I, Hugh L. Carey, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Governor under section 6 of the Military Law of the State, do hereby direct by Executive Order that the Chief of Staff to the Governor order into the active service of the State, for such period, to such extent, and in such manner as he may deem necessary, all or any part of the organized militia to assist local county social services departments throughout the State of New York in providing temporary shelter in New York State armories for individuals who, during this current period of extreme cold, live in residences without adequate heat.

WHEREAS, The Governor is Commander-in-Chief of the Militia of the State, pursuant to the Constitution of the State, as restated in section 3 of the Military Law; and

WHEREAS, Pursuant to the provisions of section 6 of the Military Law, the Governor as Commander-in-Chief of the Militia has the power to order into active service of the State in the case of disaster or imminent danger those units of the organized militia which may be needed to assist local social services departments in providing individuals with temporary shelter in New York State armories, from the extreme cold in the northeast; and

WHEREAS, The public interest requires such action to provide individuals and families with temporary shelter from the cold throughout the entire State of New York;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Hugh L. Carey, Governor of the State of New York, pursuant to authority vested in me by subdivision 1 of section 6 of the Military Law, have this day, by executive order, ordered Major General Vito J. Castellano, Chief of Staff to the Governor, to order into the active service of the State, for such period, to such extent and in such manner as he may deem necessary, all or part of the organized militia to meet this emergency.