The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-10
"CHAPTER 159.

| AN All to propose an amendment 10 sec
| Ioh y OF Article III, title, Legislative
| department, OF the Constitution OF thi.
/ state regulating the making of appropria-
/ tlOhs oY the General Assembly Of Mary
/ IdHu III regular session. and to provide fol
the submission Of said amendment to the
4udIlned voters OF this State for adoption
| or rejection.
! section l.. BE it enacted by the Genera
Assembly Of Maryland three ffths OF ali
the Iheihher OF each OF the two houses con
curing mat the following be and the
/ same Is hereby proposed as an amendment
! 70 section - Of Article Ill, title Legislative
/ Deraftheht, OF the Constitution of this state
| the same, If adopted by the legally qualified
! voters OF the state, as herein provided, to
/ become Section = of Article III of the Con
sttutlon Of Maryland.
! Sec. 81 The General Assembly shall not
| approprlate.any money out OF the Treasry
except IN accordance with the follown pro
visions:
subsection a:
Every appropriation bill shall he either a
budget Bin, or supplementary Appropria-
ION Bill as hereinafter mentioned.
sub section b:
First. Within twenty DAYS after the con
Nenlng OF the General Assembly lexcept in
the case ot newly elected Governor, and
then within thirty days after his inaugura
tlon' unless such time shall be extended
by the General Assembly for the SEES
sion 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 wears, Each
budget snail contain a complete plan OF pro
posed expenditures and estimated revenues
Tor the particular fiscal year TO which it re
lates; ana shall show the estimated surplus
or deh"lt OF revenues at the end of such
year. ACCOMMODATING each budget shall be
a statement showing: Cd the revenues and
expenditures for each of the two fiscal years
| HGN AI preceding; ~ the current assets, liza
! pllltles, reserves and surplus or deficit Of
the state; 49, the debts and funds of the
HIdIe; ~ an estimate OF the States finan-
| clal condition as of the beginning and end
OF each or The hsCal years covered by the
TWO budgets above provided: ~ any ey-
planatlOn the Governor may desire to make
as 70 the important features Of any budget
ana any suggestion as to methods for the
reuuctlon or increase OF the States revenue.
Second. Each budget shall be divided into
TWO parts, and the first part shall be deSig-
mated governmental Appropriations" and
shdll embrace an itemized estimate of the
appropriations: tll for the General As
Selnbly as certified to the Governor in the
manner hereinafter provided: (2l for the
Executive Department; Sd for the Judici-
airy Department, as provided by law. certified
TO the Governor by the Comptroller: ip to
pay and discharge the principal and interest
of the debt of Uhe State of Maryland in con
formity with Section "a of Article III of the
constitution, and all laws enacted in pursu-
ance thereof; 81 for the salaries payable
by the State under Constitution and laws
OF the state; l6) for the establishment and
thor
ough and efficient system of public schools in
conformity with Article VIII of the Consti-
tuition and with the laws of the State: "a
for such other purposes as are set forth in
the constitution of the state.
Third. The second part shall be desig-
mated General ropriations,' and shall
include all other estimates of appropriations.
The Governor shall deliver to the presid-
ing officer of each house the budgets and a
bill for all the proposed appropriations of
+, clearly itpmiZp1 and
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" The Governor NAV, before
tinal action thereon by the General ASsemb-
", amend or supplement- either of said
budgets to correct an oversight or in case
General Assembly by delivering such an
amendment or supplement to the presiding
officers of both houses; and such amendment
or supplement shall thereby become a part
OF said budget bill as an addition to the
items or said bill or as modification of or a
substitute for any item o. said bill such
amendment or supplement may affect.
The Genenal Assembly shall not amend
the budget bill so as to affect either the OBJ
legations of the State under Section 81 of
Article III of the Constitution, or 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 any
salaries required to be paid by the State Of
Maryland by the Constitution thereof and
the General Assembly may amend the billby
increasing or diminishing the items therein
relating to the General Assembly; and by in
creasing the items therein relating to the
judiciary, but except as hereinbefore speci-
ned, may not alter the said bill except to
strike out or recuce 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
and as passed by both houses shall be law
Immediately without further action by the
Governor.