(a) Any person who shall violate, or conspire to violate, any provisions of the rules set out in this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereon shall be punished as provided for in section 1-8 of this Code.

    (b) Any council member, board or commission member, violating the prohibitions set forth in section 19-40, shall forfeit his/her office.

    (c) Any violation of the prohibitions set forth in section 19-41(a) shall render the contract or sale void, and any officer or employee so violating the section shall thereby forfeit his office or employment.

(Code 1964, § 22.220)