[Adopted 1-7-1959]
No City officer shall be interested in any contract with the
City or in compensation for work done for or materials or supplies
furnished to the City or to any contractor or other person furnishing
the same to the City, nor shall be participate in any profits with
such contractor or other person or receive any compensation, commission,
gift or other reward for his services, except the salary or fees established
by law or by ordinance or resolution of the Council.
All officers advertising for proposals or estimates for contracts
shall require each proposal or estimate to be accompanied by the consent,
in writing, of two sureties, who shall, at the time of putting in
such estimate or proposal, qualify as to their responsibility in the
amount of such proposal or estimate and bond themselves that if the
contract is awarded to the person making the estimate or proposal,
they will, upon its being so awarded, become bound as his sureties
for its faithful performance, and that if the person omits or refuses
to execute such contract, they will pay to the City of Hoboken any
difference between the sums to which he would have been entitled upon
the completion of the contract and that which the City of Hoboken
may be obliged to pay to the person by whom such contract shall be
executed.
Any officer violating any provisions of § 6-17 shall be deemed guilty of misconduct in office and liable to removal from office therefor. Such officer shall be liable for any violation of any provision of this chapter by any deputy, assistant, clerk or other subordinate appointed by him; and continuance in office by such officer or any such deputy, assistant, clerk or other subordinate after knowledge of any such violation shall be deemed misconduct in office by such officer, and he shall be liable to removal from office therefor.
