The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-11-03
CHAPTER 159.

AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
Department, Of the Constitution OF this
State, regulating the making Of appropr1-
atoms by the General Assembly Of Mary
land in regular session, and to provide
for the submission Of said amendment
to the qualified voters Of this state for
adoption or rejection.
Assembly of Maryland (three-ff Of all
the members of each of the two houses con-
curring), That the following be and the
Section s. 81 RrRes m title
Department, of the Constitution of this
State, the same, II adopted by the legally
qualified voters of the State, as herein pro-
1ded to become Section % Of Article III of
tile Constitution of Maryland.
Sec. 50. The General Assembly shall not
appropriate any money out of the Treasury
provisions:
Sub Section A:
Every appropriation bill shall be either a
budget Bill, or a Supplementary Appro-
priation Bill, as hereinafter mentioned.
b-Section b:
First Within twenty days after the con-
vening of the General Assembly Except in
the case of a newly elected Governor, and
then within thirty days after his Inaugural
tion), unless such time shall be extended by
the General Assembly for the session at
which the Budget is to be submitted, the
Governor shall submit to the General AS
sembly two budgets, one for each of the en-
suing fiscal years Each budget shall con-
tain a complete plan of proposed expendi-
lures and estimated revenues for the par
ticular fiscal year to which 1T relates; and
shall show the estimated surplus or deficit
of revenues at the end of such year. Ac-
cOmpanying each budget shall be state
foE % II the and
next preceding; (2) the current assets, liza
bilities, reserves and surplus or ueticit OF
the State; (3) the debts and funds of the
State; a. an estimate OF the States fnan.
cial condition as of the beginning and end
of each of the fiscal years covered by the
PLANTATION the Governor may desire to make
as to the important features of any budget
and any suggestion as to methods for the
reduction or increase Of the States reve
nue..
Second. Each budget shall be divided into
two parts, and the first part shall be desig
mated Governmental Appropriations anC
shall embrace an itemized estimate of the
appropriations: ~ for the General As
sembly as certified to the Governor I'm the
Executive Department; 90 for the Judici
airy Department, as provided by law, certi
tied to the Governor by the Comptroller
interest Pa Of the debt Of the state Of Mary
land in conformity with Section "a Of Ar
ticle III Of the Constitution, and all law
salaries payable by the State under thu
Constitution and laws Of the State; co. fo
he establishment and maintenance through
system Of public schools in conformit,
with Article VIII Of the Constitution ant
with the laws Of the State ~ for sqcl
other @ as as are set forth in
Third. The second part shall be des1s
mated General Appropriations" and shall
include all other estimates of appropria
lions.
The Governor shall deliver to the presid
ing officer of each house the budgets and
bill for all the proposed appropriations 0
the budgets clearly itemized and classified
and the presiding officer of each hons
shall promptly cause said bin to be intro
duced therein Ia and ,s such biz shall be know
before final action thereon by the Gener
al Assembly, amend or supplement eithe
of said budgets to correct an oversight o
of the General Assembly by delivering
such an amendment or supplement to tn
presiding officers Of both houses; and sue
amendment or supplement shall thereb:
become part of said budget bill as an ad
dition to the items Of said bill or as
modification Of substitute for any iten
Of said bill such amendment or supple
The General Assembly shall not amen,
the budget bill SO as to affect either tn
obligations of the State under Section 81 o
Article III Of the Constitution, or the pro
visions made by the laws of the State TO
the establishment and maintenance of
system of public schools, or the paymen
State of Maryland by the Constitution
thereof; and the General Assembly ma,
amend the bill hv increasing or diminish
ing the items theiGin relating to the Gen
eral Assembly, and by increasing the item
therein relating to the judiciary, but ex
cept as hereinbefore specified, may no
alter the said bill except to strike out o
reduce items therein, provided, however
that the salary or compensation of an,
public officer shall not be decreased dur
ing his term of office; and such bill! whel
and as passed by both houses shall be
law Immediately without further action b,
the Governor.
Fourth. The Governor and such repre-
sentatives of the executive departments
boards, officers and commissions of tn
State expanding or supplying for tn
States money, as have been designated b,
the Governor for this purpose shall hav
the right, and when requested by eithe
house of the Legislature, 1t shall be thei
duty to appear and be heard with respec
to any budget bill during the considera
ton thereof, and to answer inquiries re
lative thereto.
ub-Section c: Supplementary Appropria
! ton Bills:
Neither house shall consider other appro
priations until the Budget Bill has beer
finally acted upon by both houses, and NJ
such other appropriation shall be valid ex
Icept in accordance with the provisions fol
lowing: a. Every sucn appropriation
shall be embodied in a separate Dill limit
ed to some single work, object or purpose