The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-08-11
"cHAPTER 1859.

live Department, OF the Constitution OF
mis- State. regulating the making OF APP
proprlations by the General Assembly
of Maryland In regular session. ana 10
proyide for the submission Of SAID
amendment TO the qualified voters Of
this State for adoption or rs)ection'
Section 4. Be Il enacted BY the Gen
eral Assembly OF Maryland dhree-hiths
of ali the members Of each OF the Two
houses concurrlngl, That the following
be and the same In hereby proposed AS
nm amendment to Section n OF Artlcie
iii. title, Legislative Department. OF the
Constitution OF this State, the same. u
adopted by the legally qualined voters
~ Inc State. as herein provided, TO be-
come SECTION 50 OF Article III OF tee
Constitution OF Maryland.
Sec. 90. The General Assembly shall not
appropriate any money out OF the Treas
ury except In accordance with the foi-
lowing Rovisions
subsection A:
Every appropriation bill shall be either
q Budget Bill, or Supplementary AppIo-
prlation Bin, as hereinafter mentioned
Subsection b.
First. within twenty days after the
conyening Of the General Assembly lex-
cspt Ia the case Of q newly elected Gov
ernor, and then within thirty days atter
his inauguration). unless such time snsh
be extended by the General Assembly
Tor the session at which the Budget 10
10 be submitted. the Governor shall SUD
init 10 the General Assembly two budgets,
one for each OF the ensuing fiscal years
&aah budget shall contain complete
plan OF proposed expenditures ana esu.
mated revenues for the particular hscai
year TO which Il relates; ana shall SNOW
fhe ostimnted surplus or deficit OF revs-
nuas At the end Of such year. Accom-
panyIng each budget shall be state
mani showing. ID the revenues and ex-
senditures for each Of the TWO hsoai
years next preceding; ~ the current
aaaets liabilities, reserves and surplus OF
deficit OF the State; 90 the debts ana
funds OF the State: 10 an estimate OF the
States financial condition as OF the DC.
ginning and end Of each OF the hsoai
years covered by the two budgets above
provided; 90 any explanation the Cover
nor may desire to make rs to the I'M
nortant features Of any budget and any
euaRostion as to methods for the reduc-
tion or Increase OF the states revenue
Second. Each budget shall be divided
unto two parts, and the first part shall
be designated Governmental Appropria.
Hons and shall embrace an itemised
estimate of the appropriations; % Tor
the General Assembly as certified to the
Governor In the manner hereinafter pro-
vidcd; Cd for the Executive Department,
(O for the Judiciary Department, as pro-
yided by law, certified to the Governor
by tho Comptroller; ~ to pay and dls-
charge the principal and interest OF the
debt Of the state of Maryland In confor'
nifty with Section 81 OF Article III OF the
Constitution. and all laws enacted In
H..a he. la . a
payable by the State under the Constitu-
ton and laws OF the State; 10 for me- es-
Establishment and maintenance throughout
the State of thorough and efficient sya-
TEN OF public schools In conformity with
Article VIII Of the Constitution and with
the laws of the State, "a for such Other
purposes as are set forth In the Consti-
tuition Of the State
Third: The second part shall be desig
mated General Appropriations" and
shah include all other estimates Of APP
preparations.
The Governor shall deliver to the pre-.
siding officer of each house the budgets
and u bill for all the proposed appropria-
lions OF the budgets clearly itemlzed ana
classified; and the presiding officer Of
each house shall promptly cause said
bill to be introduced therein, and such
bill shall be known a. the budget Bill.
The Governor may, before final action
thereon by the General Assembly. amend
or supplement either OF said budgets TO
!. correct an oversight or In case of an
emergency, with the consent OF the Gen,
eral Assembly by delivering such an
amendment or supplement to the pre-
siding officers of both houses; and such
amendment or supplement shall thereby
become part Of said budget bill as an
addition to the items OF said bill or
a modification OF or substitute for any
item OF said bill such amendment or sup
plement may affect.
The General Assembly shall not amend
the budget bill SO as to affect either the
obligations Of the State under Section
"a OF Article Ill OF the Constitution. or
the provisions made by the lhws OF the
State for the establishment and main
tenance of n system OF public schools. or
the payment OF any salaries required to
be paid by the State OF Maryland by the
Constitution thereof: and the General
Assembly may amend the bill by increas.
ing or diminishing the items therein re.
lnting to the General Assembly, and by
increasing the items therein relating to
the judiciary. but except. as hereinbefore
specified, may not alter the said bill ex-
cept TO strike out or reduce Items therein
provided. however that the salary OF
compensation OF any public officer shall
not be decreased during his term OF Of
fee; and such bill when and as passed
by both houses shall be u law immedi.
ntely without further action by the Gov.
ernor.
Fourth. The Governor and such repre-
sentatives of the executive departments
boards officers and commissions OF the
State expending or supplying for States
money, as have been designated by the
In Ia ~. ka...
the right. and when requested by either
house of the Legislature. II shall be their
duty to appear and be heard with re.
spect TO any budget bill dul1ng the con-
sideration thereof. and to answper In.
quiries relative thereto.
Subsection C; Supplementary Approprl.
alton Bills;
Neither house shall consider other ap-
populations until the Budget Bill has
been finally acted upon1by both houses
and no such other appropriation shall be
valid except In accordance with the pro.
visions following: % Every such appro.
priation shall be embodied In a separate
bill limited TO some single work, object
or purpose therein stated and called
herein Supplementary Appropriation
Bill, (O Each Supplementary Approprla,
tion Bill shall provide the revenue neoes.
sary TO pay the appropriation thereby
made by tax, direct or Indirect 70 be
.aid and collected as shall be directed
IN said Bin; CD No Supplementary Ap
preparation Bill shall become q law I'm.
iess II be passed In each house by vot,
Of majority of the whole number Of
Z the members elected: and the yeas and
nays recorded on It's final passage; ~
mach Supplementary Appropriation Bill
shall be presented to the Governor OF the
State us provided In Section n OF Article
n ..gN Il. Ala. "A III
the provisions of said Section shall ap.
ply.
Nothing In this amendment shall b,
construed as preventing the Legislature
from passing at any time IN accordance
with the provisions OF Section rs OF Arti'
Gle Ill OF the Constitution and subject to
the Governors power OF approval as pro.
vided In Section II of Article II VI the
Constitution as appropriation bill TO pro-
vide for the payment OF any obligation
OF the State of Maryland within the pro-
tection of Section 10 Of Article I OF the
Constitution OF the United States.
Subsection ID: General Provisions:
First. IL the Budget Bnl shall not
have been finally acted upon by ths
legislature three days before the expira-
ton OF Its regular session. the Governor
may. and II shall be his duty to issue q
proclamation extending the session for
such further period as may. IN his juds,
ment. be necessary for the passage sot
such Bili. hut no other matter than
such BIN shall be considered during such
extended session except provision for
the cost thereof,
Second. The Governor for the purpose
OF making up his budgets shall have the
power. and It shall be his duty. to require
from the proper State ofhcials. including
herein all executive departments. all
executive and administrative offices. bus
reaus, boards commissions and agencies