Article XIII.
Taxes and Finance

Section 184-b. Issues of evidences of indebtedness by State prohibited with certain exceptions

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Issues of evidences of indebtedness by State prohibited with certain exceptions

No scrip, certificates, or other evidences of indebtedness, shall be issued, except for the transfer or redemption of stock previously issued, or for such debts as are expressly authorized in this Constitution.

Authorization of certain debts

The General Assembly may contract debts to meet casual deficits in the revenue, to redeem a previous liability of the State, to suppress insurrection, repel invasion, or defend the State in time of war.

No debt shall be contracted by the State except to construct, or reconstruct, public roads, to meet casual deficits in the revenue, to redeem a previous liability of the State, to suppress insurrection, repel invasion, or defend the State in time of war. No scrip, certificate, or other evidence of State indebtedness, shall be issued except for the transfer or redemption of stock previously issued, or for such debts as are expressly authorized in this Constitution.

No debt shall be contracted by the State except to meet casual deficits in the revenue, to redeem a previous liability of the State, to suppress insurrection, repel invasion, or defend the State in time of war. No scrip, certificate, or other evidence of state indebtedness, shall be issued except for the transfer or redemption of stock previously issued, or for such debts as are expressly authorized in this Constitution.

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1870 — Article X. Section 7

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1870 — Article X. Section 13

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1928 — Article XIII. Section 184-a

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1928 — Article XIII. Section 184-b

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1971 — Article XIII. Section 9

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