Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-10-05

each house by vote OF a majority D
the whole number OF the member.
elected; and the yeas and nays 70
corded on its final passage: al Each
Supplementary Appropriation Bill
shall be presented 10 the Governor d
the State as provided In Section II 81
Article II of the Constitution a nc
thereafter al the provisions of said
Section shall apply.
Nothing in this amendment shall bt
construed as preventing the LegisIa
| tnre from passing at any time IN ae'
| eordance with the provisions OF Sec.
| tiOn ~ 81 Article III Of The Constltu.
tion and subject 10 the Governor
power of approval IS provided II
Section M Of Article III of the Consti.
tuition an appropriation bill 10 pro
vide for the payment 81 any obligation
OF the State Of Maryland within thu
projection ~ Section 10 Of Article
LOT the Consultation Of the United
States
SubSectiln u General Provis
ions
First n the Budget Bill shall have
been 6nally acted upon by the Legis
lature three days before the expiration
OF its regular session, the Governor
may, and II shall he hts duty to issue
Q proclamation extending the session
for such further period As may, In his
Judgment, be necessary for the passage
Of such Bill, but no other matter thar
such BIZ shall he considered during
such extended session except a 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 his
duty, 70 require from the proper state
officials, including herein all exceu.
live departments, all executive and
Administrative Offices, bureaus, boards
commissions and agencies expen6lnR
or supervising the expenditure Of, and
Fall institutions applying for state
MONEYS and appropriations, such
itemized estimates aud other inlorlna.
tlpu, IN such fOrm and az such times
as be shall direct. The estimates for
The Legislative Department., certified
BY the presldiugsoficer of each house,
~ The Judiciary, as provided by Law.
shall be transmitted % the Governor,
IN such form aud az such times as he
shall direct, aud shall be included IL
she budget without revision.
Third. TIE Legislature may, from
time 10 time. enact such laws. not IN.
consistent with this section as NAY
be necessary aud proper % carry oui
It's provisions.
Fourth Ia The event Of any ineon.
tency between any OF the provisions OF
ihis Section aud 81 the other provisions
OF tho Constitution. the provisions OF
this Section shali prevail. But moth
| ing herein shalt ia ans manner affect
the provisions 1T section 80 of ArtgclH
III 81 the Constitution or OF any laws
heretofore or hereafter passed ia pur.
suauec thereof, or be construed as pre-.
venting the Governor from calling ex.
traordinAry sessions Of the Legislature
rs provided By Seotlpn II ~ Article
III, or az preventing the LeRi stature II
speh extraordinary sessions frnua con
sisae*4aH any msneRfgeney avg sSpfsA ssssz
or appropriations
u any Item 81 any appropriation
bill passed. under the provisions OF
this section shalt be held In.
valid upon any ground, such invalid
ity shall tot affect the legality OF the
Bill or Of ans other Item OF such Bin
or Bills
Section 2. And be IL enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said
foregoing Section hereby proposed as
an amendment 10 the Constitution
shall % the next ensuing general cleo
ton, being the Presidential and Con
grcssional election, 10 be held on the
Tuesday next after ihe tirst Monday III
November, nineteen hundred and six
teen, be- submitted to the legal and
qualified voters OF the State for their
adoption or reiection In conformity
with the directions contained In Arti-
Gle NV OF the Constitution of this
State, aud at said election the vote on
said proposed amendment TO the Con-
stitution shall be Oy ballot, and upon
each ballot there shall be placed the
following synopsis OF said amendment
under the caution ~
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
PROVIDING FOR A BUDGET
This amendment provides that the
Governor shall present 70 The Legisla.
ture soon after Il 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 10 most other matters he
may revise the estimate presented 70
him either by State Officers or State
aided institutions. The Legislature
may not increase the estimates pre-
scented by the Governor or pass any
additional appropriation act except BY
q 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 Ia the Coy.
crnor's estimates and the words for
the Constitutional Amendment and
against the Constitutional Amend
ment' as nov 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-
cecdings had In accordance with Ar
ticle XIV OF the Constitution.
Approved March %, 1916 =
Now, therefore, |, Emerson G. Har-
rinRton, Governor OF the State OF
Maryland, In pursuance of the diree-
ton contained Ia section OF Article
IA of the Constitution OF Maryland, do
hereby order and direct copy of this
Proclamation, containing full, true
and correct copy of the text of said
Chapter 1853 of the. Acts OF Maryland
Of 1915, 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 BaltirAore,
one OF which said newspapers In the
city OF Baltimore TO be printed la the
German language, once week for
three months next preceding the Gem
eral Election 10 be held In this State
on November 7th, 1915 and at which
election the said proposed amendment
10 the Constitution shall be submitted,
ia form and manner prescribed BY the
General Assembly, to the legal and
qualified voters OF the State for their
adoption or rejection.