No person shall hold an appointive position or employment in the pay of the city if that person is related by blood or marriage in the third degree either to a member of the board of directors or to the city manager. Provided, however, this prohibition shall not prevent a person who holds an appointive or employment position with the city at the time the person's relative becomes city manager or a member of the board of directors from continuing in that position or employment.Acts 1921, No. 99, § 32; Pope's Dig., § 10120; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-730; Acts 1993, No. 117, § 1.
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