Officers and employees continued; interest in government contract work prohibited.
Section 56
SEC. 56. Officers and employees continued; interest in government contract work prohibited.—Any officer or employee of the department or any political subdivision thereof whose official designation is modified herein shall continue in the performance of his duties in his capacity as officer or employee of the department or any political subdivision thereof until otherwise provided by law or administrative action. No officer or employee of the department or any political subdivision thereof shall be directly or indirectly interested in any contract work, any business transaction with the Government whereby money is to be paid directly or indirectly out of the revenues of the Government to such person, any licensed games and amusements, 'any business of the Government, or in the purchase of any real estate except with the permission of the department governor, or any other property belonging to the Government. Any officer or employee violating the provisions of this paragraph shall, after due hearing, be removed from office in accordance with the provisions of section thirty-six hereof and upon trial and conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand pesos, or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.