Pennsylvania Act 1937-73 — SECOND CLASS CITIES, PURCHASES

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SECOND CLASS CITIES, PURCHASES
                  Act of Apr. 13, 1937, P.L. 289, No. 73              Cl. 11
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing council, in cities of the second class, to make
        appropriations for the use of the director of the department
        of supplies, and his assistant; providing for the deposit of
        such moneys, from time to time, in a special fund, which may
        be drawn upon for certain purchases without prior approval.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That the council, in cities
     of the second class, may appropriate a sum of money for the
     direct use of the department of supplies, as hereafter provided.
     Upon the passage of an ordinance making such appropriation, the
     treasurer shall draw, by warrant countersigned by the controller
     and the mayor, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500)
     from such appropriation, and deposit it in a fund, to be known
     as the department of supplies special fund, in the same city
     depository from which it was drawn. Said fund may be drawn upon
     by the director of the department of supplies, or his assistant,
     in payment of items purchased by him: Provided, That no item so
     purchased shall cost more than the sum of five dollars ($5).
        Section 2.  When any item costing not more than five dollars
     ($5) is purchased by the department of supplies, the director of
     the department, or his assistant, may at once draw upon such
     special fund so deposited, without prior approval of his
     purchase by any other official of the city. All items so
     purchased by him shall be reported at monthly intervals to the
     city controller and the finance committee of council. Whenever
     said purchases shall thereafter have been approved by the city
     controller, he shall so certify to the city treasurer, who shall
     then draw, from the money appropriated for that purpose, a sum
     equal to the amount of such approved purchases and deposit the
     same in said special fund, limited, however, to the amount of
     money at any time remaining of the appropriation made by
     council.
        In addition to the reports required herein, the director of
     the department of supplies shall, at the request of the city
     controller or the finance committee of council, render
     additional reports; and the books and accounts shall be subject,
     at any time, to inspection by the city controller or the finance
     committee of council.
        Section 3.  All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith
     are hereby repealed.
        Section 4.  This act shall become effective immediately upon
     its final enactment.