358.15 - PERSONAL INTEREST IN CONTRACTS.
358.15 PERSONAL INTEREST IN CONTRACTS. No trustee of such district shall be directly or indirectly interested in any contract, work, or business of the district, or in the sale of any article the expense, price, or consideration of which is paid by such district; nor in the purchase of any real estate or other property belonging to the district, or which shall be sold for taxes or assessments, or by virtue of legal process at the suit of said district; provided, that nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the selection of any person as trustee because of the person's ownership of real estate in the district or because the person is a taxpayer in the district.
Section History: Early Form [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 358.15]