Sec. 4-100. Penalty for exceeding appropriations; exceptions.
Sec. 4-100. Penalty for exceeding appropriations; exceptions. Whenever any
specific appropriation of money has been made by the General Assembly or by any
community or corporation as provided in section 7-121, each agent, commissioner or
executive officer of the state, except as provided in sections 4-87 and 4-99, or of any
town, city, borough or school district, who wilfully authorizes or contracts for the expenditure of any money or the creation of any debt for any purpose in excess of the amount
specifically appropriated for such purpose by the General Assembly or the community
or corporation of which he is agent, commissioner or executive officer, unless such
expenditure is made or debt contracted for the necessary repair of roads or bridges, or
the necessary support of schools or paupers, in cases arising after the proper appropriation has been exhausted, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned
in a community correctional center not more than one year or both.
(1949 Rev., S. 271; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 6; 1969, P.A. 297.)
History: 1959 act deleted references to county appropriations; 1969 act replaced jails with community correctional
centers.
Penalty attaches only when a specific appropriation has been made and exceeded. 58 C. 462. Does not apply to governmental duty of municipality, or holding election. 89 C. 563; 96 C. 7. Payment to materialman not a violation of this section
where amount appropriated has been paid to contractor. 109 C. 558. Cited. 111 C. 515. Cited. 193 C. 670. Cited. 200 C. 386.