Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-08-25
PROCLAN1ATION.


PROPOSED AMENDMENT Ta
CONSTITUTION OE MAR .
CREATING A BUDGET SYST Isl.
WHEREAS, mt the January Sc ef1
the General Assembly Of Marylauu ac.,
IN the year 1916. an Act was pa 3D. Co.
Wit; chapter i5j of said Acts. being a.
Act TO propose an amendment To SeclioI
o. of Article III. title, Legislative De
partment' Of the Constitution Of thi
State and which said Act is in words an,
figures following
AN ACT TO propose an amendment ti
Section Sc Of Article III, tiile. Legisla
tive Department, OF the Constitution o.
this stale. regulating the making Of ap
propriatiuns by the General Assembl,
Of Maryland IN regular session, and &
provide for the submission OF SAID
amendment TO the qualified voters 0
this state for adoption or rejection.
section J. b u cRacfcd bY The Genern
AsSe biz Of hdrulaHd tthreu- hfths Of al
the members % each OF the two hntlso,
concurringl, That the following hsl and
the same Is hereby proposed AS an amend
nlent TO SECTION 53 of Article Ill. titli
legislative Department. of the Constitit
tion Of this state. the same If adopte,
by the legally qualiiied voters OF tb.
stale. as herein provided. TO become Se,s
Ton ~ OF Article III OF the Constitution
Of Maryland
See 50. The General Assembly shat
not appropriate any money ont nf ~,
treasury except in accordance with MI,
following provision
subsection 4
Every appropriation bill shall be- olfbs
Buaget Bill, or a Supplementary An
Sab Section D.
FIRST, Within tu,e-t,- hoo. ue. .
convening Of the General Nsso,,i,t,. ~ ~
cept in The clsr Of n nev,l, 49, AeN
erncr a1H fhen v-ithi, ffist, 49, y. ~
his inauguration) unless such tiraa sb,l
Pc 9e eSte9 lei by the General Assembly 10
submitted tbo Coyarn.,r et..,,i " y
the Genasal Asgan,i,It, i,,-, L,.i, ,e',iiitt y
for each Of the ensuing 6scsi - = - w
budget sbnlI contain n ,.s,,,r{ -. ~ l.icl
proposed expenditures ma estj.,-. II ~. -. y
auues Tor The particiliar tisesI - ~
which Il reintass aad eb|if ~
estimated stirplns or deficif ~ ,,,,..,.' ~
al ttr enf Of g5ieh wear Aeon, \ ~. ~.
each bus4eJt shall be 4 statement si,ow < ,,,i
ing % the revenues nnf e~r.,, -
for each Of the two fiscal vae,s rs, Vs,
prete.itns fat fh. fiirr,.5tt es..,,,s ii's,s
lies. reserves and surnhis or aefsit ~ u
state, C3D tile lebts ana f,fnIs N ~
State; 90 al estimate Of he stat,'
financial condition s al Tho f.ssin,i,,ss t.y,
and Df each al he fiscal v.,s i,,,,.,, a,i
the two budgets abov.. rrayi,le,I. fst ~
explanation th. tiovarnor rns,,- dssi,e =
make as i the Important fenfures n ~
budget and any suggestion as 10 nnetbad
for the reduction or Increase of the state
revenue
Second Each budget shall be liyise
into tvvn marie a,d ~ n,st 80 IN
,iesienafed f;overnn,,nti III, y
and shall fTflr,,s,s san it,tnigi.iq .,.5t - -
M. ,ipI,ronri4tiane ti1 ~. - 80 = y
Assembly aa certified 10 In. f,n,erI,,t5.
the maffler hereinafter provided f51 "a
ihe Executive Department. ga lar NJ.
Iu.isiHr. Deiaftulsnt. aq fln,ti, lot.
srt,iisd ta ~. f.,,.,,,.,. i ~, - IA y
froiler, IN ii mn s,,5 itg,'i..,... IN ~
nrin,.in,i aed j,ttrst ~ ~ '5','i ~ ~
stale ~ Marvilnd tn es,-,f,,,,,,;, VI a.
section IA of Article III az TX. G3nst,i',
lion and ,II Iau.s ,.,,...,tf ~ ~ : -
tbereof ~ 81 81 for ,5i" The 'itsg sri IN pV55'
ne sfate iIndst M Consfif,,iin ~, ~ ~ =
~ 1iiiei fsI t',e ~, anu Jaw
ind ,nainte,a,,., hrot,,,1,, -,
4 thorough ana effieien1 svsteaa az 1,,,b,i
schools III conrorraity ,,,ifb N-,ti n wi xift
~ me Conetit,,tinn n,d win H. -. y =. :
sha stt. ~ ~ 49, .i .ilu iaFs
ire sol forti, in the conetit,,tiiari ~ -
State " Ga
TI;rd qrbe -e,o,d ,,s,, et,,u H.. al
mated General Antro,'ri,fIol,, . - SIS
Include All oiher eetifnotes ~ .,,r,,.,,,si
tin+,s fF.'Fii 10
rbs co,-arror shall deti,..r T., +h. So
sldiny oiIicar nf eaeb hn,sa tne l,,,tti@st
M q Mi for all fbs urnr.9ee.i .,,,r,,,,.i
IONS of tbe b,I5leefs s95i,, it.,5issd -, -
'.jissified and fhe presi,9i,ss oeieer =
sa,li, bc,,Sa eIlit rr,t,i 80, -, al ~
h ~ introtncsd tbsrefr an4f ,,,ih ~
hail he lf4.ovpn as tho .en1erat MN rr6
,;overnor NAV before anal s,,tinn tharaa
hv ths' General Assenhiv arnt,,d a.. s,,,,
element eitbsr of said bidests II ,io,.rap
m oyersieIf ar in case of ~, s'rfe.s,.,,,,
with inc Consent Of me General Assemhi,
by delivering such an amendment ar snp
nIernent to ibe nresidine ofiicers of boil
nouses ana siich amenfment ar surnis
nsnt shan therein, become a f,.rt ~ 81,
nuds.t hili as an addition 10 the items q
s,ti iii or as a rnodification ~ or
s1,hsf ;tnfa fnr anv ften, ~ egfI Mi ~. ,
!, rnn.,ifS.,fior ~ mr. a s1hsfit,,ts 20. vs. a. %
itern ~ s1iI lin s,,eh an1endnent ~ en-,
nlan,ent yna., sffert
srbe e;eneyai Assernblv shall NOT a,na,.
the b,,S,,ef biil 81 as ~ aqIset Sitl,er n
oblieafions Of the state under section 4.
n S.tioia III ~ ire Consfit,,+ion ~, ~
nrovisions made by the laws Of ire Stat,
H., tn. estabiishnent and r1aiptensne,s a
a svstem of npbiic schnoIs ar the nav
mont ~ anv Salaries rea1lired IN be nj.
iv ths sfaie ~ MARYLAND b,, the ConsfI
t,1tion thereor and the General Asser1hl,
,n,v anend the Nm bv Increasing ar al
mi ,slshiug the items therein reiatinf. Il
I,. ,sanSrai AssefnbIv and nv inereaei,,
n4 items fhereiu relatint. 10 the fudiciary
hi exeept as hereiubefore specilied mn,
al alfer The said bin except 10 strIke o,i
,r reduc. items therein. pr0yijed nov,
,sver tbat fhe salary OF conpensafion a
any n.blie officer shall not l.. decrrase,
1,,Iyine his term of office and such bil
,,hrn and as PASSED bv both honsea shal
h. Il ln,y Immediately without further a.
Inn hv the Gny.rnor
E'oggth Tie Governor and such repre