Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-11-02

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Leonardtown
Fourth District Chaptico
Fifth District Mechanicsville
Sixth District Good Hope
Seventh District Milestowr
Eighth District Jarboesvillt
Ninth District Adam Store
The polls in said election Mn h
opened In each and every Election Dis,
trict OF said county NJ a. M, and will
be closed nt . O'Clock m. when tho
ballots shall be counted according u
law.
The election 20 be held Is for the pnr.
pose Of electing
One person to be President Of the
United States;
One person 70 be vice.Prcsidcnt 81
The United States;
One person TO be- United states Sen.
ator, 20 succeed Blair IJee;
One person 70 represent tho Fifth
/ Congressional District OF Maryland in
the Sixiy-Fiith Congress Of The United
Staies;
And for the purpose ~ voting Tor
tho approval or rejection Of tho pro-
posed Amendment 10 the Constitution
/ 81 the State Of Maryland; said pro
posed amendment being rs follows:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
| CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND
CREATING q BUDGET System.
WHEREAS, al the January Session
Of thn General Assembly of MArh land,
held 10 the year 1915. 40 Act wHs pass.
ed, tO-wit: Chapter l59 Of said Acts,
/ being an Act 10 propose an amendment
~ Section ~ Of Article III, title,
Legislative Department, ~ The
Constitution of ibis State. and which
said Act IS in words and GgurA fol.
losing
CHAPTER ibg.
I AN ACT 70 propose an amsndrlenl ~
Section o. 81 Article Ill. tltleA Leg
1 isiaiye Department, ~ maA Con
stltuflon ui this State, regulat@ ~ tbs
/ making ~ appropriations III the
] General Assembly 81 Mary DO Ia
regular session, and W provit e for
| tbs submission ~ said amcA imnni
70 the qualified votprs of thi4 State
FOR adoption or rejection.
( Section l Bc u enacted by he
. General Assembly of Maryland tthre6-
! hfihs ai All The members 81 each of the
tao houses coacuringl, That tho FOL.
lowing be- and fbe same Is hereby pro.
1 posed s. an amendment % Aectlon *
Of Article iii, title legislative De.
partDeni " the Constitution ~ this
State, The same II adopted hy the
/ Legally qualified voters u tsa@ slale,
A. herein provided, To- becoue Section
/ 81 Of Article Ill ~ tho ConsiiistiuB 81
MARYLAND
Sec g. The General Assembly
shall pot appropriate any money out
~ the Treasury except Ia accordance
with The following provisions
Sub. Section a:
Every appropriation bin shall be
either q Budget Blll. or supplement.
tary Appropriation Bill, As hercln.
alter mention.
Subsection -
First. Within twenty days after tho
converting oi tho General Assembly
Except la the case OF nSwly elected
Governor. and then within thirty days
after his inaugnrnllonj, Unless such
/ time shall 10 extended by tho General
Assembly for tbe session 81 which the
| Budget II 90 BE- submitted, the Cover.
la ..stNs ~ Il
sembly tao budgets, one for each Of
the ensuing fiscal years. Each budget
shall contain complete plan af pro-
posed expenditures and estimated
revenues FOR the particular fiscal year
10 which II relates, and shall shoE The
estimated surplus or deficit os revenues
~ she end 81 such year, Accompanying
each budget shall he statement show.
| ing a the revenues and e1pendl'
lures for each of the two fiscal years
next preceding; 90 tho current assets,
| liabilities, reserves and surplus or
deiisis Of the State; { 81 the debts and
funds of tho State; "a an estimate Of
the States financial condition IS Of
tho beginning and end OF each Of the
fiscal years covered by the two bud.
gets ayove provided; l5l any expiana-
ton the Governor may desire 20 make
as 70 the important features OF any
budget and any suggestion as 70 meth.
DDS for the reduction or increase Of
the States revenue,
Second. Each budget shall be al.
yIded Into two parts, and the firsi part
shall be designated Governmental
| Appropriations and shall embrace
an itefniged estimate Of the appropria.
tons: ID for the General Assembly
as certified TO tho Governor la the
manner hereinafter provided; l23 for
the Executive Department., t3l for the
Judiciary Department, as provided by
law, certified TO tho Governor by the
Comptroller; (4I TO pay aud discharge
| the principal and interest OF the debt
OF the State OF Maryland In conformity
with Section "a nf Article III OF the
Constitution, and all laws enacted Ia
pursuance thereof; l5l for the salaries
payable ny tho State under the Com
stiiution and laws OF tho State; l6) for
the establishment and maintenance
throughout the State oil q thorough
and efficient system OF public school IN
conformity with Article VIII OF the
| Constitution and with the laws oil the
State: f7) for such other purposes as
are set forth in the Constitution Of the
| State.
Third. The second part shall be
designated General Appropriations, y
and shall include all other estimates
Of appropriations.
The Governor shall deliver TO the
presiding officer OF each house the
budgets and q bin for all the proposed
appropriations OF the budgets clearly
itemized and classified; and the pre-
| siding officer OF each house shall
promptly cause said bill TO be intro
duced therein. and such bill shall be
known as the Budget Bill. The
Governor may, before fnal action
thereon by the General Assembly,
amend or supplement either of said
budgets to correct an oversight or Id