The Republican., 1935-09-19
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

may be punished by such Court as a con-
tempt thereof.
72-O. No person shall be excused from
testifying or producing any books, papers.
records or data in any investigation or upon
any hearing when ordered to do so by the
Comptroller his duly authorized agent
or representative, upon the ground that the
testimony or evidence, documentary or other
wise, may tend to incriminate him or SUBJ
ject him to criminal penalty, but no such
testimony evidence, documentary or other
wise, shall be used in any subsequent prose-
cution against the individual supplying the
same. No individual so testifying shall be
exempt from prosecution and punishment for
perjury committed in testifyng.
TIP. The Comptroller shall pay into q
special account in the General Treasury to
be known as the "State Emergency Relief
Fund all taxes collected and received by
him under the provisions of this Act, and in
addition thereof the Treasurer of the State
shall pay into said fund an amount not to
exceed three hundred fifty thousand dollars
1880 ,OOO) from any surplus in the revenue
derived from the State Inheritance Tax Law
which surplus may remain after the crea-
ton of the Reserve Fund and the payment
of interest and principal requirements of
the Emergency Bond Issue of 1885 as en-
acted by Chapter 81, General Assembly of
1885. The sums paid into said State EN-
ergency Relief Fund shall be disbursed upon
warrant of the Comptroller for the follow
ing purposes:
(aJ To pay the salaries of such additional
employees the Comptroller shall find nee
essary to carry out the provisions of this
Act and all other expenses made necessary
thereby. The Comptroller with the approval
of the Board of Public Works is hereby
authorized to employ such assistants, depu-
ties, auditors, Investigators, clerks, stenog-
raphers and other employees he deems
necessary, at such compensation ne may
determine, subject in every case to the ap-
proval of the Board of Public Works All
such employees shall be subject to removal
by the Comptroller at any time for any
he may deem sufficient.
(b) After the payment of salaries and
expenses as hereinabove provided, the Comp
troller shall set aside such may be
necessary for the payment of refunds
hereinabove provided.
(c) After the payment of salaries and
expenses, and setting aside sum for
funds, hereinabove provided, the of
SO 800, 100000 shall be disbursed, upon war
rant of the Comptroller, subject to the ap-
proval of the Board of Public Works, and
expended under the supervision of the Board
of State Aid and Charities for the relief of
distress within the State arising out of in
involuntary unemployment, flood, epidemic
or other emergency. Out of the balance in
said fund, there shall be dsbursed upon
warrant of the Comptroller, such sum or
sums as may be necessary, not in excess of
81 100000. to pay contribute to the pay
ment of Old Age Pensions in accordance
with the provisions of any Act of the Cen
contributing to the payment thereof. Any
balance remaining in said fund shall not
revert to the General Treasury, but shall
remain in the State Emergency Relief Fund"
until appropriated by the General Assembly.
72-Q. If any section, paragraph, clause
sentence or part of this Act shall for any
reason be adjudged to be invalid, such judg-
ment shall not effect, impair invalidate
the remainder of this Act, but snail be
fined in its operation to the section, par
agraph, clause, sentence part thereof
directly involved in the controversy in which
such judgments sail have been rendered
If any exemption granted by this Act shall
be declared invalid, the article articles
sought to be exempted shall be subject to
taxation as fully as if said exemption had
not been contained in this Act.
Sec. ?. And be it further enacted, That
this Act is hereby declared to be En-
ergency Law and necessary for the immedi-
ate preservation of the public health and
safety, and being passed upon yea and
nay VOTE supported by three-fifths of the
members elected to the two Houses of the
General Assembly, the same shall take effect
from the date of passage.
Approved April 1885.