Statute · New York Constitution
N.Y. Const. art. VII, § 10 — State debts on account of invasion, insurrection, war and forest fires
N.Y. Const. art. VII, § 10
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Constitution
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 10. In addition to the above limited power to contract debts, the state may contract debts to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, or defend the state in war, or to suppress forest fires; but the money arising from the contracting of such debts shall be applied for the purpose for which it…
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N.Y. Const. art. VII, § 10 — State debts on account of invasion, insurrection, war and forest fires is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 10. In addition to the above limited power to contract debts, the state may contract debts to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, or defend the state in war, or to suppress forest fires; but the money arising from the contracting of such debts shall be applied for the purpose for which it was raised, or to repay such debts, and to no other purpose whatever.