Indiana § 36-5-4-2 - Appropriations by ordinance

Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 36-5-4-2 — Appropriations by ordinance, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 36-5-4-2. Appropriations by ordinance

Sec. 2. Unless a statute provides otherwise, town monies may be disbursed only after an appropriation made by ordinance of the town legislative body and recorded in a book kept for that purpose by the legislative body. Each appropriation must be made from the fund against which the expenses arose.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-5-24-1.]

As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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