The Democratic advocate., 1916-08-04
CHAPTER 1850.

"CHAPTER I59.
AN ACT 70 propose an amendment TO Sec
tion D Of Article III, title. Legislative
Department, of the Constitution of this
State. regulating the making Of approprf.
ations b the General Assembly Of Mary.
land n regular session, aud to provide
for the submission Of said amendment
to the Qualified voters Of this state for
adoption or rejection.
Section l. BE 1t enacted by the General
Assembly OF MaryIHn1 three fifIns of all
the members OF each of the two houses con-
icurrinEI. That the following be and the
same Is hereby proposed as m amendmen;
to Section 52 Of Article III, title Legislative
Department. Of the Constitution OF this
qualined voters of the state, as herein pro.
yided 10 become Section ~ Of Article III OF
the Constitution Of Maryland.
See. o. The General Assembly shall not
appropriate any money out Of the Treasury
except IN accordance with the following
provisions.
Sub Section A:
Every appropriation bill shall be either
Budget BIZ, or n Supplementary Appro-
priatlon BIZ. as hereinafter mentioned.
Sub Section B:
First Within twenty days after the con-
yentng Of the General Assembly except In
the case Of newly elected Governor, and
then within thirty daya after bis inangura.
tlonl. unless such time shall be extended by
the General Assembly for the session ut
which the Budget Is n be submitted, the
Governor shall submit 10 the General As
suing nseal years. Eneh budget shall con.
tain n complete pian Of proposed expendi.
lures aud estimated revenues for The par.
ticulaF nzsai year 70 which 10 relates. aud
shall shoH the estimated surplus or deficit
Of revenues at the end Of such Y.HF. Ac-
leumpauYInE each budget shall be n state
ment showing: III the revenues and eXs
pendituFss for each of the two nseai years
next preceding; ~ the current assets liza.
bllitlez. reserves and surplus or Heicit OF
the stHIa. ~ the debts and funds of the
At i r .4afAH = s4f - HNa
elal condition as of tie beginning and end
Of eaeh D the fiscal years covered by the
two budgets above provided; - any eH.
PLANTATION fils Governor may desire Io make
~ TO tie important features of any budget
and an suggestion - Ia methods for the
rcdaetloa OF Increase af the States reye.
nue..
seeond Eaeh budget shall he divided into
two paFtz. and the nrzI part shaiI - destE.
Hnted Governmental Appropriations and
shall enHnHrc au lIsmlsed estimate OF the
appropriations! IL for the General As
aemhiY ~ certified - the Governor Ia tile
manner hereinafter provided: . for the
airy Department, provided by -. eert-
aed 10 lie Governor By the Comptroller;
90 to paY and discharge the principal aud
interest If The debt af the State q Mary.
land In conformity .IIh Section = Of Ar
ticle III n the Constitution, md all laws
enacted n pursuance thereof. = for the
salaries payable b he state under the
Constitution aud ia.H pf the STATE. 90 for
he establishment and maintenance. through.
ont the state Of \ thorough ana efficient
system IF public schools in conformity
with Article VIII 81 ne Constitution ana
with fhs laws Of tls State. - for such
other purposes as HEe set forth IN the
Constitution Of the STATE
Third The 4oranI part shall fe dcsiR.
mated General Approximations zHd shall
tiona.
The Governor shzII deliver 10 IL presid
ing odieaT Of each hnusa the budgets and
bill for all the proposed appropriations Of
the budgets clearly I1amiked and classified
and iha presiding officer OF saeh house
shall promptly cause aid bin II He intro
duced therein. aud zH.H blu shall he known
aa the zHHhFet It'll The Governor may.
b"foFs HHsi artiou thereon b. IHs Gencf=
al AszaIHHlF. amend o. supplement- either
af aaiH budgets 10 snHfsct an oversight or
iH rHss nI an vmeTHsueY. with -. consent
~ the General Assembly h. delivering
presiding nflcrra u bufh huilzsz nd such
amendment or supplement shall thereby
besnnIs F nart 0f zHId budget Ill - au adj
dition n the Items q said b. ur NJ, n
modification Of a substitute fuT my item
T Il said hiii sneh amendment = supple
mept ~ Hfry-t.
The Gsaersl Assembly .balI ~ amend
The hHIEHI hill . - 10 aIeHI either the
obligations II the sIHIH under SETON % af
Ariiels II nf the Constitution. n he pro
ylainnz aIads by ths las of tha state for
fhT establishment ~ maintenance Of
systsn q public schools, or tie payment
81 an salaries required 20 he nHII by the
state = Maryland - the Constitution
thereof and the General assembly maY
amend ~ bin - increasing Of diminish
Ing The Ifsms therein rsiatinn - the Gen
uTnl A#HsmhlN. HuH - Increasing lie items
thereto relating IA IHH judiciary but e1z
rept = hsTeinheIaHH specified. nay not
alter IL aid hi1I HzsEpt to HIHIEe cut or
rcdues IIHns therein provided. however.
that lie salary n compensation 81 aHY
public nIIHer shall 1T be heFHEH I'D dur
lnE hi fsFm nf off1EH= aud such Ill when
md HH Haseed b. 18th houses zIatl he 4
ipw immediately without further action By
the Governor
Fourth The Governor aud HHEH repre-
sFufaIIHH# Of the executive 6HHHF HFImeHtH.
boards nfaerrs HnH sammiaaIan# af the
siaie szpshding @ supplying Tor the