Wash. Const. art. VIII, § 2
- Constitution
- Constitution of Washington
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
POWERS EXTENDED IN CERTAIN CASES. In addition to the above limited power to contract debts the state may contract debts to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, or to defend the state in war, but the money arising from the contracting of such debts shall be applied to the purpose for which it was raised and to no other purpose whatever.
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