78.300. Qualifications of officers and employees--unlawful promises--statement of campaign expenses.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

78.300. Qualifications of officers and employees--unlawful promises--statement of campaign expenses.

Qualifications of officers and employees--unlawful promises--statementof campaign expenses.

78.300. All officers and employees in any such city shall beelected or appointed with reference to their qualifications andfitness and for the good of the public service, and withoutreference to their political faith or party affiliations. Itshall be unlawful for any candidate for office or any officer inany such city directly or indirectly to give or promise anyperson or persons any office, position, employment, benefit, orany thing of value, for the purpose of influencing or obtainingthe political support, aid or vote of any person or persons.Every elective officer in any such city shall, within thirty daysafter qualifying, file with the city clerk, and publish at leastonce in a daily newspaper of general circulation his swornstatement of all his election and campaign expenses, and by whomsuch funds were contributed. Any violations of the provisions ofthis section shall be a misdemeanor and be ground for removalfrom office.