Sections 4-3-21 to 4-3-24 , inclusive, shall not be so construed as to in any way authorize the increase of the public debt. Source: SL 1895, ch 91 , § 2; SL 1895, ch 92 , § 1; SL 1895, ch 93 , § 1; RPolC 1903, § 2248; SL 1909, ch 120 ; RC 1919, § 6971; SL 1921, ch 397 ; SDC 1939, § 55.2504.