Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-08-04
PROCLAMATION.

Section SO Of Article Ill title. I.egisla-
tive Department. OF the Constitution 81
this state. regulating the making OF APP
propriations BY the General Assembly
Of Maryland in regular session, and 10
provide for the submission Of said
Amendment to the qualified voters Of
this State for adoption or rejection
Section /. Be u enacted 0v the Geacraf
Assembly Of Maryland (three-ffths of An
the members Of each Of the two houses
e2neurflngl, That the following be ana
the same Z hereby proposed as an amend.
ment to Section 81 Of Article IN. tifie
legislative Department OF the Constifu-
tion OF this State, the same. II adopted
by the legally qualified voters Of Tho
State rs herein provided. 10 beeon,.. s.ii
Of Maryland 7''''''''''
Sec. 81 The General Assembly shall
m3t appropriate any money out OF fhe
treasury except In accordance win ia
following provisions: '''
subsection 4
Every appropriation bill shall be either
Budget Bill, or a Supplementary An.
preparation Bill as hereinafter nenffons4
SHb-Ssction b t'''''''Die''
First Within twenty days after the
eonvening Of the General Assembly tex
eept In the case of newly elected Gov
efhor, and then within thirty DAYS after
ms inauguration, unless such time shall
be extended by the General Assembly N,
w w session az which the Budget Is to be
submitted, the Governor shall submit 10
the General Assembly two budgets one
Tor each OF the ensuing fiscal years. Each
budget shall contain a complete plan III
tropesed expenditures and estimated rev
enues FOR the particular fiscal year Il
winch relates and shall shny, N,
estimated surplus or deficit OF revenue
at the end Of such year. Accompanvfnr
siich budget shall be statement show
ing; % the revenues and expenditures
Tor each OF the two fiscal years next
preceding, 90 the current assets liahili-
ses. reserves and surplus or deficit OF tho
State; % an estimate OF the States
financial condition as Of the beginning and
end of each Of the fiscal years covered nv
the two budgets above provided; 90 any
explanation the Governor may desire l.
make as to the important features Of any
budget and any suggestion as to methods
Tor the reduction. or increase Of the States
revenue.
Second. Each budget shall be divided
into two parts, and the first part shall be
designated Governmental Approximations
and shall embrace an itemzed estimate OF
the appropriations % for the Genera
Assembly as certified to the Governor IT.
the manner hereinafter provided (2) for
the Executive Department; (3) for III,
judiciary Department. as provided by law
certified to the Governor by the Conn.
principal and interest of the. debt Of ths
State Of Maryland in conformity witt
Section "a Of Article III Of the Constitu.
ton, and all laws enacted In pursuance
.
the State under the Constitution and laws
OF the state: go for the establishment
and maintenance throughout the state of
Il thorough and efficient system Of public
schools In conformity with Article VIII
4 the Constitution and with the laws OF
the State; ca for such other purposes as
are set forth In the Constitution of tho
State.
Third. The second part shall be deslg-
mated General Appropriations" and shall
include all other estimates of appropria-
tons
The Governor shall deliver to the pre-
siding officer OF each house the budgets
and bill for all the proposed appropria
tions Of the budgets clearly itemized and
classified: and the presiding officer OF
each house shall promptly cause said bill
to be introduced therein. and such bill
| shall be known as the Budget Bill Tn,
| Governor may. before final action thereon
| by the General Assembly, amend or SUD-
| plement either of said budgets TO correct
An oversight or in ease OF an emergency.
| with the consent Of the General Assembly
/ by delivering such an amendment or sup.
/ plement to the presiding officers of both
| houses and such amendment or supple
ment shall thereby become a part OF said
/ budget bill as an addition to the items of
/ said bill or as a modification of or a
substitute for any item Of said bill or as
a modification Of or a substitute for ans
item of said bill such amendment or sup
| plenent may affect.
The General Assembly shall not amend
/ the budget bill so as to affect either thu
! obligations Of the State under Section "a
Of Article III of the Constitution. or the
provisions made by the laws of the State
| for the establishment and maintenance OF
/ a system OF public schools, or the paw
ment of any salaries required to be pal
| by the State Of Maryland by the Consti
| tuition thereof: and the General Assembly
may amend the bill by increasing or di
| minishing the items therein relating To
the General Assembly, and 10 increasing
| the items therein relating to the judiciary,
| but except as herelnbefOre specified, may
not alter the said bill except to strike out
i or reduce items therein, provided how
/ ever, that the salary or compensation Of
any public officer shall not be decrease
/ during his term of office. and such bill
when and as passed by both houses shall
| be a law Immediately without further ac-
/ ton by the Governor
| Fourth. The Governor and such repre-
/ sentatives of the executive departments
| boards, officers and commissions of the
/ State expanding or applying for State E
| money as have been designated by the
/ Governor for this purpose, shall have the
| right, and when requested by either house
/ OF the Legislature. II shall be their duty
/ to appear and be heard with respect to
/ any budget bill during the consideration
thereof, and to answer Inquiries relative
/ thereto
subsection G.. Supplementary Appropria-
fioR Bills,
Neither house shall consider other ap
I q RtIHsgaf
| finaIiv acted mnon Nv bofh honses and no
s,,ch other apnropriation shall he valid ex-
| cenf IN aecordanee with The nrovisions fol
| iovinss. IN Every sueb annronriafion
| shali he embodied in n separafe iii lin
| jted 10 some sjnele work object or mr.
| mise therein stated and called herein 4
| Sunnlementarv AUGMENTATION Bil Oar
| zach Snnnlementsrv Annronrlation nm
shall nrnviie me revenue necessary TO nav
| ths annronriation thereby MADE by a ian.
direct or indiract Ia he laid and collected
as shali he directed in said Rill 6a1 No
simultaneously Annropriation mi shall
become a law unless II he passed in each
house nv a vote of a ma iorffv az the whole
nvmf7,r Of The members elected and thf
veas ana NAYS recorded on lts final mas
saSa IN Each Sl5nnlementarv Annronri
atm RilI shan he presented 70 fhe Gov
ernor of ire state az provided in Section
II ~ Article III Of The CONSTITUTION and
tharaa rter an the nrovisions of said See
finn shall annlv
Nothin.. IN this amendment shall he con-
st,,,ed as nravcntine the Iepislatiire from
"a ssirs, ~ anv time in aceordanee with
The provisions az section IS Of Article III
~ ia Constitution and snbiecf ID the
Covernor's mower ~ annrovaI as provided