Reports of the boston finance commission, Volumes 17-191922 |
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... practice that had been followed since 1892 , by which bills in excess of the appropriations for a fiscal year could be passed on to the next fiscal year and paid in that year before the appropriations were made , under a construction ...
... practice that had been followed since 1892 , by which bills in excess of the appropriations for a fiscal year could be passed on to the next fiscal year and paid in that year before the appropriations were made , under a construction ...
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... practices of restricting the use of automobiles of any department to the work of that department , whether it be great or small , is extravagant unless the automobiles are constantly in use . Very few of the city- owned automobiles are ...
... practices of restricting the use of automobiles of any department to the work of that department , whether it be great or small , is extravagant unless the automobiles are constantly in use . Very few of the city- owned automobiles are ...
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... practice , if continued , will build up a further class of pensioners supported from the public treasury without any con- tribution on their part . Pension systems have been investigated by actuaries in various parts of the country and ...
... practice , if continued , will build up a further class of pensioners supported from the public treasury without any con- tribution on their part . Pension systems have been investigated by actuaries in various parts of the country and ...
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... practice of publishing an annual list of its employees , but after- wards discontinued the publication and adopted the policy of requiring an annual return of each department of the number of employees . The list is published only in ...
... practice of publishing an annual list of its employees , but after- wards discontinued the publication and adopted the policy of requiring an annual return of each department of the number of employees . The list is published only in ...
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... practice , however , for the past twenty - five years at least , has been for the city treasurer to use the funds made available under this authority to pay bills carried over from the prior fiscal year . The result is that the ...
... practice , however , for the past twenty - five years at least , has been for the city treasurer to use the funds made available under this authority to pay bills carried over from the prior fiscal year . The result is that the ...
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Page 59 - IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.
Page 126 - No department of the Government shall expend, in any one fiscal year, any sum in excess of appropriations 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.
Page 102 - Definitions. The following words and phrases as used in this act, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall have the following meanings: (a) "Retirement system" shall mean the state employes' retirement system provided for in this act.
Page 116 - No official of said city, except in case of extreme emergency involving the health or safety of the people or their property, shall expend intentionally in any fiscal year any sum in excess of the appropriations duly made in accordance with law, nor involve the city in any contract for the future payment of money in excess of such appropriation, except as provided in section six of this act.
Page 98 - Option 2 — Upon his" death, his annuity, his pension, or his retirement allowance, shall be continued throughout the life of and paid to such person having an insurable interest in his life, as he shall nominate...
Page 185 - It shall be the duty of the finance commission from time to time to investigate any and all matters relating to appropriations, loans, expenditures, accounts, and methods of administration affecting the city of Boston or the county of Suffolk, or any department thereof, that may appear to the commission to require investigation, and to report thereon from time to time to the mayor, the city council, the governor, or the general court.
Page 26 - Is guilty of a felony and punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten years, or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or both.
Page 108 - ... or (b) if there be no widow, or if the widow dies or remarries before any child of such deceased member shall have attained the age of eighteen...
Page 82 - All moneys raised by taxation in the towns and cities for the support, of public schools, and all moneys which may be appropriated by the state for the support of common schools, shall be applied to, and expended in. no other schools than those which are conducted according to law, under the order and superintendence of the authorities of the town or city in which the money is to be expended...
Page 111 - ... payable by the city of Boston under the provisions of this act. On or before the establishment of the retirement system the actuary shall recommend to the board of retirement appropriate tables for use as a basis for making actuarial calculations preliminary to the preparation of tables based on the experience of members after the establishment of the system. By the use of the mortality and service tables which shall be adopted from time to time, the actuary shall prepare annually a valuation...