There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund to be known as the Governor's Contingency Fund. Said fund shall be expended under the direction of the Governor, at his discretion, and shall be accounted for by him to the Legislature at each session; provided, however, that the Governor shall file with the Legislative Council on a monthly basis a list of all expenditures made by him from said fund.
Ala. Code § 36-13-30 (1975)