CHAPTER 4 POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL IN CERTAIN CASES
Expenditures and Disbursements
Section 4:18
4:18 Emergency Fund. –
There shall be an emergency fund consisting of such sums as may be appropriated for that purpose by the general court, which may be expended by the governor, with the consent of the council, to aid any state department in any emergency which may arise in carrying on the essential functions of state government and in protecting the interests of the state which have been impaired by said emergency.