Terms Used In Missouri Laws 8.270

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

If the amount appropriated is less than one hundred thousand dollars for constructing, renovating or for repairing, or for both building and repairing, no warrant shall be drawn on the state treasury payable out of the appropriation for any part thereof, until satisfactory evidence is furnished to the commissioner of administration that the work has been completed according to the contract, and not in excess of the amount appropriated therefor.