Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-10-20
PROCLAMATION.
fRoposEp AMnNpMENr ro rnnI

-Act 20 propose an amendment TO Section
% OF Article III, title. legislative De
partment." Of the Constitution Of THIS
state and which said Act is in words and
figures following:
AN ACT to propose an amendment 70
section o2 Of Article Ill title, Legisla-
i've Department, Of the Constitution OF
this state, regulating the making Of ap-
prOprlations by the General Assembly
OF Maryland in regular session, and IL
provide for the submission Of said
amendment to the qualified voters Of
mis- State for adoption or rejection.
section ]. Be Il enacted bv the General
ASS biOin Of Maryland (three-ffths or all
aile s.g.. nlenlbefs OF each Of the two houses
~ e,o'icuiIlngJ, That the following be and
the same IS hereby proposed as an amend,
ifnent to Section So Of Article III nm
Legislative Department, OF the consfjf,,.
tsgh ~ 9I tlls State, the same. II adopted
~ ~ tne legally qualified voters of fbe
state. as herein provided. to become s..
,s ei9n 1, ~ ot Article III Of the Constitutior
as Sec 52. The General Assembly shan
r 1rot appropriate any money ont ~ ~.
1LIeeasnry except in accordance VIII ~ ~
following provisiops WIN the
subsection A g.
Every ny Appropriation bill shall be eitbe,
,,,..st 9 ouuset Blll, or a supplementary A.
propilation Bill, as hereina ffer ,s.e,,; ~
Satisfaction d yer mentioned
frst. Within twenty davs aftar 81.
eolveining con, Of the General Assemble fen s,,'
s,,,e, 'h ~, Sase OF newly elected Gov
stilpi, ana then within thirty davs ~.
US inaugurationl. unless surb fir,e st.'i
~ extended BY the General Assemble ~.
W session at which the BUDGET H. =; ~
a. ',i.sen, gia, the Governor shall submit I,
ipr each Of the ensuing fiscal vas5s 's' nm, ~,
.uuset shuH contain n comDlefe r,ia,. -,
proposed expenditures ana esfinafed '. 49,, ~
e1ues Tor the particular fiscal vear y,
'.,is M,isn u relates and shall show N,
a
a. the end Of such year Arcon,s. .s,,,s.,.
S.tch punset shall be n statement sLo,ti
ing VI the revenues and exnsnaIt,,,'s,,
~. ~ sach OF the two fiscal years nexi
~, s'lis s, W the current assets liabijl
ues, reserves and surplus or deficit of ~,
state go the debts and funds of ~.
State Ni) an estimate of the Statsf,
financial condition as Of the beginninc q ~
glo ~ ol each OF the fiscal years covered III
me two budgets above provided, f5t az ~
explanation the Governor may desire -, -
MAKE MAKE as to the important features of an,
ouuset ana any suggestion as 10 tnefh,,jt
sor tle reduction or Increase Of the state.
Second. Each budget shall ha s,,.t,.,
INTO two parts, and the first part shall ~
designated Governmental Apnropria Hons
anu bhau embrace an itemized estimate =,
me ne appropriations: "a for the Genera
,i-'. isssiiloy as eertihed to the Governor IL
tne manner hereinafter provided (g1 10,
the Executive Department: C3j for ~,
judiciary Department as provided nv ls,,,
certliled TO the Governor bv fhe Torar
t,4lieI ~ 70 pay and discharge the
state Of Maryland In conformitv x,'t,S
section "a Of Article III Of the C0nstitn
tion, and all laws enacted in n1trsnanc.
thereof; (5) for the salaries navahie l.,
tae IN state under the Constitution and iaws
o. the state; 60 for the establishment,
and maintenance throughout the state a.
a thorough and efficient system of nuhIjr
SCHOOLS In conformity with Article YIN
VL -. tie constitution and with the laws OF
me tile state ~ FOR such other purposes as
State Vi tht
Third; The second part shall be desle.
mated General Appropriations" and shall
inciude all other estimates Of appropria-
The Governor shall deliver to the nra
SIDING officer of each house the budtsef.
ana a Dill for all the proposed atjproDria
Tons OF the budgets clearly itemized ane
elassiiled and the presiding officer o,
o be introduced therein, and such bill
shall be known as the Budget Bill TIM
ioVernor may, before final action Thereon
oy the General Assembly, amend or sun.
