Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-10-13
PROCLAMATION.

losED AMENDMENT TO Tur
CRSlpd,IiuTlON OF YLAND
WbhrststsN1 a BUDGET SYSTEM
IL III thsfral Assembly ~ Marvis,5 ls5'oll 9l q
wit. car 1916, an Act was nss,.'a ~
Act to NJ A't Of said Acts beiue nn
81 Of A. an amendment to Srefje.
lariment@ ~ tilc, .Lerisiailve ~
State. aud lhe Constitution n ilia
iiunes toilmi said Act Is IN words sna
Section sfFopose an amendment l..
live Deparin lfticle Ill titie, Tegisl,i,
THIS state "a, n ne Constitution of (
Of MARYLAND htie General Aeeenlbiv
provide for tfsalar session, and IA 4
amendment to Submission or safJ I
this state for ah qualified voters ~
Assembly Of HargidEted bD he ~ Sene,aJ
the members Of sach tfIee-hfths of All
concurfing). That Ind Tie two houses
ne same y hereby prok lowing be and
i,esislatiNe Departmental &ticie III Id.
nen ot this State. the Atlit Constjt,l Z
DS the legally quaHfelHe. u ad1nief
atatet as herein provided Ners 0f IN
q a29 ArsTviand4 n "a article III Of eeeIae sea
Sec. SO. The General ~ 'u'''
irt Iot appropriate any money& NV shau3
9l,Ialy 9ld,eIasqry except in accordanA of IN.
toioMtng provisions Nj. ~,
subsection A
Every appropriation BIN shauA
= Dunset BIZ, or a Suppleren ~ th,,
styls1sttsYn XIX gis Bli, as hereinafter AAos
First. Within twenty aaxs
conNentng Of the General Ass.,,ttseN
eept IN the case OF n neycl, etsHtl3 ~
tsh"ls ana then within thirty dad5 ~
~ ~ hidushfatunl, unless such tffns y
~. 'Aetliled s.l.l Dy the General Assemi4s
W session at which the Budget q X Y n
submitted, the Governor shslf s,,ts,,N a
~ ~ General Assembly two budgets l.
iof each Of the ensuing fisral sears II
1upset Shali contain complete nian L
H..ppS1t expenditures and estimated "A
eiiues Tor the particular fiscal tsaa, y
which Il relates and shan shaws Il,
estiinated surplus or deficit OF rqvani7s
AZ the end Of such year Accofnnsn nvir
sten ;.l oslset sha1 be statement SHOW
sa VI, me revenues and expenditure
lor e,eh OF the two fiscal years nex
preceding 90 the current assets liahui
1ts, reserves and surplus or deficit ~ ~
state 90 the debts and funds Of Is
Seatt W an estimate Of the State
Hnshflal condition as Of the beginning an
end Of each OF the fiscal years f,,,.ari T.
she tWo budgets above provided. f5l an
eNplAhauon the Governor NAV desire +
MAKE as to the important features Of al,
yuusei ana any suggestion as to method
revenue - Wy S'"tt
Second. Each budget shall be divide,
INTO Two parts, and the first part shaIi Il
uesignated Governmental Appropriations
allu IN. snal embrace an itemlzed estimate q
ne appropriations % for the Genera
assembly as certified to the Governor i
tne manner hereinafter provided. . (21 r.
me Executive Department (9j for r.
Sulieiasy Department. as provided by Law
selniled s..l.iil 70 the Governor by the Comp
rgiler 90 to pay and discharge fb
principal and interest of the debt of II
state OF Maryland in confof1nift vii,
Section "a Of Article III Of the C,onsfif,i
ti, tlon, ana al laws enacted in pursuartc
thereof; l51 for the Salaries pavabis y.
