N.Y. Defense Emergency Act 1951 784/51 § 99-a: General provisions

§ 99-a. General provisions. 1. In any action or proceeding it shall

be presumed that an acute emergency existing within any city or county

within the state constitutes an acute emergency affecting every

organization doing business within such city or county.

2. During an acute emergency (a) the board of a domestic organization

which has adopted emergency by-laws approved by the superintendent shall

have the powers conferred by such by-laws and, except as provided in

section ninety-nine, subdivision three (a), shall, to the extent that

such by-laws relate to the subject matter contained in subdivisions two

through seven of section ninety-eight have no other or different powers

with respect to such subject matter, and (b) the board of a domestic

organization which has not adopted emergency by-laws approved by the

superintendent shall have all of the powers of an emergency board of

directors pursuant to section ninety-eight of this article.