Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-08-03
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Section 81 Of Article til. title, Leg
islattFe Department, OF the Com
stitntion Of this State, regulating the
making Of appropriations bg tie
General Assembly Of Maryland in
regular session, and 10 provide fDr
the submission of said amendment
10 the qualified voters Of this State
for adoption or rejection
Section /. BE Il enacted By the
General Assembly Of Maryland three
lifths OF all the members Of Teach OF the
two houses concEringl, That the fol-
lowing be and the same is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to Section y
OF Article III, title Legislative De-
partnent, OF the Constitution Of this
State, the same, II adopted By the
legally qualified voters OF the State,
as herein provided, 10 become Section
81 Of Article lii OF the Constitution Of
MARYLAND.
Sec. So The General Assembly
shall not appropriate any money ont
Of the Treasury except IN aceordanee
with the following provisions
Sub Section a
Every appropriation bin shall be
cAttts7t = t'hhttb fitlf VI ~ tfHifFftsfttt -
tary Appropriation Bib, as berein1
after mention.
Sub. Section -
First Within twenty days after the
converting Of the General Assembly
lexcept in the case Of newly elected
Governor, and then within thirty days
after his inauRurationl, unless such
time shall he extended By Tire General
Assembly for the session at which the
Budget Is TO bc submitted, the Cover
nor shall submit 70 the General As-
semblY two budgets, ono for each Of
the ensuing fiscal years. Each budget
shall contain complete plan of pro-
posed expenditures and estimated
revenues for the particular fiscal year
20 which il relates. and shall shoa tic
estimated surplus on deficit of revenues
Of the end oi such year Accompanying
each budget shall be a statement show
ing the revenues mnd expendi
lures for each ~ The two hsenl years
next preceding; ~ the current assets
liabilities, reserves and surEsus or
dctlaii of The State; l3l the debts aud
funds Of The State (4l an estimate nf
the States financial condition a. nf
the beginning and end Of each of the
fiscal years covered by the tWo bud,
gets aynse provided: 81 any explana-
ton the Governor may desire "a make
IS to the Important features 81 ans
budget aud any suggestion as "a maihs
DDS Tor she reduction or increase -
the Stats reyenue,
Second. Each budget shall he q
vided into two parts, mud the iirss part
shall bn designated 'tlovernmantnl
Appropriations and shall emlsrme,
III ilemigrd estimate " the anpeulsr{n.
lions. ~ lor the General Assembly
as certified to the Governor ID the
manner hereinafter provided; t2I faF
the Executive Department. tsi for shf
Judiciary Department. ~ provided by
las. certified % nc Governor IS the
Comptroller; ttj 20 phy and discharge
the principal And interest Of tic ael.f
81 the STATE 81 Mnryiaua III eOnlorlnit5
With Section 81 ~ Article Til of fle
Constitution, aud an laws enacted ia
pursuance thereof; l5i Tor Che sainrses
phyAhln ~ Tho State under liis tseu
aituticn and lava ~ the state. t6l for
the establishment and maintenance
throughout the State ~ thorough
and efficient " stem ~ public school is
Consultation and with tho laws 81 tlif
State. for such other purposes ~
are set forth IN the Constitution % he
STATE.
Third The second part shall ta
designated General Appropriations
and shall include al other estimates
81 appropriations
The Governor shall deliver a. tha
vi a. a.
budgets and hiii for all ihe proposed
appropriations ~ the budgets eieariy
iieInised and ciassissed; sud tbe pres
siding enicer ~ each house shall
promptly cause said bill g. ta intro
dueed tllerein. aud such bill shall lss
known as the 'iludga Bill The
Governor may, before final action
thereon b. the General Assembly.
amend or supplement eiihcr ~ said
budgets - corrcct VA oversight Of IN
case % an emergency, with the consent
~ the General Assembly hy delivering
such an amendment or supplement- to
presiding officers of both houses: arid
such Amendments or supplement shall
thereby become a para 81 said budget
bill as an addition ~ the items ~ said
bill OF as q modification 81 or d sub.
siitute for any item VI said bin such
amendment or supplement may affect
The General Assembly shall not
amend the budget bill 50 a. 10 effect
either the obligations ~ The State IN.
der Section "a ~ Article III OF the
Constitution, or the provisions made
BY the laws Of The state for the ostah-
lishment and maintenance of a syatgan
81 public school, or the payment 81
any salaries required to be paid by
the State Of Maryland By the Consll.
tuition thereof; and the General As
sembly may amend the bin by inereas-
ing'or diminishing the items therein
relating 10 The General Assembly, and
by Increasing the items therein reIat.
ing 10 the Judiciary, but except rs
herginbefore specified, may not alter
the said bin except 10 strike out OF
reduce items therein, provided, how.
ever, that the salary or compensation
Of any public officer shall not he dc.
creased during hts term of ofiice; ahd
such bill when.and Is passed by hDit
houses shall be- law Immediately
without further action by the Cover
nor.
| Fourth. The Governor and sncl
representatives OF the executive de-
apartments, boards, officers and com
missions OF the State expcndine ol
supplying for States money, as have
been designated by the Governor fm
this purpose, shall have the right, and
when requested by either house of the
Legislatnre,sit shall be their duty te
appear and be heard With respect t.
any budget bill during the eonsidera.
tion thereof, and TO answer inquiries
relative thereto.
Subsection q Supplementary
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