48 USC § 795 - Government expenses payable out of revenues

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identifier: "/us/usc/t48/s795"
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title: "48 USC § 795 - Government expenses payable out of revenues"
title_number: 48
title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS"
section_number: "795"
section_name: "Government expenses payable out of revenues"
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "PUERTO RICO"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "THE EXECUTIVE AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 6, 39 Stat. 953; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.)"
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# § 795. Government expenses payable out of revenues

All expenses that may be incurred on account of the government of Puerto Rico for salaries of officials and the conduct of their offices and departments, and all expenses and obligations contracted for the internal improvement or development of the island, not, however, including defenses, barracks, harbors, lighthouses, buoys, and other works undertaken by the United States, shall, except as otherwise specifically provided by the Congress, be paid by the treasurer of Puerto Rico out of the revenue in his custody.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 6, 39 Stat. 953; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , , with the exception of the words “except as otherwise specifically provided by the Congress”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

“Puerto Rico” substituted in text for “Porto Rico” pursuant to act , which is classified to .