N.Y. Const. art. VII, § 10
- Constitution
- Constitution of New York
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
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.
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