Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-10-27
PROCLAMATION.
eRso2PosEp s2iss Sc 2, AN AMENDMENT TO THE

tiie General Assembly OF Maryland held
I in tle year 1916, an Act was passed ts.
I WI Chapter I5a Of said Acts, being ar
-tes ~ propose an amendment 10 section
- ot Article III. title. "Leeislatfvo d..
p.tt tttneni. % the Constitution OF nil
ssa.s @ and winch said Act Is IN words ana
Az ACT to propose an amendment ia
seeti4n 50 OF Article III. title. Teqisia-
tite Department. Of the Constitution oi
tuls state. regulating The maki4e 81 ar-
Preparations by the General asser,f,i /,
yl NAtyiand IN regular session and q.
provide for the submission of s,i
s,i ,.ileAt 70 the qualified voters OF
tsia Hitte Ter adoption or reieetion
at lion J. be Il enacted bp m CTnor,,
.taefWoil I " MarYiQnd (thFpa-0ffhs tF N,
. ellg iaeti pefs of each OF the two hons.
sgi'l'icuIlin4)i ~ Ihat the following be am
the same Is hereby proposed ~ a. s,,,.,..4
4ieui 70 section 81 OF Article III III
10 t.s .te ~. .Dsiaftment OF the Constitu.
s ,,d Si iiils state. the same. II adopts-.
tif sally qualified voters IN n
state as herein provided 10 hseas.s w
tl ~ ot Article III Of tho f5asffp'f 'fit,
or MirylanJ 'a7e'tutiVh
Sc 52. The General Assenbi,. .,..
not appropriate auy monev ~. ai,a
tltt-lfy except IN accordance s,-iti !,
ieliuWiug provisions: win th'
subsection A.
Etery appropriation bin shall he ,,,,
a 1ueset Biil. or a Supnicfnanfe',
S,,i 'iii,ion Bill as hereinafter naafio1,s
First. Within twenty days aftsr ri
eYAAemug OF the General Aeaa,,,f.f ~
ecpt ~ the case OF newly eiert4S W.
il"i, ann then within thirty fiags ~.
i.ia Hausurdtiun) unless sltcb f5s,,s
- Ateiited py the General Assemble =,
tte session at which tho Rttif.5t ~ a.
ssnillttei. the Governor shaii s,t1.,.i y
~ " general Assembly two bn,leats 4
tpI fach OF the ensuing fiqfaf 49, w
nr-sst anaH contain a complete pian y,
ptYP'atl expenditures and eeffr4a4I q r
ehnes for the particular fscsI ~. .--l rev
wien II relates and shall shou- .,
es'iAated surplus or deficit Of Te,'..,,,.. 'i''
=. We end Of such year Accof1ra .,-f,..
eseh budget shall be a stafni7ie,tt .i.llt ~ ~
ins % the revenues ana es,.li., a..oW'
VI Vdcu ot the two fiscal wears ~
preceding; 90 the current nssnts iil5i,
, sles, reserves and surplus or defieif ~ n,
state CD the debts ana fnnfis ~ ~
state t4) an estimate of fbs ~ ~
lHtueihi contition as OF the bepinrl1,r ~.
shd ot each Of the fiscal years es,,,e-ss.. ''i.
tile t"o budgets above proyileds (sl emt
eAi,idAAtion the Governor niav 5teiS ''ts
make as 10 the important fsati,-as. site 4
satset ahg any suggestion as 10 fueth5i
~ ths REDUCTION or Increase OF the sfafo,.
second. Each budget shall be s,,i4..
irio two parts. and the first naTf st.ali
sl54lted Governmental Appronriefio.s.
ait snail embrace an iteniizei estirn9f, g.
tne appfppfalions: (D for the fiener1
ASSEMBLY as certified to the f,our,lr-,,. e
tne Executive Department; f8i for *
judiciary Department as provida,i b,, l..a.
eei tined to the Governor BY ne Conn
etgiiel ,l.l ~ 70 pay and discharge III.
ttIteii'ai ana Interest Of the debt ~ ~.
state or Maryland in confornifv ,ri,f
section 81 Of Article III OF inc cS,sfits
lion. ana all laws enacted In pnrs5,9,,-.