clement either Of said budgets to correc,
an oversight or in case of an emergencv
with the consent of the General Assemhi,
oy delivering such an amendment or SIN.
plement TO the presiding officers Of hofh
iouses and such amendment or supnle.
nent shall thereby become a part OF sail
Judget Dill as an addition to the items ol
iaiG bill or as "a modification OF or 4
iubsutute FOR any item Of said bill or as
4 modification Of or a substitute for an.
item OF said bill such amendment or sun
plement may affect
The General Assembly shall not arnenf
the budget bill so as to affect either M,
obligations of the State under Section II
Of Article III of the Constitution, or III.
provisions made by the laws Of the Stat,
for the establishment and maintenance a
system OF public schools, or the nav
ment of any salaries required to be nal,
BY the State of Maryland by the Consti
tuition thereof; and the General Assembi,
may amend the bill by Increasing or al
minishing the items therein relating 1
the General Assembly, and by increasin
the items therein relating to the judiciary
but except as hereinbefore specified ma
not alter the said bill except to strike on
or reduce Items therein, provided, how
ever, that the salary or compensation Q
any public officer shall not be decrease
during his term of office: and such Ri
when and as passed by both houses shaj
be law Immediately without further ac
ton by the Governor.
Fourth. The Governor and such repre
sentatives of the executive department.
boards, officers and commissions of tn
State expending or applying for State
money, as have been designated by tn
1ONefuOI IOl tU1S purpose, snail have IN
right, and when requested by either hous
of the Legislature, II shall be their dut
to appear and be heard with respect I
any budget bill during the considerable
thereof, and to answer inquiries relatiy
| thereto.
Subsection G. Supplementary Appropric
ton Bills,
-Neither house shall consider other al
propriations until the Budget Bill has bee
finally acted upon by both houses, and \
ia - fNaaana 4faaH
cept in accordance with the provisions 70
lowing; ~ Every such appropriate
shall be embodied in a separate bill lin
tied TO some single work, object or pui
| pose therein stated and called herein
| Supplementary Appropriation Bill: "a
| Each Supplementary Appropriation Bi
shall provide the revenue necessary to pa
the appropriation thereby made by a Ia,
direct or Indirect. TO be laid and cOllecte
as shall be directed In said Bill go n
supplementary Appropriation Bill sha
become a law unless 1t be passed in eac
house by a vote Of a majority of the who
number Of the members elected and II
yeas and nays recorded on its final pai
sage 90 Each Supplementary Appropr
alton Bill shall be presented to the Go,
ernor Of the State as provided in Sectio
II Of Article II OF the Constitution an
thereafter all the provisions of said Sc,
tion shall apply.
Nothing In this amendment shall be cor
passing at any time in accordance wit
the provisions Of Section IS of Article II
of the Constitution and subject TO tn
Governors power of approval as provide
IN Section II of Article II of the Const
tuition an appropriation bill to provide fc
the payment of any obligation of the stat
of Maryland within the protection Of SEE
tion 10 of Article l Of the Constitution {
the United States.
Sub b-SectiOn D. General Provisions.
First II the Budget Bill shall not hay
been fully acted upon by the Legislator
three days before the expiration Of ii
regular session, the Governor may, an
it shall be his duty to issue a proclamatio
period as may. in his Judgment, be neces
sary for the passage Of such Bill but n
other matter than such Bill shall be con
sidered during such extended session eN
cept a provision for the cost thereof.
Second. The Governor for the purpos
OF making up his budgets shall have IN
power, and 1t shall be his duty, to re
quire from the proper State Officials. in
cluding herein all executive department,
ali executive and administrative officei
bureaus, boards commissions and ages
cies eNpending or supervising the expend
ture Of, and all institutions applying 70
s,ate moneys and appropriations. sue
ltemized estimates and other information
ia such form and at such times as he sha
direct. The estimates for the Legislatiy
Department, certified by the presidin
officer OF each house, of the Judiciary. a
provided by law. certified by the Conn
troller. and for the public schools, as pr,
vided by law shall be transmitted to II
f.ovaruor IN a,rrh forrra ana a. ..,...h tf,.,,