Lighting of Towns (Ireland) Act, 1828

Surplus of any year shall be applied to succeeding year, and deficiency in any year may be supplied in the next.

44. Any surplus or redundant funds which may remain after defraying the expences of any preceding year shall and may be applied towards defraying the expences of a succeeding year; and any deficiency of funds on the expenditure of a preceding year shall and may be made good and supplied out of the monies raised in a succeeding year; provided that such monies raised in such succeeding year shall not exceed the several amounts herein-before authorized to be raised or assessed within any one year, unless in the case of an extraordinary assessment to be made pursuant to the powers herein-after reserved, mentioned and contianed.