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INDEBTEDN ESS. 1 3 `Sec. 113. The governor and secretary of the District shall in the Disbursements disbursement of all moneys appropriated by Congress and intrusted to by ¤°"°’”°’ and them, be governed solely by the instructions of the Secretary of the _S°°._r°°°.r.y‘ Treasury of the United States,. and shall semiannually account to the 21 Feb-. 187 L 0- Secretary of the Treasury for the manner in which such moneys shall 6% “· 3* "· 16» P- have been expended. {ses s. s. u. s.,g ms.]ML Sec. 114. N 0 expenditure shall be made by the legislative assembly Restrictionsupon of funds appropriated by Congress for objects not especially authorized °*P°“d**.“'°“ °f by acts of Congress making the appropriations, nor beyond the sums °`;°gY9°:?°"“1 “‘P' thus appropriated for such objects. B?¥’1“..'°°S‘ Ibid. Sec. 115. All moneys rai ed by general taxation or arising from donations by Congress, or from other sources, except by bequest or devise, ts$·°bt)00lb?;;5r%: for school purposes, shall be appropriated for the equal benefit of all the priutedyouths of the District between certain ages, to be defined by law. 1biu.,s. 23,p, 424. {see 99 am, 300-acs, SI2-310.] Sec. 116. It shall not be lawful for the District authorities, or any M<>¤¤y ¤*¢¢iv¢d person charged with the disbursements of money in the District, to *,?;"“m€‘{,‘;;d“‘;.‘ *° tdnverolfrom its legiglmsooe 'objoct any money levied or collected as taxes iegitimztg obj,;?,': rom cpeoplco e isrict ———-—. 7 July, 1870, c. 212, s. 3, v. 16, pp. 190, 191- Sec. 117. All such taxes so levied or collected shall be kept separate Taxes th bekept and distinct, each item under its own proper head, as named in the act t§°P°*`°*°· N°*¤•¤¤· or acts authorizing such levy to be made, and no change whatsoever ,,‘:fof,f8‘Q$"Q,f,'{,Q"'},,L‘{ shall be made by transfer of one fund to another, or by paying out any payments promo. sum or sums of money on account of any object or purpose for which it itcd. was not levied or collected. H3 SEO. 118. Any person who shall violate the provisions of the two pre- Penalty for vioceding sections, or either of them, shall be deemed guilty of a misde· lation of two premeanor in onlce, and be dismissed therefrom. °°‘h“€ "°°°*°¤°· Ibid., s. 7,p. 191. CHAPTER FOUR. IIDEBTEDIE88. ses. ssc. 119.A tedbt ttoexeedti 128.R tr' tins n seof rta'ncoriilnlfof vblumon unhsss adthldlf ealldidteih ofligdebzedncsscf I ized by vote of the people. · 129. Penalty for violation of preceding 120. Publication of the law. section. 121. Payment of interest. 130. Sinking-fund tax. 122. Provision of law irngonlable. 131. When and how to be collected. 123. Law lcvying tax to submitted to 132. Certain trust-funds to be made good. the people. _ 133. Money; colloctcd_to_ be paid to sink- 124. Money not to be bcrrowcd,or securi- ing-fuudcomminsionora, fies issued, without authority of 134. Moneyoosmd to commissioners, how 3 , Il l . 125. Further limit to indebtedness of Dis- 135. of commissioners. trict. 136. Registry of bonds to be kept. 126. Certain acts of legislative assembly 137. Conducting provisnonsof suactof the void. legislative assembly void. 127. Certain acts confirmed. Sec. 119. No debt by which the aggregate debt of the District shall Aggregate dsbt exceed five per cent. of the assessed property of the District shall be con- M: c*;>¤€¤:?¤`§alQ]*: tracted, unless the law authorizing the same shall, at ageneral election, mn umu MMM_ have been submitted to the people and have received amajority of the votes im by vote of the cast for members of the legislative assembly at such election. (ssc 12:.1 people. _ 21 Feb., 1871, c. 02, s. 14, v. 16, p. 423. Sec. 120. The legislative assembly shall provide for the publication thPo:1ication of of the law authorizing such debt in at least two newspapers in the Dis- _°L___ trict for three months, at least, before the vote of the people shall be Ibid. taken on the same.