Contract with township officer void--Removal from office

No township officer shall become a party to or interested directly or indirectly in any contract made by the township of which he is an officer; and every contract or payment voted for or made contrary to the provisions of this section is void. Any violation of this section shall be a malfeasance in office for which the officer so offending may be removed from office. Source: SL 1883, ch 112 , subch 1, § 119; CL 1887, § 837; RPolC 1903, § 1144; RC 1919, § 6136; SDC 1939, § 58.0403.