Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-08-17

tion, being the Presidential and Con-
gressional election, to be held on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday of
November, nineteen hundred and six
teen, be submitted TO the legal and
qualified voters OF the State for their
adoption or rejection in conformity
With the directions contained in Arti-
Gle XIV OF the Constitution OF this
State, and at said election the vote on
said proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution shall be by ballot, and upon
each ballot there shall be placed the
following synopsis Of said amendment
under the caption OF
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
PROVIDING FOR A BUDGET
This amendment provides that the
Governor shall present to the Legisla-
ture soon after II IS convened Bndg-
ct giving q complete plan OF proposed
Expenditures and estimated revenues
for the two succeeding fiscal years
showing clearly any surplus or deficit
in State funds. In these estimates he
shall make provision for the interest
and sinking funds OF all State debts,
for all salaries as fixed by law, and
for the public schools as fixed by law.
With regard To most other matters he
may revise the estimate presented to
him either by State Officers or State
aided institutions. The Legislature
may not Increase the estimates pre-
sented by the Governor or pass any
additional appropriation act except by
a majority vote and must make pro-
vision by tax for such increase or adj
ditional appropriation. The Legisla-
ture may not alter In an appropriation
act the provision made by law for the
State debt, or for the Judiciary, but
may reduce all other items in the Gov
ernor's estimates;' and the words for
the Constitutional Amendment and
against the Constitutional Amend
ment' as now provided by law, and
Immediately after said election due re-
turns shall be made to the Governor
of the vote for and against the pro-
posed amendment, and further pro-
ceedings had in accordance with Ar
tlele XIV OF the Constitution.
Approved March %, 1916"
Now, therefore, /, Emerson G. Har-
rington, Governor OF the State OF
Maryland, In pursuance of the direc-
tion contained in section | of Article
II OF the Constitution OF Maryland, do
hereby order and direct q copy OF this
Proclamation, containing full, true
and correct copy OF the text of said
Chapter l59 OF the Acts of Maryland
of 1916, be published In at least two
newspapers in each OF the coun-
ties Of the State and in three newspa-
pers published In the city of Baltimore,
one OF which said newspapers in the
city OF Baltimore to be printed In the
German language, once week for
three months next preceding the Cen
eral Election to be held in this State
ON November 7th, 1916, and at which
election the said proposed amendment
TO the Constitution shall be submitted,
in form and manner prescribed by the
General Assembly, 10 the legal and
qualified voters OF the State for their
adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand
and the great seal OF
O 90 the State of Mary
The Great land.
Seal of Done atthe City ofAn-
Maryland napolis, this TWEEN
o -------O tieth day of July,
in the year OF our
Lord, one thousand
nine hundred and
sixteen.
EMERSON G. HARRINGTON
BY the Governor
THOMAS w. SIMMONS,
6-5-3m, Secretary of State.
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