{"data":{"id":"us-pa/73-pa.c.s.-4904","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"73 Pa.C.S. § 4904","heading":"Appropriations not to be exceeded.","body":"The township may not hire employees, purchase materials, execute contracts or issue orders for the payment of money if it would result in the total expenditure of money for a specific purpose to exceed the amount appropriated for that purpose.","path":["Title 73 - TOWNSHIPS","PART II FIRST CLASS TOWNSHIP CODE","CHAPTER 49 FINANCE AND TAXATION"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=73\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=49\u0026sctn=4\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-06-23 (Statute Update stamp, 73 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:35:38Z","sha256":"b6dc8168582268cd9e84486b30d2b36a68419847cac1a90092123996d54a10cf","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/73-pa.c.s.-4903","next":"us-pa/73-pa.c.s.-4905"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}