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1602 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 539
TRANSFER OF FUNDS
99. The mayor may at any time transfer any unen-
cumbered appropriation balance or any portion thereof
between general classifications of expenditures within an
office, department, or agency. At the request of the mayor
and. within the last three months of the budget year, the
board of aldermen may by resolution transfer any unen-
cumbered appropriation balance or portion thereof from
one office, department, or agency to another.
CONTINGENCY FUND
100. The contingency fund authorized by Section 85 (f)
of this charter shall be under the control of the mayor and
the board of aldermen. Money from this fund may be al-
located by the mayor to the various offices, departments, or
agencies as he deems advisable, or he may authorize its
expenditure for public purposes not anticipated at the
time of budget adoption.
OVER-EXPENDITURE FORBIDDEN
101. No office, department, or agency shall during any
budget year expend or contract to expend any money or
incur any liability or enter into any contract which by its
terms involves the expenditure of money for any purpose,
in excess of the amounts appropriated for that general
classification of expenditure pursuant to this charter.
CONTRACTS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
102. Nothing in Section 101 shall prevent the making
of contracts or the spending of money for capital improve-
ments to be financed in whole or in part by the issuance of
bonds, or the making of contracts of lease or for services
for a period exceeding the budget year in which such con-
tract is made, when such contract is permitted by law.
APPROPRIATIONS LAPSE AFTER ONE YEAR
103. All appropriations shall lapse at the end of the
budget year to the extent that they shall not have been
expended or lawfully encumbered. Any unexpended and
unencumbered funds shall be included in the next year's
budget as surplus.
FEES
104. All public fees received by any officer or employee
shall belong to the city government and shall be paid to
the city register and collector of taxes.
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