Section 7. If the state house is damaged by fire or other casualty, during the recess of the general court, the superintendent may make all repairs necessary for the protection and preservation of the building without an appropriation therefor.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 8 sec. 7

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.