Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-25
SENATE BILL.

That so per cent of the following
sums, respectively. is appropriated
out of any money in the Urea sury
not otherwise appropriated. and SO
per centum out of the revenues of
the District of Columbia, in full
government of the District of CO.
lumbia for the fiscal Year ending
June so. 1929. namely:
Appropriations for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1922, heretofore
or hereafter made in other acts
and charSeable in any proportion
against the revenues of the Dis
trict of Columbia. shall be paid in
the proportions of SO per centum
states and so per centum from tho
revenues of the District of Co
lumbia.
Hereafter the Secretary of the
treasury is authorized and direct
ed to advance, on the req1isition
OF the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia, made in the
manner now prescribed by law,
out of any moneys in the Treasury
OF the United States not otherwise
appropriated. such sums as may be
necessary from time to time to
meet the general expenses Of said
District, as authorized by Con-
gress. and to reimburse the Treas
ury for the portion of said ad-
vances payable by the District of
Columbia out of the taxes and
revenues collected for the support
of the government thereof If in
any year the taxes and revenues
of the District Of Columbia shall
be insufficient to reimburse the
Treasury for the portion of said
advance payable by the District of
Columbia. such unpaid advance
shall be reimbursed to said Treas
ury out Of the revenues of the Dis
trict of Columbia OF the succeed
ing year or years.
If in any year the taxes and
revenues of the District of CO.
1umbia shall be more than suf-
ficient to reimburse the Treasury
for the portion of said advances
payable by the District of CO.
and all unexpended or unappro-
priated SURPRISES of the District
revenue shown by the reports of
said Commissioners to have been
heretofore accumulated and de-
posted in the Treasury of the
United States shall be held in the
Treasury as a trust fund for the
benefit Of said District and be
available as revenue of the Dis
trict of Columbia for meeting the
portion Of appropriations payable
by said District in the succeed
ing year or years.
Hereafter the per centum Of ap-
proved estimates to be levied and
assessed under the act of June
II. 1873. upon the taxable prop
erty and privileges in said Dis
trict shall be raised by the impo-
sition OF such rate Of taxation on
realty and tangible personal prop
erty as the. Commissioners shall
ascertain to be necessary to raise
annually. in combination with
other District tax revenues and
unexpended tax SURPRISES Of pre-
yious years. a sum sufficient to
meet the proportion of expenses
to be paid by the District Of CO.
vfded. however. that such rate Of
taxation shall in no event be less
than IL per centum.
amendment 224) Sec. 9. That
the Commissioners OF the District
of Columbia are authorized to use
70 much as may be necessary of
the surplus revenues Of said Dis
States on June 30. 1920. to paw
one-half Of the following sums.
respectively, which is hereby APP
propriated from said revenues.
and a further sum equal to the
amount SO appropriated from the
revenues of the District of CO.
1umbia is hereby appropriated
from any moneys in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, to pay
the other half OF said sums, name
1y (here follows the list Of ap-
preparations for school sites and
other permanent works..