The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-11-03

"a of Article III Of the Constitution or o.
any laws heretofore or hereafter passed In
pursuance thereof, or be construed as pre-
venting the Governor from calling extraor.
vided by Section 16 Of Article III, or as pre-
venting the Legislature at such extraord1-
nary sessions from considering any emer@
IL any item Of any appropriation biM
passed under the provisions OF this Section
shall be held invalid upon any groln&.
such 1nyal1dfty shall not affect the legality
Bill or Bills.
SECTION 2 And be it enacted by the au-
Section hereby proposed as an amendment
to the Constitution shall at the next en-
suing general election. being the Pres
held on the Tuesday next after the ArTt
Monday Of November, nineteen hundred
and sStee be to the legal slG
adoption or rejection In conformity with
the directions contained in Article XIV OF
of ts and at sc
ment to the Constitution shall be BY bal
lot and upon each ballot there shall be
amendment under the caption Of
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PRO-
VlD1NG FOR A BUDGET
This amendment provides that the Gov
ernor shall present to the Legislature SOON
I'LL
plete plan of proposed expenditures and es-
tlmated revenues for the two succeeding ifs
cal years showing clearly any surplus or
he shall make provision for the interest
and sinking funds of all State debts, for
all ,i salaries as fixed by law, and for the
GARD to most other matters he may revise
me me estimates presented to him either by
The Legislature may not increase the es-
Inmates presented by the Governor or pass
any additional appropriation act except by
by tax for such Increase or additfonal ls an1
preparation. The Legislature may nor alter
IN IN al an "a, appropriation act the provision
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 I'm
mediately after said election due returns
shall f6a 1 be made to the Governor or the vote
and further proceedings had I'm accord.
anee with Article, XIV Of the Constitution.
Approved March %, 1916"
Governor of the State Of Maryland, i'm pWr.
suance Of the direction contained in Section
land, do hereby order and direct a COPY Of
this Proclamation, containing a full, true
ana correct copy of the text or said Chap
ter iSS OF the Acts of Maryland Of 1915. 30
each OF the counties Of the State and finn
tnree newspapers published in the City OF
baltimore, one Of which said newspapers
in the City Of Baltimore to be printed ln
the German language, once a week for
three months next preceding the General
Election to be held in this State on Novem
Der 7th, 1916 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
or Maryland napolis, this twentieth
day Of July, in the
| year of our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred
and sixteen.
EMERSON c. HARRINGTON.
By the Governor:
THOMAS W. SIMMONS
Secretary Of the State