Except for contracts of employment, directors and employees shall not have a financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract entered into by the district. Directors and employees shall not receive any bonus, gratuity or bribe. They shall not spend funds of the district, directly or indirectly, for political purposes or political educational purposes, shall not engage in political campaigns in the name of the district, and shall not permit any property of the district to be used for any such purpose.
Any violation of this section shall be a felony and shall work a forfeiture of office or employment and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding five (5) years, or both.
Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 1281