The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13

Chapter 102 of the Revised Stat
utes of the State of illinois, reads as
follows
Section 3. 1t shall not be lawful
for any person, now or hereafter
holding any office, either by election
or appointment, under the Constl-
tuition of this State, TO become in
any manner interested, either di-
rectly or indirectly, in his own name
or in the name of any other person
or corporation, in any contract, or
the performance of any work in the
making or letting of which such
officer may be called upon to act or
vote. And it shall not be lawful for
any such officer to represent, either
as agent or otherwise. any person,
company or corporation, in respect
of any application or bid for any
contract or work in regard to which
such officer may be called upon to
vote. Nor shall any such officer
take or receive, or offer to take or
receive, either directly or indirectly,
any money or other thing of value,
as a gift or bride, or means of in
fiuencing his vote or action in his
official character; and any and all
contracts made and procured in yio-
lation hereof, shall be null and void.
Section f. Any alderman, member
of a board of trustees, supervisor or
county commissioner, or person
now or hereafter holding any Office,
either by election or appointment
under the Constitution of this
State, or any law now or hereafter
in force in this State, who shall
violate any of the provisions of the
preceding sections, shall be deemed
guilty OF a misdemeanor and on
conviction thereof may be punished
by confinement in the penitentiary
for a term not less than one year
nor more than five years, or fined in
a sum not less than $500 nor more
than 81 600, or both, IN the discre-
ton of the court before which such
conviction shall be had; and in addi-
ton thereto any Office or official po-
sition held by any person or persons
so convicted shall, by the fact of
such conviction, become vacant, and
shall be SO declared as part of the
judgment of court; and the person
or persons so convicted shall be
disqualified from holding any office
or position of trust and confidence
in this State for the period of two
years from and after the date OF
such conviction
George II. Richmond, candidate
for the Republican nomination for
Sheriff, was during the years 1911
to 1914 inclusive, Chairman of the
Board of Supervisors Of Rock Is
land County. At the same time, he
was President of the Rock Island
Hardware Company, and director
of the Rock Island Sand & Gravel
Company.
The records show that in 1911, the
Board of Supervisors contracted to
purchase from the Rock Island
Sand & Gravel Company all coal
needed for Court House and Jail,
for one year after date of such con-
tract. A record of this Contract
may be found in the Office of the
County Clerk in Book 20" Of Super
visors records, on Page 5.
A similar Contract was made with
the same Company in 1912. See
Book 20" Supervisors Records
Page 295.
Sums of money paid to the Rock
Island Sand & Gravel Company, and
the Rock Island Hardware Com
pany, by the Board of Supervisors
while George H. Richmond was
Chairman are as follows: (A1l of
these records may be found in Sup
ervisor's Records, Book 60" on the
pages hereinbeIow mentioned.)
Rock Island Hardware Co, $2.1S.
Page Is.
Rock Island Hardware Co. $35.42.
Rock Island Hardware Co, s1o.3e.
Page %.
Rock Island Sand & Gravel Co,
$1,139.59. Page %.
Rock Island Hardware Co, $3.50
Page 35.
Rock Island Sand & Gravel Co,
SASH. Page 80.
Rock Island Sand & Gravel Co,
S339.74 Page 122.
Rock Island Hardware Co, $685..
Page Isl.
Rock Island Sand & Gravel Co,
$13059 Page 131.
Rock Island Sand & Gravel Co.,
$3.50. Page 203.
Rock Island Hardware Co., $1S5.
Page 219.
Rock Island Sand & Gravel Co,
81, 1888. Page 219.
Rock Island Hardware Co.,
$11507. Page 220.
Rock Island Hardware Co, 1855.
Page 238.
Rock Island Sand & Gravel Co,
$4S2 a. Page 23S.
Rock Island Hardware Co, $24.o1-
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Rock Island Sand GraxaI Co
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