Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-08-31
"CHAPTER I50.

ttNhjiA uuAtfllcQ voters OF the state,
as herein provided, 10 become Section
SO Of Article III Of the Constitution 81
MARYLAND.
Sec ST. The General Assembly
shall not appropriate any money on
~ The Treasury except In accordance
with the following provisions
Sub Section AZ
| Every appropriation bill shall hs
either Budget BIZ. or a Supplement.
tAry Appropriation Bill, as herein.
after mentiou.
Sub Section ~
First Within twenty days after the
c0nvening Of The General AssembtJ
! texcept IN the CASE of q newly elected
Governor, and then within thirty days
after his inauRnratioul, unless such
time shall he extended by The, Genera
/ Assembly for the session az which thu
l Budget " ~ be submitted. the Cover
nor shall submit 70 tho General As.
scmbly Two budgets, one for each ol
Ebf ensuing fiscal years. Each budget
shall contain d complete plan Ut pro.
posed expenditures aud estimated
revenues for the particular fiscal year
10 which u relates; and shall show ths
estimated surplus or deficit Of revenues
~ the end oi such year, Accompanying
each budget shall b. statement show,
ing al the revenues and expendi
kurrs Tor each ~ the tao iiscal years
nexs prcccding. p the current assets,
liabilities. reserves aud surplus 81
delisis 81 The state. "a the debts aud
| funds 81 the Suae. tsi an estimate uI
4toft ZaaE..fs sst.s.attt,.r. 80
Inc beginning and end ~ each OF the
ascai years covered b the two bud.
gets aroye provided t5t any explana.
tlon The 1oternor MAY desire u make
~ % the Important features Of any
budget aud ans suggestion rs ~ meth
DDS for the reduction or Increase 81
the Siatn' = revenue,
Second Each budget shall be al.
gided lnln twD parts, and tbs hrst part
shall BE- desiEnatcd Governmental
Appropriations" and shall embrace
40 ilemiaed estimate 81 lbe appropria.
lions. ~ far The General Assembly
~ eettlhcu to the Governor IN me
MANNER hereinafter provided; t2) for
he Executive Department; 49, for The
Judiciary Department.. o. provided by
| Law. certified 10 The Governor b. the
cenpiFoiicr "a 70 pay and discharge
| the prsaespal ana interest ~ tho debt
81 ihe State 81 Maryland IN conformity
wish section "a If Article III Of the
Consultation. and ali laws enacted Ia
pursuance thereof; i5l for the salaries
| payable py the State under The Con.
siilution and laws oi the State; 90 tog
she establishment aud maintenance
throughout thr State 81 0 thorough
and eiiicl0nl system of public school N
conformity Niih Article VIII uf the
iC0nstitution aad Nith the laws 81 he
State. lli for such other purposes q
are SGT forth 10 the Consultation of The
STATE.
Third The second part shall N
designated General Appropriations, y
and shall include all other estimates
81 appropriations.
The Governor shall deliver W tl,e
presiding officer ~ each honsa lkt
budgets and Q bill for all the proposed
appropriations u The budgets clearly
ilemized and classified. and the pre-.
siding officer OF each house shall
l promptly cause said bill lc he intro.
duced therein aud such bill shall BE
known as tbs Budget Bill. +" Tbs
Governor may. before hpai action
thereon by she General Assembly,
amend or supplement either OF said
budgets 10 correct M oversight or In
ease 81 an emergency. With the consent
Of the General Assembly By delivering
such an amendment or supplement Il
presiding officers 81 both houses; aud
such amendment or supplement shall
thereby become part ~ said budget
bill as an addition 70 the items Of sal
bill or as q modification OF or d sub
stitl1e for any item OF said bill such
amendment or supplement may affect
The General Assembly shall mol
amend Tie budget bin 20 as 10 effecI
either the obligations of the State an
der Section "a " Article III Of She
Constitution, or the provisions mnds
hy Tie laws ~ the State inr the estab
| llshment and maintenance 81 system
OF public school, or the payment d
any salaries required 10 be paid by
the Stale Of Maryland BIZ the Gonstl
| tniIon thereof. and the General As
seInhly may amend tbs bill by increas
ing OF diminishing the items therein
relating 10 the General Assembly, anC
by Increasing the items therein relat
| ing h the Judiciary, but except o.
hereinbeforc specified, may not allei
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 dc
creased during his term Of Office; anC
such bill when and as passed by boti
houses shall bn law immediatel]
without further action by the Cover
nor
Fourth The Governor and such
representatives OF the executive de
partmeuts, boards, officers and com
missions of the State expanding o.
supplying for States money, as havi
been designated By the Governor 10
Il this purpose, shall have the right, ant
wnen requested by either house OF til
4 Legislature, il shall be their duty /,
appear and be heard with respect I.
any budget bill during the considera
tion thereof, and TO answer inquiries
relative thereto
| Sub Section q; Supplementary
Appropriation Bills
Neither house shall consider othe
Il appropriations until the Budget Bill
HAS been finally acted upon By boil
houses, and no such other appropria
ltion shall be valid except In accord
. ance with tile provisions following
,II) Every such appropriation shall
be embodied In a separate bill limitel
to some work, Objector purpose there
IN stated and called herein Supple
nentary Appropriation Bill; Ia
Each Supplementary Appropriate
Bill shall provide the revenue neces
snry ID pay the appropriation thereb
made BY o tax, direct Or Indirect, I
be laid and collected as shall be d
ERECTED Ia said Bill; go No Supple
menlary Appropriation Bill shall By
come a law unless 1t be passed
each house BY q vote of q majority
The whole number Of the membei