contingent fund
- a variation of contingency fund.
Example Sentences
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The expenses of the agency have been defrayed out of the contingent fund for foreign intercourse.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 3, part 1: Andrew Jackson (Second Term) by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)
A plain coffin, a new blanket, and shirt, and digging a grave, generally comprises this expense, which is paid out of the contingent fund allowed the office.
From Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe
A contingent fund out of which to meet the expense of emergencies in the execution of laws is usually placed at his disposal, but this fund cannot be used for private purposes.
From Government in the United States National, State and Local by Garner, James Wilford
We raised a contingent fund of $250 then and there, which we have since made up to $400.
From Laicus; Or, the Experiences of a Layman in a Country Parish. by Abbott, Lyman
The Legislature of 1859 had appropriated a military contingent fund of one hundred thousand dollars, "to be drawn and accounted for as directed by the Legislature."
From Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02 by Nicolay, John George
