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


any salaries required to be paid by
the state OF Maryland by the Consti-
tuition thereof; and the General AS
scmbly may amend the bill by increas-
ing or diminishing the items therein
relating TO the General Assembly, and
by incl easing the items therein relat-
ing to the Judiciary, but except as
bereinbefore specified, may not alter
the said bill except to strike out or
reduce Items therein, provided, how
ever, that the salary or compensation
If any public officer shall not be de-
creased during his term Of office; and
such bill when and as passed by both
hou ses 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 OF
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, Il shall be their duty "a
appear and be heard with respect &c
any budget bill during the considera.
ton thereof, and 70 answer inquiries
relative thereto,
Section C: 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 q.
ton shall be valid except in accord
ance with tile provisions following
90 Every such appropriation shall
be embodied 10 q separate bill limited
10 some work, object or purpose there
Ia stated and called herein q Supple.
mentary Appropriation Bill. faj
Each Supplementary Appropriation
Bill shall provide the revenue neces.
sAry 10 pay the appropriation thereby
made by tax, direct or indirect, %
be laid and collected as shall be d.
rccted In said Bill; t3) No Supple
mentary Appropriation Bin shall be.
come law unless IL be passed IN
each house by vote OF q majority ot
the whole number OF the members
elected; aud the yeas and nays re-
corded on It's final passage; al Each
| Supplementary Appropriation Eli
shall be presented TO the Governor o.
the State as provided 10 Section IL 81
Article II OF the Constitution a nc
! thereafter all the provisions of said
Section shall apply.
Nothing In this amendment shall be-
construed as preventing the Legisla
lure from passing nj any time in &C
soFdanea with the provisions Of Sec
tion q Of Article I'll of the ConstItu,
tion and subject to the Governor,
power OF approval as provided IL
Section IA oil Article ! OF the Consli.
tuition an appropriation bin 10 pro
vide for the payment OF any obligation
OF the State Of Maryland within thu
protection OF Section 10 Of Article
OF the Counstitution OF the United
States.
Subsection d: General Proyis
ions
First II the Budget Bill shall have
been finally acted upon by the Legis
iature three days before the expiration
OF its regular session, the Governor
may, and It shall he his duty TO issue
a proclamation extending the session
for such further period as may, In hi,
Judgment, be necessary for tine passags
OF such Bill; but no other matter thar
such Bill shall be considered during
such extended session except n pro
vision for the cost thereof.
Second. The Governor for the pur
pose Of making up his budgets shall
have the power, and IL shall be hi.
duty, TO require from the proper state
officials, including herein all exceu
tive departments, all executive anC
administrative offices, bureaus, board.
commissions and agencies expendinf
or supervising the expenditure of, anG
all institutions applying for Stats
moneys and appropriations, suci
itemized estimates and other informa
tlon, Ia such form and at such time.
as he shall direct. The estimates foi
the Legislative Department, certified
by the presidingsoiiicer Of each house
Of the Judiciary, as provided by law
shall be transmitted to the Governor
in such form and at such times as h
shall direct, and shall be included Il
the budget without revision.
Third. The Legislature may, iron
time TO time, enact such laws, not in
consistent with this section as ma,
be necessary and proper to carry gu
its provisions.
Fourth. In the event of any incon
tency between any of the provisions @
this Section and OF the other provision
of the Constitution. the provisions @
this Section shall prevail. But moth
ing herein shall In any manner affec
the provisions OF Section "a OF Articl
Ill Of the Constitution or of any law
heretofore or hereafter passed 10 pun
suance thereof, or DO construed as PR
venting the Governor from calling ez
traordinary sessions Of the Legislator
as provided by Section IL OF ArtIcl
III, or as preventing the Legislature /
such extraordinary sessions from cor
sldering any emergency appropriate
or appropriations
u any item OF any appropriate
bill passed under tho provisions /
this section shall be held II
valid upon any ground, such invall,
| ity shall not affect the legality of Il
Bill or Of any other item OF such Bi
or Bills.
Section 2. And be 1t enacted by Il
} authority aforesaid, That the sal
: foregoing Section hereby proposed
! Ian Amendments TO the Constitute
! shall 81 the next ensuing general ole