Missouri Laws 34.160 – Commissioner not to be interested in concern making bids for furnishing ..
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 34.160
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- department: as used in this chapter shall be deemed to mean department, office, board, commission, bureau, institution, or any other agency of the state, except the legislative and judicial departments. See Missouri Laws 34.010
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
The commissioner of administration shall not be interested in any manner in any person, firm or corporation making bids for furnishing supplies or printing to the state or any subdivision or department thereof. He shall not receive nor accept, directly or indirectly, from any person, firm or corporation who may bid for furnishing, or receive a contract to furnish, any supplies or printing of any kind to the state, any rebate, gift or other valuable thing. Acceptance of any such rebate, gift or other valuable thing by the commissioner of administration shall be deemed a felony and on conviction thereof he shall be punished by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for not less than two nor more than five years, or by fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.