the State under the Constifutfon ,1d ~
Of the STATE go for the establlshmen
ahu maintenance throughout the State a
thorough and efficient system Of ntibli
sshvols IN conformity with Article VII
y tie Constitution and with the laws q
the state; 90 for such other purposes y
State. u -
Third; The second part shall be desie
nateI i General Appropriations, and shal
tions. "pP''piis'
The Governor shall deliver to the nre
siding officer Of each house the budref
anu ., Pill for all the proposed appropria
tons Of the budgets clearly ifer1is,s5f -. -
classified; and the presldjna ofIicc,- - =
each house shall promptly cause said iii
- pc introduced therein. and such hil
shall be known as the Budget Bill . m
governor may, before final action thereoi
oy the General Assembly, amend or stn5
piement either OF said budgets 10 corrss
an oversight or in case OF an efuereenct
with the consent OF the General Assembi
by delivering such an amendment or str,'
pieHent 10 the presiding officers OF boil
houses, and such amendment or sunni
ment snail thereby become a part Of al
puueet bil as an addition to the items a
sald plll or as a modification Of or
substitute for any item OF said bill or n
Inodiheatlon OF or a substitute for an
plement may affect
Ihe General Assembly shall not amen,
the budget bill so as to affect either ~
pphgations Of the State under Section 3
ol .A,l. AItleie II OF the Constitution, or th
provisions made by the laws Of the Stat
Tor the establishment and maintenance o
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 Assembr
may amend The bill by Increasing or n
minishing the items therein relating Il
the General Assembly, and by increasin
me Items therein relating 10 the judiciary
out except as hereinpefore. specified, ma
not alter the said bill except to strike 81
or reduce items therein, provided. now
everr tnat the SALARY, or condensation Q
any public officer shall not be decrease
during his term OF office; and such bii
NA'At'iA anu d. l't5<tu uF4DGLl houses SIlal
be n law Immediately without further az
ton by the Governor
Fourth. The Governor and such repre-
sHntatiyas OF the executive departments
boards, officers and cornmissions Of til
State expendlhg or applying for state
money Is have been DESIGNATED by IN
Governor for this purpose, shall have tn
right ana when requested by either hous
Of the Legislature, IL shall be their dut
to appear and be heard with respect /
thereof and to answer inquiries relatiy
Sa6-Ssctfgn q. Supplementary Appropr,o
ton Biilss
Neither house shall consider other az
propriations until the Budget Bill has bee
nnally acted upon by both houses and n
such other appropriation shan be valid ez
cept In accordance with the provisions 70
lowing "a Every such appropriate
shall be embodied in a separate bin lin
tied 70 some single work, object or pui
pose therein stated and called herein
cuppiementary Appropriation Bill; "a
kach supplementary Appropriation Bi
shall provide the revenue necessary 10 pa
the appropriation thereby made by Ia,
direct or indirect. 10 be laid and collecte
az shall4be direafed in said Bill; go n
Supplementary Appropriation Bill sha
become law unless it be passed in eac
house by vote of a majority Of the whol
number Of the members elected and I'll
yeas and nays recorded on iis flhai pa.
sage; "a Each Supplementary Appropr
alton BIZ 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,
ton shall apply.
Nothing in this amendment shall be COZ
strued as preventing the Legislature froi
passing at any time in accordance wit
the provisions of Section rs Of Article II
Of the Constitution and subject to II
Governors power Of approval as provide
in Section IL of Article IL OF the Const
tuition an appropriation bill to provide K
the payment Of any obligation Of the Stai
Of Maryland within the protection Of Sel
| ton 10 OF Article l Of the Constitution
the United States.
Sub-SecttoA D: General PropiSi0ns,
First. II the Budget Bill shall not hay
! been fully acted upon by the Legislatui
4 three days before the expiration Of Il
regular session, the Governor may, an
it shall be his duty to issue a proelamatid
/ extending the session for such furthl
period as may, in his judgment, be nece
/ sary ior the passage OF such Bill but ]
other matter than such Bill shall be col
sidered during such extended session &,
, cept provision for the cost thereof
Second. The Governor for the purpoi
OF making up his budgets shall have Il
power and 1t shall be his duty. to 7
4 quire from the proper State Officials, Il
/ cluding herein all executive department
all executive and administrative office
/ bureaus, boards. commissions and age
Giles expending or supervising The expend
ture Of. and all Institutions applying Il
and Hlnt "a a-ar.