N.Y. General City Law § 3-c: Unlawful offers or agreements by municipal officials or omnibus lines with respect to omnibus line operations

§ 3-c. Unlawful offers or agreements by municipal officials or omnibus

lines with respect to omnibus line operations. 1. No officer, employee

or agent of any city or any person acting on his behalf shall, directly

or indirectly, make an offer to or agree with any private owner or

operator of an omnibus line within such city or any person acting on

behalf of such owner or operator, to approve or recommend the approval

of an increase in fare or any other benefit for such owner or operator

at some future time, in consideration of the promise or agreement of

such owner or operator to delay making any application for a fare

increase until some future time, or to enter into a contract with a

labor organization.

2. No private owner or operator of an omnibus line within any city or

any person acting on behalf of such owner or operator shall, directly or

indirectly, make an offer to or agree with any officer, employee or

agent of such city, or any person acting on his behalf, to delay making

an application for a fare increase until some future time, or to enter

into a contract with a labor organization, in consideration of the

promise or agreement of such officer, employee or agent of such city to

approve or recommend the approval of an increase in fares or any other

benefit for such owner or operator at some future time.

3. The violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a

misdemeanor. Any public officer or employee who is convicted of a

violation of this section shall forfeit his office or employment and

shall forever be disqualified from holding any public office or

employment under the state or any political subdivision thereof.