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A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents; Rutherford B. Hayes

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents; Rutherford B. Hayes

Richardson, James D.

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ISBN10: 1153581833
ISBN13: 9781153581837
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 184
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.42 Width: 9.02 Depth: 6.00
Language: English
Excerpt: ...made by Congress for that fiscal year, or involve the Government in any contract for the future payment of money in excess of such appropriations. SEC. 3732. No contract or purchase on behalf of the United States shall be made unless the same is authorized by law or is under an appropriation adequate to its fulfillment, except in the War and Navy Departments, for clothing, subsistence, forage, fuel, quarters, or transportation, which, however, shall not exceed the necessities of the current year. The object of these sections of the Revised Statutes is plain. It is, first, to prevent any money from being expended unless appropriations have been made therefor, and, second, to prevent the Government from being bound by any contract not previously authorized by law, except for certain necessary purposes in the War and Navy Departments. Under the existing laws the failure of Congress to make the appropriations required for the execution of the provisions of the election laws would not prevent their enforcement. The right and duty to appoint the general and special deputy marshals which they provide for would still remain, and the executive department of the Government would also be empowered to incur the requisite liability for their compensation. But the second section of this bill contains a prohibition not found in any previous legislation. Its design is to render the election laws inoperative and a dead letter during the next fiscal year. It is sought to accomplish this by omitting to appropriate money for their enforcement and by expressly prohibiting any Department or officer of the Government from incurring any liability under any of the provisions of title 26 of the Revised Statutes authorizing the appointment or payment of general or special deputy marshals for service on election days until an appropriation sufficient to pay such liability shall have first been made. The President is called upon to give his affirmative approval to positive...

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