to any city position or appointive city administrative office because of race, creed, color, sex, national origin or political or religious opinions or affiliations, or any other factors in civil rights legislation.
(b) No person shall willfully make any false statement, certificate, mark, rating or report in regard to any test, certification or appointment under the personnel provisions of this Charter or the rules and regulations made thereunder, or in any manner commit or attempt to commit any fraud preventing the impartial execution of such provisions, rules, and regulations.
(c) No person who seeks appointment or promotion with respect to any city position or appointive city administrative office shall directly or indirectly give, render or pay any money service or other valuable thin to any person for or in connection with his test, appointment, proposed appointment, promotion or proposed promotion.
(d) No person who holds any compensated appointive city position shall make, solicit or receive any contribution to the campaign funds of any candidate for city office to take any part in the management, affairs or political campaign of any candidate for city office, but he may exercise his rights as a citizen to express his opinions and to cast his vote.
(e) Any person who by himself or with others willfully violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable in the manner otherwise provided by this Charter, or as provided by State law. In addition, any person convicted under this section shall be ineligible for a period of five years thereafter to hold any city office or position and, if an officer or employee of the city, shall immediately forfeit his office or position.
(f) The city may acquire by purchase, gift, condemnation or otherwise any property either within or without its boundaries that may be needed by the city for any public purpose. In acquiring property by exercise of the power of eminent domain, the city shall proceed according to State law.
(g) The city may provide for punishment by fine or imprisonment or both within the limits allowed by State law for violations of this Charter or any ordinance adopted by the Common Council.