Payment of Contracts; Liability of Controller and his Surety

Section 2127. Payment of Contracts; Liability of Controller and his Surety.--It shall be the duty of each school controller to certify all contracts, for the payment of which a sufficient sum has been provided in the annual school estimate as herein provided. If any school controller shall certify any contract in excess of the amount of the item of expenditure in the annual estimate made thereof, he together with his surety or sureties shall be individually liable on his bond therefor.