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No member of the Industrial Commission nor any officer, employee, or agent in the service of the Industrial Commission or of the Manager of the State Fund shall represent any person or be in any way interested in any action, claim, or matter within the competency of the Manager of the State Fund or of the Industrial Commission. Violation of this section shall be punished by removal or permanent disqualification to serve in any dependency of the workmen’s compensation service; it being understood that this prohibition shall not include purely official acts done by virtue of the office or position held. History —Apr. 18, 1935, No. 45, p. 250, § 36, renumbered as § 34 on July 1, 1996, No. 63, § 3.