Sentences with phrase «state accept gifts»

The development follows a groundbreaking addition to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in November 2014, when the largest museum in the United States accepted a gift of 57 works by self - taught African American artists from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation's William S. Arnett Collection.

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Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 of the Constitution bars federal officers from, among other things, accepting, without the consent of Congress, payments and gifts «of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.»

This account was established in 1843 to accept gifts, such as bequests, from individuals wishing to express their patriotism to the United States.

Citizens Party candidates and office holders are forbidden to accept any and all gifts, payments or favors from lobbyists or from any other private interests seeking special favors for favorable legislation from the government at the local, state or national level.

How can we expect a president who admits to accepting a $ 100,000 gift from a foreign contractor who was awarded a government contract through the efforts of the President, to have the courage and desire to stop his Ministers and other officials from dipping their hands into the state coffers?»

According to the Journal, Schneiderman's office is now looking into the possibility that Trump's businesses put the president in violation of the Emoluments Clause, the constitutional provision that bars an officeholder from accepting gifts, payments, or titles from a foreign state.

He contended further that, President Mahama had purely noble intentions when he accepted the gift as «he had in mind clearly what he was going to use the gift for and that the gift was meant to be used by the state.»

But the report from the IG's office notes that PSC workers seemed unaware of a 2008 change to the state ethics law that tightened the rules for accepting gifts.

Ministerial rules state that ministers must not accept «gifts, hospitality or services» from people where a conflict of interest could be inferred.

Although the deputy prime minister has insisted he has nothing to do with casino policy, the code states «no minister or public servant should accept gifts, hospitality or services from anyone which would, or might appear to, place him or her under an obligation».

According to state disclosure reports released earlier this month, Perez accepted nearly $ 38,000 in gifts and travel payments last year.

California lawmakers accepted $ 844,000 in gifts in 2013 — the majority of which came from special interest groups that routinely lobby the state Legislature.

State Senator Mimi Walters, R - Laguna Niguel, accepted $ 15,810.80 worth of gifts in 2012, almost double the amount of the next highest legislator.

The disgraced public official pleaded guilty in 2010 to felony charges for accepting nearly $ 1 million in gifts for funnelling $ 250 million of the state's public pension money to a particular private equity fund.

State and county laws prohibit public officials from accepting gifts from individuals or entities doing business with their government agencies.

Kang had been fired in 2012 by a private investment firm for accepting gifts from Schonhorn in exchange for steering fixed - income business, but he lied about his termination when he was hired by the state fund, according to the complaint.

Walter Ayres said that the commission found that Paterson violated the state's ban on gifts for public officials in accepting the tickets.

«I am pleased that the General Assembly has accepted my top ethics reform priority: a $ 100 annual aggregate cap on gifts that public officials can receive from people seeking influence with the state,» McAuliffe said in a written statement.

State officials can accept gifts that exceed the state's gift limit if it is for travel - related expenses in conjunction with a speech or conferState officials can accept gifts that exceed the state's gift limit if it is for travel - related expenses in conjunction with a speech or conferstate's gift limit if it is for travel - related expenses in conjunction with a speech or conference.

Last summer, the state legislature passed a law saying that schools with selective enrollment — such as centers for gifted children — and those considered to be operating over capacity did not have to accept transfers from the poorly performing schools.

In addition to accepting gifts of state, President Carter also asked governors to submit gifts from their states that could be given to visiting dignitaries.

Unwilling to accept status quo, she battled to get her daughter and youngest son into Hunter College Elementary, the state - funded school for the gifted that even parents who swear they will only send their children to public schools are willing to make an exception for, as well as spend thousands of dollars on test prep.

Bennett thanked the state board for being «the best in the country» and accepted a gift for his new office — a set of unabridged dictionaries.

The Connecticut School Finance Project does not accept state or federal grants or gifts from individuals or corporations to support our work.

Lenders will generally accept a gift from a family member as an acceptable down payment provided a letter stating it is a true gift, not a loan, is signed by the donor.

Golden State German Shepherd Rescue accepts planned gift giving in the form of stocks, bonds, or donations included in your will or trust.

I asked this exact question of my college best friend when she simultaneously announced her daughter, Colleen, had been accepted to Mississippi State University's College of Veterinary Medicine and was getting a puppy named Fripps as a graduation gift.

Hyatt has previously stated that it plans to upgrade its systems so that all hotels can accept gift cards.

By completing and submitting the Buy Miles, Gift Miles or Share Miles program purchase form or by providing your credit card number for the purchase of AAdvantage miles, you acknowledge and accept the Terms and Conditions stated herein, as such Terms and Conditions may change, from time to time.

In further proof of the value of the author's proposed contribution to education, and offered as a gift to the State of Indiana, is the fact of his solutions of the trisection of the angle, duplication of the cube and quadrature having been already accepted as contributions to science by the American Mathematical Monthly, the leading exponent of mathematical thought in this country.

While the constitution does state that Congress can allow the president to accept gifts from foreign governments, he wrote, that does not rule out a lawsuit claiming violations.