...been the case but for the act of Congress approved July 12, 1870. This act (section 5) provides " that all balances of appropriations contained in the annual...payment of expenses properly incurred during that year," &c. As this act deprives the Bureau of the use of these balances, it becomes necessary to submit the...

...service of any liscal year, and remaining unexpended at the expiration of such liscal year, shall only he applied to the payment of expenses properly incurred during that year, or to the fullillment of contracts properly mnde within that year ; and such balances not needed for the said...

...apply to appropriations known as permanent or indefinite appropriations." The WITNESS. The law reads: ''All balances of appropriations contained in the...specifically for the service of any fiscal year." There are very few appropriations, according to the opinion of the Attorney General, which are made...

...specifically for the service of a,.y fiscal year, irnd remaining nnexpended at the expiration of snch fiscal year shall only be applied to the payment of expenses properly incnrred dnring that year, or to the fnlfillment of contracts properly made within that year; and snch...

...the fifth and sixth sections of the act of July 12, 1870, (lo Stats., p. 251,) which provide "that all balances of appropriations contained in the annual...unexpended at the expiration of such fiscal year, shall »:i!y be applied to the payment of expenses properly incurred during that year, or to the fulfillment...

...i; provided — That all balances of appropriations contained in the annual appropriation bilks:'' made specifically for the service of any fiscal year, and remaining unexpended at tLexpiration of such fiscal year, shall only be applied to the puyineut of expenses proper,. incurred...

...the act of July 12, 1870, the appropriation made specifically for the service of any fiscal year can only be applied to the payment of expenses properly incurred during that year. These two laws, together with the custom that has grown up in this office of increasing the number...

...peculiarly necessary. The fifth section of the act approved July 12, 1870, (chapter 251,) provides " That all balances of appropriations contained in the annual...unexpended at the expiration of such fiscal year, shall be applied only to the payment of expenses properly incurred during that year, or to the fulfillment...

...the act of July 12, 1870, the appropriation made specifically for the service of any fiscal year can only be applied to the payment of expenses properly incurred during that year. These two laws, together with the custom that has grown up in this ofiice of increasing the number...

...provides : That all balances of appropriations contained in the annual appropriation bills and mad* specifically for the service of any fiscal year, and remaining unexpended at the eipiration of such fiscal year, shall only be applied to the payment of expenses properly incurred...