Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-10-13
PROCLAMATION.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON-
STITUTION OF MARYLAND CREATING
A BUDGET SYSTEM.

A BUDGET SYSTEM.
Whereas. at the January Session of the
General Assembly Of Maryland, held in the
year 1916, an Act was passed, to-wit
Chapter l59 Of said Acts. being an Act to
propose an amendment to Section So OF
Article III. title. Legislative Department,
Of the Constitution of this State: and
which said Act is in words and figures
following
CHAPTER i59.
An Act 10 propose an amendment q
Section So Of Article III. title, legislative
Department. of the Constitution of this
State. regulating the making Of appropia-
tons by the General Assembly Of MARY
land in regular session. and TO provide 70,
the submission Of said amendment TO The
qualified voters Of this State for adoption
Or rejection
Section ]. Be il enacted by the Genera
Assembly Of Maryland (three-ffths Of al
the members Of each Of the two house:
eoncurrine). That the foIlo~ins be and the
same Is hereby proposed as an Amendment
to Section 50 Of Article III. title Leeisla.
tive Department. Of the Constitution q,
this State. the same. If adopted By the
legally qualified voters of the State "a
herein provided. 10 become Section 50 81
AIneie III Of the Constitution Of Maryland
Sec 81 The General Assembly shall no;
appropriate any money ont Of the Treasury
except in accordance with the following
Provisions
Subsection A
Every appropriation bin shall be eithe,
a Budget Bill. OF & Supplementary Appro-
priaton Bal. as hereinafter mentioned.
Subsection B:
First Within twenty DAYS after the
converting Of the General Assembly lex
cept N the case Of newly elected Gov
ernor. and then within thirty days after
his insne ursnon), unless such time shall
Be extended by the General Assembly for
the session 81 which the Budget is TO be
submitted. the Governor shall submit to
the General Assembly two budgets, one for
each Of the ensuing fiscal years Each
nOoeet shall contain 9 complete plan Of
proposed expenditures and estimated reve-
nues foE the particular fiscal year 10 which
II relates and shall show the estimated
surplus W deficit Of revenues al the end Of
such year Accompanying each budget
shah be statement showing I'd the
revenues and expenditures f1- each Of the
two fiscal years nsxI preceding % the
current assets, Liabilities. reserves and sur
plus or oehci Of The State 80 the detrs
and funds Of the State I'd an estimate
Of the States financial condition as Of the
beginning and end Of each Of the fiscal
years covered by the tEo budgets above
provided % any explanation the Cow
erDor may desire 10 make as % the in
portsnt features Of any budget and any
suggestion as to methods for the geduc-
uon q Increase Of the States revenue.
Second Esch budget shzii be divided
into tE0 parts. and the first part shall De
oeSieDsiso Governmental AppFopriations
and shall embrace an tented estimate of
TIE appropriations u for the General As
sent3y az certified 70 the COyernoy In the
manner hereinafter provided (2) for the
tHeS1iIfe Department; 80 fot the Judi
cary Department. as provided BY law, Ger
unso 70 The Governor BY the Comptroller
~ 70 pay and discharge the principal and
interest o. the oebg Of the State Of Mary
isno - Conformity with Section "a Of Ar
nc5s III q the Constitution. and all laws
enacted IN pursuance thereof go for the
salaries payable by the State under the
Coos,iiuilon and laws Of the State: (6)
;or the establishment and maintenance
throughout the State Of a thorough and
s---1c5ent system Of public schools in con.
fornity NTH Article VIII Of the Constitu.
uon and with the laws Of the State; On
for such other purposes as set forth in the
Constitution Of the State.
Third. The second part shall be desis
mated General Appropriations. and shall
include all other estimates of appropria
tons.
The Governor shall deliver to the presid
ing officer Of each house the budgets anc
a bill for all the proposed appropriations Of
the budgets clearly itemized and classified
and the presiding officer of each house
shall promptly cause said bill to be intro
duced therein, and such bill shall be known
as the Budget Bill" The Governor may
before fnal action thereon by the General
Assembly amend or supplement either Of
said budgets TO correct an oversight or in
case OF an emergency. with the consent Of
the General Assembly by delivering sucf
an amendment or supplement to the pre-.
siding officers Of both houses; and sucf
amendment or supplement shall there.
by become part Of said budget bill as ar
addition TO the items Of said bill or as a
modification Of or a substitute for any
item OF said bill such amendment or sup
plement may affect
The General Assembly shall not amend
the budget bill so as TO affect either the
obligations Of the State under Section "a
OF Article iii Of the Constitution, or the pro.
visions made by the laws of the State 70,
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 NAV
amend the bill by increasing or diminish
ing the items therein relating TO the Gen
eral Assembly. and by increasing the items
therein relating TO the judiciary. but excep,
as hereinbefore specified, may not alter
the said bill except to strike out or reduce
items therein. provided, however, that the
salary or compensation CT any public
officer shall not be decreased during his
term Of office; aud such bill when and as
passed by both houses shall be a law i'm
mediately without further action BY the
Governor
Fourth. The Governor and such repre-
sentatives of the executive departments.
boards. officers and commissions of the
State expending or applying for State s
money, as have been designated BY the
Governor for this purpose. shall have the
right, and when requested by either house
OF the Legislature. il shall be their duty to
appear and be heard with respect to any
budget bill during the consideration there
OF. and to answer inquiries relative thereto.
Subsection c: Supplementary Appropria-
ton Bills:
Neither house shall consider other an
propriatiOns until the Budget Bill has been
finally acted upon by both houses. and no
such other appropriations shall be valid ex-
cept in accordance with the provisions fol-
lowing: % Every such appropriation shall
be embodied in separate bill limited to
some single work, object or purpose therein
stated and called herein a Supplementary
Appropriation Bill (a) Each Supplement
tary Appropriation Bill shall provide the
revenue necessary TO pay the appropriation
thereby made by a tax. direct or indirect, to
be laid and collected as shall be directed in
said Bill; (3) No Supplementary appro-
priation Bill shall become a law unless il be
passed in each house by a vote Of a major
ity OF the whole number Of the members
elected: and the yeas and nays recorded
on its final DasSApe (Al Each Cnnrla