8-9-2. Contract with township officer void--Removal from office.No township officer shall become a party to or interested directly or indirectly in any contract made by the township of which he is an officer; and every contract or payment voted for or made contrary to the provisions of this section is void. Any violation of this section shall be a malfeasance in office for which the officer so offending may be removed from office. Source: SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §119; CL 1887, §837; RPolC 1903, §1144; RC 1919, §6136; SDC 1939, §58.0403. 8-9-2. Contract with township officer void--Removal from office.No township officer shall become a party to or interested directly or indirectly in any contract made by the township of which he is an officer; and every contract or payment voted for or made contrary to the provisions of this section is void. Any violation of this section shall be a malfeasance in office for which the officer so offending may be removed from office. Source: SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §119; CL 1887, §837; RPolC 1903, §1144; RC 1919, §6136; SDC 1939, §58.0403.
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