The various officers designated by law to control and direct the fiscal affairs of the several state institutions shall not contract within any year any indebtedness in excess of the amount named in any appropriation made for the support of any state institution during that time; but, in cases of emergency, the governor may authorize the contraction of such indebtedness that in his or her judgment is absolutely necessary for the maintenance and support of the institution, until such time as the general assembly meets. The officers of any state institution, supported by the levy of any special tax, shall contract no indebtedness in any year in excess of eighty percent of the gross amount of the levy made for that year from which to support that institution.
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