The sum expended under the above
provision shall be submitted to the House of Representatives at
the next session for recognition. Art. 101. Unless approved by the
Executive Department, the National Assembly shall have no right to
abolish or curtail any of the following items:
(1) Items in connection with obligations of the Government
according to law.
(2) Items necessitated by the observance of treaties.
(3) Items legally fixed.
(4) Successive appropriations continuing over a period.
Art. 102. The National Assembly shall not increase the annual
expenditures as set down in the budget.
Art. 103. In case the budget is not yet passed, when the fiscal
year begins, the Executive Department may, during this period,
follow the budget for the preceding year by limiting its
expenditures and receipts by one-twelfth of the total amount for
each month.
Art. 104. Should there be a defensive war against foreign
invasion, or should there be a suppression of internal rebellion,
or provide against extraordinary calamity, when it is impossible
to issue writs for summoning the National Assembly, the Executive
Department may adopt financial measures for the emergency, but it
should request the recognition thereof by the House of
Representatives within seven days after the convening of the next
session of the National Assembly.
Art. 105. Orders on the Treasury for payments on account of the
annual expenditures of the Government shall first be passed by the
Auditing Department.
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