Section 7
SEC. 7. Unclassified employees of the municipal government, including laborers, who are injured in clear line of duty, may, in the discretion of the Municipal Board and with the approval of the Secretary of Finance and Justice, continue to receive their regular, compensation during the period of disability, not exceeding ninety-days: Provided, That the Secretary of Finance and Justice may, in his discretion, authorize payment of medical attendance, necessary transportation, and hospital fees for officers and employees injured in clear line of duty, but such payment shall not be made from the appropriation for "general purposes" when the department or office concerned has an available appropriation for contingent expenses or public works, as the case may be from which such payment can be made, nor shall the provisions of this section be construed to cover sickness as distinguished from physical wounds.