Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-09-14

of public school, or the payment o
any salaries required To- Sc paid b,
the State of Maryland by the Consti
tuition thereof; and the General AS
sembly may amend the bill by increas
ing or diminishing the items thereir
relating to the General Assembly, anl
by inci easing the items therein relat
ing to the judiciary, but except a.
hereinbefore specified, may not alter
the said bill except to strike out OF
reduce Items therein, provided, how.
ever, that the salary or compensation
OF any public officer shall not be de-
creased during his term OF Office; and
such bill when and as passed by both
houses shall be a law Immediately
without further action by the Cover
nor.
Fourth. The Governor and such
Representatives of the executive de-
partments, boards, officers and COM
missions OF the State expanding or
supplying for States money, as have
been designated by the Governor for
this purpose, shall have the right, and
wnen requested by either house Of the
Legislature, 1t shall be their duty 10
appear and be heard with respect to
any budget bill during the considera-
ton thereof, and TO answer inquiries
relative thereto.
Subsection G.: Supplementary
Appropriation Bills:
Neither house shall consider other
appropriations until the Budget Bill
has been finally acted upon by both
houses, and no such other appropria-
tion shall be valid except in accord
ance with the provisions following :
~ Every such appropriation shall
be embodied In a separate bill limited
10 some work, object or purpose there
in stated and called herein q Supple
mentary Appropriation Bill; (a1
Each Supplementary Appropriation
Bill shall provide the revenue neces-
sary to pay the appropriation thereby
made by "a tax, direct or indirect, to
be laid and collected as shall be di-
rected IN said Bill; 90 No Supple
mentary Appropriation Bill shalt be-
come q law unless II be passed in
each house by vote of a majority of
the whole number of the members
elected: and the yeas and nays re-
corded on It's final passage; al Each
Supplementary Appropriation Bill
shall be presented TO the Governor OF
the State as provided in Section II of
Article II OF the Constitution o nd
thereafter all the provisions OF said
Section shall apply.
Nothing In this amendment shall be
construed as preventing the Legisla-
ture from passing OF any time In ae-
cnrdance with the provisions of Sec
ton - of Article III of the Constitn-
ton and subject 10 the Governors
power of approval as provided 10
Section IL Of Article II Of the Consai-
tation an appropriation bill to pro-
vide for the payment Of any obligation
Of tho State OF Maryland within the
protection OF Section 10 OF Article /
Of The Counsti tuition OF the United
States.
Subsection D General Proyis.
ions
First n the Budget Bill shall have
been Hually acted upon by the Legis-
iaiure three days before the expiration
of It's regular session, the Governor
may, and IL shall To his duty 10 issue
q proclamation extending the session
Tor such further period as may, la his
judgment, b. necessary for the passage
~ such BIZ; but no other matter than
snch Bill shall be considered during
such extended session except pro-
vision for the cost thereof
Second. The Governor for the pur-
pose Of making up his budgets shall
have the power, and 1t shall be his
duty, 20 require from the proper state
officials, including herein all exceu.
tive departments, all executive and
administrative Offices, bureaus, boards
commissions and agencies expanding
or supervising the expenditure OF, and
all Institutions applying for State
MONEYS And appropriations, such
itemized Estimates and other informa-
lion. IN such form and at such times
as he shUll direct, The estimates for
the Legislative Department, certified
By tho presidlugsofiicer Of each house,
81 The Judiciary, rs provided By law,
shall be transmitted TO the Governor,
In such form and at such times as he
shall direct, and shall DO included Ia
the budget without revision.
Third. The Legislature may, from
time 10 time, enact such laws, not In.
consistent with this section as may
ba necessary and proper 10 carry out
. W. PfON ANARhhr
Fourth. In the event OF any neon
teney between any Of the provisions OF
this Section and Of the other provisions
OF the Constitution. the provisions OF
this Section shall prevail. But moth
ing herein shall ia any manner affect
tho provisions OF Section "a 81 Article
Ill 81 the Constitution or OF any laws
heretofore or hereafter passed 10 pur-
suance thereof, or be construed as pre-
venting the Governor from calling ex-
tra0rdinary sessions Of the Legislature
rs provided by Section IL OF Article
+ II, or as preventing the Legislature al
such extraordinary sessions from con
sidering any emergency appropriation
or appropriations
IN any item OF any appropriation
bill passed under the provisions OF
this section shall be held in
valid upon any ground, such invalid
ity shall not affect the legality OF the
Bin or ol any other item Of such BIZ
or Bills.
Section ?. And be IL enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said
foregoing Section hereby proposed Is
an amendment to the Constitution
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