Section 45-35A-54.32 - Receipt of gifts, transportation, or thing of value(a) No officer or employees of the city shall accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any person, firm, or corporation operating within the territorial limits of the city any railroad, interurban railway, street railway, gas works, water works, electric light or power plant, heating plant, telegraph line or telephone exchange, or other business using or operating under a public franchise, any frank, free pass, free ticket, or free service, or accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any such person, firm, or corporation, any gift or other thing of value, or any service upon terms more favorable than are granted to the public generally. Every such contract or agreement shall be void.(b) Such prohibition of free transportation shall not apply to policemen or firemen in uniform, nor to policemen in the discharge of their duty; nor shall any free service to city officials heretofore provided by any franchise or ordinance be affected.Ala. Code § 45-35A-54.32 (1975)