Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-10-05

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held in the year 1916. 40 Act was pass,
ed, to-wit: Chapter 1853 Of said Acts,
being an Act 70 propose m amendment
20 Section 81 OF Article III, title,
"LegislatlFe Department, OF the
Constitution Of this State: and which
said Act l. IN words and figures fol.
lowing
CHAPTER 100.
AN ACT TO propose an amendment 10
Section 81 ut Article III, title, Leg
islative Department, Of the Com
slltutlon of this State, regulating the
making Of appropriations BY tho
General Assembly Of Maryland In
regular session, aud 10 provide for
tho submission OF said amendment
10 Che qualified voters 81 this State
for ADOPTION OF rcleetion,
section !. Be u enacted by Tho
General Assembls OF Maryland tthrpe-
fifEhs 81 all the members Of each Of the
two houses eoncuringl, That The fol.
loving be and the same j. hereby pro.
posed A. az amendment a. Section Sc
" Article III. title Legislative De
parlmeBt. 81 the Constitution ol this
State, the same, II adopted by the
legally qualified Voters ~ the State,
- herein provided. 10 beeone section
- 81 Article III IT the Constitution OF
MARYLAND
Sec. 81 The General Assembly
shall mol appropriate any money OUT
~ the Treasury except IN accordance
with the following provisions
Sub Section A
Every appropriation bill shall be
either q Budget Bili. 81 i Supplement.
tafy Appropriation Bill, as herein.
after mention.
Sob Section 3
First WiEhln tsenty aass afgpr she
eougening ~ The 1leDeral "A srnlbly
tescspi in thr rasp uf nealy elected
UcyeFngf. and then altisin thirty days
after hls inauRuFasion]s unlesA such
tne shall be.extendsa III tho General
Assembly for The ses si0n Al which tte
Budget - 81 ~ submitted. the Cover.
nor shall submit 10 the General AZ.
stmbly tao budgets, one for each ~
il,s ansalnK hscal years Each budget
shall contain complete plan ~ pro-
posed expenditures aud estimated
revenues for the particular fiscal yeRt
- Uhich il relates. and shall show the
estimated surplus or deficit 81 revenues
II She end " such year Accompanying
each hlsdFes shall be statement show
,ng it3 Che revenues and eNpendl
larus foe zach of he tsG Hseal years
arxl preceding. ~ Tic current assets,
liabilities, reserves aud surplus or
daAelt ~ the State, 49, the debts and
funds 81 the state a an estimate 81
tic States hnMnoiai condition - ~
the beginning and end ~ each Of the
fiscal ycars eoYered b The two bud
gets ayose provided; ~ any sKpiana.
iion lie Governor maE desire 10 make
d ~ the important features os any
budget and any suggestion ss 20 meth
1as tut hEe REDUCTION 81 Increase OF
Inc &s4tc taxeEEaes
second. Each budget shall be al
nded iala tao parts, and ilis iifsl part
shall ~ designated sCaoVernmengal
Appropriations and shall embrace
an iiemiked estimate 1T the appropria.
tinns llg for the General Assembly
na certified 10 the Governor in the
manner hereinafter proY ided; t2l for
the Executive Department; 90 for tile
judiciary Department. - provided By
Comptroller; a. IN pay and discharge
lhe principal aud interest Of the debt
III The State OF Maryland in conformity
with Section a III Article III OF he
Consultation, aud al LAYS enacted Ia
pursuance thereof. 80 Tor the salaries
pagable py The State under the Con-
sliiutlon and laas Of ihr State: 90 for
ihe establishment and maintenance
throughout The State III 0 thorough
aud rfficiont system of public school ID
conformity With Article VIII OF the
Constitution aad with the lass oi the
State; l1j Tor such other purposes a.
are SGT forth 10 the Constitution Of the
state
Third The ascond part shall he
designated General Appropriations, Y
and shall include all other estimates
nf appropriations.
The Governor shall deliver 10 the
presiding officer OF each house The
budgets aud . bill for ell the proposed
appropriations OF the budgets clearly
itemizSd aud classified; and the pre-.
siding officer ct each house shall
promptly cause said bill % be intro.
dncel therein. and such bill shall be
knogu as the Budget Hlll The
Governor mae, before tnal action
thereon by the General Assembly,
amend or supplement- either of said
budgets Ia correct an oversight or In
case Of an emergency, with the consent
of the General Assembly by delivering
such an amendment or supplement to
presiding Officers Of both houses; and
such amendment or supplement- shall
thereby become q para OF said budget
bill IS an addition 90 the items OF said
bill or as q modification Of or a sub
atitutc for any Item of said bin such
amendment or supplement may AFFECT
Tho General Assembly shall NOT
amend the budget bill SO as to effect
either the obligations of the State I'M
der Section "a Of Article III OF the
Constitution, or the provisions made
by the laws OF the State for the estab-
lishment and maintenance OF q system
OF public school, or the payment OF
any salaries required TO be paid by
the State Of Maryland by the Constl.
tuition thereof; and the General AS
sembly may amend the bill by lncreas-
ing or Diminishing the items therein
relating to the General Assembly, and
by incl easing the items therein relat
ing 70 the Judiciary, but except as
hereinbefore specified, may noO alter
the said bill except 10 strike out or
reduce items therein, provided, how
ever, that the salary or compensation
OF any public officer shall not be de-
creased during his term OF office; and
such bill when and as passed by both
houses shall be Law Immediately
without further action by the Cover
nor.
Fourth. The Governor and such
representatives OF the executive de-
partments, boards, officers and cam
missions Of the State expanding or
supplying for States money, as have
haen designated by the Governor for
this purpose, shall have the right, and
wnen requested by either house OF the
Legislature. 1t shall be their duty 10
appear asd be heard with respect TO
any budget bin during the considera-
ton thereof, and 10 answer inquiries
relative thereto