The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-10-13
PROCLAMATION
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIE CON-
STlTUT1ON OF MARYLAND GREAT
ING A BUDGET SYSTEM.

PR2P TGSE1o AM F. TO TIE CON
ING A BUDGET SYSTEM.
the General Assembly of Maryland. held
wit: Chapter l59 Of sald Acts being an
81 of Article III. title, .:LegisiatiSe e De-
partment.' of the Constitution of this
State; and which said Act is III words ana
figures following:
CHAPTER 159
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton 81 of Article III, title, Legislative
department, of the Constitution OF this
State. regulating the making of appropr1-
atfons by the General Assembly Of Mary
land In regular session. aud to provide
for the submission OF said amendment
to the qualified voters Of this state for
adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland (three-tifth Of all
the members Of each of the two houses con
curring), That the following be and the
same is hereby. proposed as an amendment
to Section 81 Of Article Ill. title Legislative
Department, OF the. Constitution OF this
qualified voters Of the State, as herein pro-
vided to become Section SO Of Article III Of
the Constitution of Maryland.
Sec. SO. The General Assembly shall nor
appropriate any money out Of the Treasury
except in accordance with the following
provisions:
Subsection A:
Every appropriation bill shall be either q
Budget Bill, or q Supplementary Appro-
priation Bill, as hereinafter mentioned.
Subsection B:
First. Within twenty days after the con-
vening Of the General Assembly Except in
the case Of newly elected Governor, and
tom, unless such time shall be extended by
the General Assembly for the session at
which the Budget is to be submitted, the
Governor shall submit to the General AS
sembly two budgets, one for each Of the en-
suing fiscal years. Each budget shall con-
tain a complete plan of proposed expendi-
ticular fiscal year to which it relates: and
shall show the estimated surplus or deficit
of revenues at the end of such year. Ac-
company1ng each budget shall be a state
ment showing: Q the revenues and ex-
penditureS for each of the two nScal years
next preceding; ca the current assets, liza
bilities, reserves and surplus or ueficit of
the State; 81 the debts and funds of the
state; a. an estimate Of the States finan-
clAl condition of the beginning and end
OF each of the fiscal years covered by the
two budgets above provided; (5) any ex-
plantation the Governor may desire to make
lis to the important features of any budget
and any suggestion as to methods for the
reduction or Increase of the States reve-
nue..
Second. Each budget shall be divided into
two parts, and the first part shall be desig-
mated Governmental APPROXIMATIONS" and
shall embrace All itemized estimate of the
appropriations: ~ for the General AS
sembly as certified to the Governor in the
Executive EXC DEPARTMENT; 90 for the Judici-
airy Department, as provided by law. certi-
1ed to the Governor by the Comptroller;
interest Of the debt Of the State Of Mary
land in conformity with Section "a of Ar
ticle III of the Constitution, and all laws
salaries payable by the State under the
Constitution and laws of the State; 90 for
he establishment and maintenance through
out the State Of thorough and efficient
with Article VIII Of the Constitution ana
with the laws of the State. (D for such
other other nqrposes as are are set forth in the
Third; The second part shall be desig-
mated General Appropriations" and shall
include all other estimates of appropria-
tons.
The Governor shall deliver to the presid-
ing officer of each house the budgets and a
PHI for all the proposed appropriations of
the budgets clearly itemized and classified
and the presiding officer of each house
Shall promptly cause said bill to be intro
duced therein, and such bill shall be known
before final action thereon by the Gener-
al Assembly, amend or supplement either
Iot said budgets to correct an oversight or
in case of an emergency, with the consent
Iof the General Assembly by delivering
such an amendment or supplement to the
presiding officers of both houses; and such
amendment or supplement shall thereby
become part of said budget bill as an ad-
dltlon to the items of said bill or as a
modlhcation of substitute for any item
OF sald blll such amendment or supple
ment may affect.
The General Assembly shall not amend
the budget bill so as to affect either the
obligations Of the State under Section "a of
Article Ill of the Constitution, the pro-
visions made by the laws of the State for
the establishment and maintenance of a
system of public schools, or the payment
Of
State OF Maryland by the Constitution
thereof; and the General Assembly may
amend the bill by increasing or diminish
ing the Items therein relating to the Gen
eral Assembly, and by Increasing the items
therein relating to the judiciary, but ex-
cept as hereln6efore specified, may not
alter the said bill except to strike out or
reduce items therein, provided, however,
that the salary or compensation of any
public officer shall not be decreased dur
ing his term Of office; and such bill when
law Immediately without further action by
the Governor
Fourth. The Governor and such repre-
Sentatlves of the executive departments,
State expanding or supplying for the
States money, as have been designated by
t the Governor ,e4 for this purpose, shall have
house of the Legislature, it shall be their
duty to appear and be heard with respect
to any budget bill during the considera-
ilou luSleo1' anu 10 answer inquiries re-
lative thereto.
ub-Section c: Supplementary Appropria-
ton Bills:
Neither house shall consider other appro-
prlatlons until the Budget Bill has been
finally acted upon by both houses, and no
such other appropriation shall be valid ex-
cept i'll accordance with the, provisions fol-
lowing: ~ Every sucn appropriation
shall be embodied i'll separate bill limit
ed to some single work, object or purpose
therein stated and called herein a Supple
mentary Appropriation Bill; (a) Each Sup
Elementary Appropriation Bill shall pro-
vide the revenue necessary to pay the ap-
preparation thereby made by a tax, direct
or indirect. to be laid and collected as shall
mentary Appropriation Bill shall become q
law unless it be passed in each house by
a. vote Of majority OF the whole number
of the members elected; and the yeas and
nays recorded on it's final passage; az
Each Supplementary Appropriation Bill
shall be presented to the Governor of the
State as provided in Section II of Article
II of the Constitution and thereafter ali
the provisions of said Section shall apply
Nothing in this amendment shall be CON
strued as preventing the Legislature from
passing at any time i'm accordance with the
provisions Of Section % of Article III of
the Constitution and subject to the Cover
nor's power Of approval as provided in
Section II of Article II OF the Constitution
an appropriation bill to provide for the
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