~ w VI ts) Tor the salaries payable /
~ StAte uhaer the Constitution AMI IaTt
y the Statei go for the egtabifst.,,s,
an maintenance throughout Ire stare T.
iholousn ana efficient system Of rThI1
7siiy9ia IA conformity with Article NTI
~ tis constitution AMI with the laws T.
tne state 90 for such other plirpose. y.
state. u tn'
Third. The second part shall be des,g
aated General Appropriations" ana sh5l
tions. 1PpiV iVpiia
The Governor shall deliver to the nre
sizing olhcer OF each house the budget
ana biii for all the proposed approbria
tons Of the budgets clearly itefnfzei a.,
tlisslhed; and the presiding officer a
eacn house shall promptly cause said MI
70 be introduced therein, and such bil
shali De known as the Budget Bin M,
Governor may, before final action tbe,1.s,
9y the General Assembly, amend ar s.rf
PIGMENT either Of said budgets to rorrae.
an oversight or in case Of an emergency
with the consent Of the General Assennbi,
~ dehNerins such an amendment or sun
plement TO the presiding officers Of boif
houses; and such amendment or sllnn;e
AeAt shal thereby become a part OF ~
otaset pm as an addition to the items d
said Dil or as modification Of or
substitute for any item OF said bin or ID
a modification Of or a substitute for an
item OF said bill such amendment or SUI,
piement may affect.
The General Assembly shall NOT annat,
the budget bill so as to affect either IL,
obligations Of the State under section 4
q Artcle II Of the Constitution, or tn,
provisions made by the laws OF the Stat
Tor the establishment and maintenance al
system Of public schools or the nav
nent Of any salaries required to be mali
by tine State OF Maryland by the Consff.
tuition thereof and the General Assembly
may amend the bill by Increasing or al
minishing the items therein relating r.
the General Assembly, and by increasine
the items therein relating to the judiciarSS
put except as herelnbetore specified, mat
not alter the said bill except to strike niit
or reduce items therein, provided. how.
ever, that the salary or compensation q,
any public officer shall not be decrease.
during his term OF Office; and such bil
when and as passed by both houses sinai
l be law Immediately without further nc
( ton by the Governor
! Fourth. The Governor and such repr,s.
| senlatlves Of the executive departments
/ boards, officers and commissions OF IN,
State exrendins or applying FOR state,
| money, as have been designated by Ii,
/ Governor for this purpose, shall have IN,
! right, and when requested by either hous-
/ OF the Legislature, it shall be their dilf,
| to appear and be heard with respect /,
/ any budget bill during the consideration
thereto.
sao-seotion g: Supplementary Arpropria
Neither house shall consider other an
| propriations until the Bulget Bill has beei
finally acted upon by both houses, ana nl
such other appropriation shall be valid ex
I
| lowing % Every such appropriation
shall be embodied in a separate bill linn
| lied TO some single WORK, object or pur
pose therein stated and called herein ;
| 2uppieinentaty Appropriation Bill; Ga
| Eaeh Supplementary Appropriation Bil
| shall provide the revenue necessary to pa,
( the appropriation thereby made by a tan
i direet Or Indirect to be laid and collected
q shail be directed IN said Bill; $50 NJ
/ supplementary Appropriation Bill shal
/ become a law unless 1t be passed In eacl
/ house BY vote Of majority OF the Who'll,
number OF the members elected; and III.
yeas ana nays recorded on its final pas.
sage % Hsach Supplementary ApprOpri
alton Bill shall be presented to the Gov.
ernor Of the State as provided in Sectior
| " OF Article II Of the Constitution an1
| thereafter al the provisions Of said Sec
I tion shall apply.
Nothing In this amendment shall be con
stfueu as preventing the Legislature iron.
passing at any time IN accordance with
4 tue !AyFEloAA OF 5eetQu Is or Article IN
/ Of the Constitution and subject 10 ths
I Governors power Of approval as provided
I in Section u Of Article II OF the Consti-
4 tuition an appropriation bill to provide fo1
( the pay meut OF any obligation of the STATE
Of Maryland within the protection of Soc.
/ tion 10 Of Article l Of the Constitution o.
the United states
Satisfaction D. General Prorisionss
First. IL the Buiget BIZ shall not have
! been fully acted upon by the Legislature
three days before the expiration OF its
regular session, the Governor may, and
Il shall be his duty to issue a proclamation
extending the session for such further
period as may, in his judgment, be neces-
sary Tor the passage OF such Bill but nc
other matter than such Bill shall be con
sidered during such extended session ex-
cept d provision for the cost thereof.
Second. The Governor for the purpos,
OF making up MS budgets shall have IN,
power, and 1t shall be his duty TO re.
quire from the proper State Officials, ia-
ciuaing herein all executive departments
all executive and administrative offices
bureaus, boards, commissions and as-n
csrs sSFcnai4g or supervising the csDen q.
t-it "a. tld al Institutions applying FOR
otite moneys and appropriations, such
hemlzed estimates and other information
il such form and at such times as he shaii
direct. The estimates for the legislative
Department, certified By the presiding
officer Of each house, OF the judiciary, as
provided BY law, certified BY the Comp
troiier, and for the public schools, as pro-
yideG by law, shall be transmitted to tb.