Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-08-04

power, and it shall be his duty, to require
from the proper State Officials, including
herein all the executive departments, all
executive. and administrative offices, bu-
reaus, boards, commissions and agencies
expanding or supervising the expenditure
Of, and all institutions applying for State
moneys and appropriations, such itemiZed
estimates and other information. in such
form and at such times as he shall direct
The estimates for the Legislative Depart
ment, certified by the presiding officer of
each house. Of the Judiciary. as provided
by law. certified by the Comptroller and
for the public schools, as provided by
law. shall be transmitted to the Governor,
in such form and at such times as he shall
direct, and shall be included in the budget
without revision.
The Governor may provide for public
hearings on all estimates and may require
the attendance at such hearings of repre-
sentatives Of all agencies, and of all insti-
tutions applying for State moneys. After
such public hearings he may, in his dis
cretion. revise all estimates except those
for the legislative and judiciary depart
ments, and for the public schools as pro-
vided by law.
Third. The Legislature may, from time
to time. enact such laws. not inconsistent
with this Section, as may be necessary
and proper to carry out its provisions.
Fourth. In the event of any inconsist-
ency between any of the provisions of this
Section and any of the provisions OF the
Constitution. the provisions of this Section
shall prevail. But nothing herein shall in
any manner affect the provisions of Sec
ton "a of ArticlesfII of the Constitution or
Of any laws heretofore or hereafter passed
in pursuance thereof, or be construed as
preventing the Governor from calling extra
ordinary sessions Of the Legislature, as
provided by Section 16 of Article II, or as
preventing the Legislature at such extra
ordinary sessions from considering any
emergency appropriation or appropriations.
II any item of any appropriation bill
passed under the provisions of this Section
shall be held invalid upon any ground, such
invalidity shall not affect the legality of
the Bill or of any other item of such Bill or
Bills.
Section 2. And be it enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
Section hereby proposed as an amendment
to the Constitution shall at the next en-
suing general election, being the Presidsn-
tial and Congressional election, to be held
on the Tuesday next after the first Monday
OF November, nineteen hundred and sixteen.
be submitted to the legal and qualified
voters Of the State for their adoption or
rejection in conformity with the directions
contained in Article XIV Of the Constitu-
ton OF this State, and at said election the
vote on said proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon
each ballot there shall be placed the fol-
lowing synopsis Of said amendment under
the caption of
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PRO-
VIDING FOR A BUDGET"
This amendment provides that the Gov
ernor shall present to the Legislature soon
after 1t is convened Budget giving COM
plete plan of proposed expenditures and
estimated revenues for the two succeeding
fiscal years showing clearly any surplus or
deficit in State funds. In these estimates
he shall make provision for the interest
and sinking funds Of all State debts, for
all salaries as fixed by law, and for the
public schools as fixed by law. With re-
gard to most other matters he may revise
the estimates presented to him either by
State Officers or State-aided institutions.
The Legislature may not increase the esti-
mates presented by the Governor or pass
any additional appropriation act except by
a majority vote and must make provision
by tax for such increase or additional ap-
preparation. The Legislature may not alter
in an appropriation act the provision
made by law for the State debt, or for the
judiciary. but may reduce all other items
in the Governors estimates; and the
words for the Constitutional Amendment
and against the Constitutional Amend
ment as now provided by law, and imme-
diately after said election due returns shall
be made to the Governor of the vote for
and against the proposed amendment, and
further proceedings had in accordance with
Article XIV Of the Constitution.
Approved March 28, 1916"
Now, therefore. |, Emerson C. Harrington,
Governor of the State Of Maryland, in pur-
suance OF the direction contained in Sec
ton l OF Article Ia of the Constitution of
Maryland. do hereby order and direct a
copy OF this Proclamation. containing full,
true and correct copy of the text OF said
Chapter 1853 Of the Acts of MARYLAND, 1915.
be published in at least two newspapers
in each OF the counties Of the State and in
three newspapers published in the City of
Baltimore, one Of which said newspapers
in the City of Baltimore to be printed in
the German language, once a week for
three months next preceding the General
Election to be held in this State on Noyem-
Der 7th, 1915. and at which election the
said proposed amendment to the Constitu-
ton shall be submitted, in form and man.
ner prescribed by the General Assembly,
to the legal and qualified voters of the
State for their adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand and the great seal
Of the State Of Maryland.
The Great Seal DONE at the City of An
of Maryland napolis, this TWEEN