Seizure of property by governor to avert strike or lockout and to avert disaster or calamity
N.D. Cent. Code § 37-01-06
in effect37-01-06. Seizure of property by governor to avert strike or lockout and to avert
disaster or calamity.
The governor, as commander in chief of the military forces of this state, may take any
measure necessary to prevent or avert any impending disaster or calamity which threatens to
destroy life or property in this state, or which may entail loss of life or property, or result in great
suffering or hardship among the people of this state. In the event of any strike or lockout, or
threatened strike or lockout, of the employees of any coal mine or public utility which threatens
to endanger the life and property of the people of this state, the governor may commandeer and
take for use during any such emergency any such coal mine or public utility together with the
machinery, equipment, and appurtenances of any such mine or utility which may be necessary
to save life and property. The governor may employ all help necessary for the operation of any
such coal mine or public utility and may make and enter into all contracts required for the
operation thereof. The governor may purchase any and all material necessary for operating any
such coal mine or public utility and may sell and distribute the products or services thereof.
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