Show Wide Vile ide Powers Given To l State Stale Governors For War Val Emergency Armed CHICAGO Armed with emergency cy war powers granted grunted recently by their legislatures or statutes in in t ot t the governors are prepared for tor or speedy mobilization of military and civilian resources of their states a survey by the tho Council of State Governments indicates So broad are arc the Uie governors' governors powers powers pow pow- ers that it seems unlikely states I will have to enact the mass of legislation legislation legis legis- I lation found necessary during the tho I first 1 World war For this this' reason special sessions of the states in 1913 an an off off legislative year year may may beless bo be I Iless less numerous than anticipated I The governors' governors war emergency I powers in addition to complete supervision su suo of or state defense councils cover a u wide wido range of subjects from flom organizing state guards to controlling con coil trolling oil supplies Twenty seven states adopted state guard acts in 1941 1040 and in 26 of them the Uie governor governor gov has hns authority to dispatch tho guard In hh response to calls caUs for tor help from neighboring governors I mobilizing l State to Resources In two states states Massachusetts Massachusetts and New Jersey Jersey governors governors last year were authorized to undertake unusually unusually ally wide wartime mobilization of state resources according t to la the Uie survey The governor of Massachusetts is permitted to take any measures which he lie ma may deem proper prop er to carry cairy Into effect an any request of tike the President of the Uie United States for action looking locking to the national defense de tense or to the public safety Massachusetts Mas last list year ear also enacted re-enacted a 1917 statute authorizing the governor governor gover gover- nor to take possession of an any equipment equipment equip equip- ment and supplies in the state for I service of the state or country This Tilts act further permits the Uie governor to I seize sell or distribute gratuitous gratuitously cattle poultry provisions provision fuel gasoline gasoline gas gas- oline and other materials to inhabitants inhabitants tants of ot the Uie state The New Jersey Jerse act approved late last lust month directs the governor to render the United States in the present pres ent crisis any assistance within the power of the state To accomplish this he ma may organize and employ any and all resources within the state whether men properties or in in in- and is directed to exercise an any or all power convenient or necessary in his judgment to give such assistance Nine other states under 1917 statutes stat stat- utes give the governor power to organize organize or or- all of the Uie states state's resources Practically every state tate tion tiou provides the governor shall be bethe the Uie in chief of the mill milt tia and volunteer forces of the state the council councH survey showed Twelve states have ht provided specifically b by statute for tor the declaration of at a of martial law b bj by the governor In 12 states also the governor can appoint special police to guard strategic stra strategic areas Nebraska and New NewYork NewYork York give their governors particularly particularly wide powers in to the use of COWl coun county t ty or municipal officers to enforce I criminal laws U it was pointed out I |