Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-09-29
PROCLAMATION!

Whereas at the January Session of the
General Assembly Of Maryland, held in the
year 1915, an Act was passed, tO-wit
Chapter l59 of said Acts, being an Act to
propose an amendment to Section So of
Article iii, title. Legislative Department"
of the Constitution of this State; and
which said Act is in words and figures
following:
CHAPTER 159.
An Act to propose an amendment to
Section So of Article iii, title. Legislative
Department, of the Constitution of this
State. regulating the making of appropria-
tons by the General Assembly Of Mary
land in regular session, and to provide for
the submission of said amendment to the
qualified voters of this State for adoption
or rejection.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland Qhree-ffths of all
the members of each of the two houses
concurring), That the following be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment
to Section So of Article iii, title Legisla-
tive Department. of the Constitution of
this State. the same, if adopted by the
legally qualified voters of the State, as
herein provided, to become Section So of
fhlNNiC Ia vi VI yidUu
Sec. So. The General Assembly shall not
appropriate any money out of the Treasury
except in accordance with the following
provisions:
Subsection A:
Every appropriation bill shall be either
Budget Bill, or a Supplementary Appro-
priation Bill as hereinafter mentioned
Subsection B:
First. Within twenty days after the
converting of the General Assembly Eek
cept in the case of a newly elected Gov
ernOr. and then within thirty days after
his inauguration). 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 Assembly two budgets, one for
each of the ensuing fiscal years Each
budget shall contain a complete plan of
proposed expenditures and estimated reve-
nues for the particular fiscal year to which
1t relates and shall show the estimated
surplus or deficit of revenues at the end of
such year. Accompanying each budget
shall be a statement showing ID the
revenues and expenditures for each of the
two fiscal years next preceding; (2) the
current assets, liabilities. reserves and sur
plus or deficit of the State 90 the debts
and funds of the State; (4) an estimate
of the States financial condition as of the
beginning and end of each of the fiscal
years covered by the two budgets above
provided; go any explanation the Gov
ernor may desire to make as to the i'm
portant features of anv bnddet and anv
suggestion as to methods for the reduc-
ton or Increase of the States revenue.
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into two parts, and the first mart shall he
designated Governmental Appropriations''
and shall embrace an itemized estimate of
the Appropriations: IN for the General q
sembIy as certified to the Governor in the
manner hereinafter Drovided. roy for the
Executive Department. (3l for the Judi-
ciary Department. as nrovided NV Law cer
tilted TO the Governor NV the ComntroIIer
ca to pay and discharge the princinal and
interest of the debt of the State of MARY
land in conformity with Section "a of A.
ticle iii of the Constitution and ali Laws
enacted in pursuance thereof. I5( for the
salaries payable by the State under the
Constitution and laws of The State. fRS
for the establishment and maintenonca
Throughout the State of n thoroneh and
efficient system of nublic schools IN con
formity with Article VIII of the Consti,m-
ton and with the laws of the state IN
for such other purposes as SET forth in The
Constitution of the State
Third. The second mart shall he desio-
mated General Authorizations and shall
include all other estimates of annronria-
tons.
The Governor shall deliver 10 the nres;d-
ing officer of each house the budoets and
a bill for all the proposed appronristions If
the budgets clearly itemized and classified :.
and the presiding officer of each house
shall promptly cause said bill TO he intro
duced therein. and such hill shall he knovn
as the BUDGET Bill" The Governor NAV
before final action thereon nv the General
Assembly. amend or sunnlement either ~
said budgets TO correct an OVERSIGHT or in
case of an EMERGENCY. with the cnnsent NJ
the General Assembly nv deliverino sncb
an amendment or sunDIeman, 80 Re ~
siding officers of both houses: and such
amendment or supplement shall there
by become a part of said BUDGET hill as an
addition to the items of said bill or as
modification of or a substitute for anv
item of said bill such amendment or sun-
plement may affect.
The General Assembly shall mot amend
the budget bill so as TO affect either the
obligations of the State under Section "a
of Article iii of the Constitution. or the nro-
visions made by the laws of the State for
the establishment and maintenance of a
system Oh pubic schools, or the payment
o. any salaries required to be paid by the
Ita'e OF maryland by the Constitution
.hereoi ana 1ne General Assembly may
aInenu ,iie Dill Oy increasing or diminish
lns tne items therein relating to the Cen
eLal assembly, ana by increasing the items
slereln ieiatsne 10 the judiciary but except
as neieln0eiore speclned, may not alter
!he said olli except TO strike out or reduce
items therein, provided however. that the
sslaly OF compensation oil any public
oIncer shaIl not De decreased during his
TERM 9i once; ana such oil when and as
passed Gy both houses shall be law i'm
medlateiy without further action by the
governor
rourth' Inc Governor and such repre-
sehtstlVes OF the executive departments
ooards. othcers and commissions Of the
state expendlne or applying for States