The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-10-06

"a or Article III OF the Con stitution or on
any laws heretofore or hereafter passed finn
venting the Governor from ealing eSfrpoS.
binary sessions of the Legislature, as pros
vlded BY Section 16 Of Article II. or as pre-
venting the Legislature at such extraordi-
nary sessions from considering any emeru
gency appropriation or appropriations.
~, al ased any item a, or any appropriation bin
shall be held invalid upon any ground,
such inyalidity shall not affect the legality
OF On the B 81 or of any other item OF such
SECTION .. And be it enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
S fe t%a hereby proposed as an amendment
SUNG general election, being lie Pres
i E99 and Congressional election, to bo
Monday Of November, nineteen hundred
and sixteen, be submitted to the legal and
qualified voters. Of the State for their
the directions contained i'm Article XIV ON
the Constitution of this State and at safd
election the vote on said proposed amenda
lot, and upon each ballot there shall be
placed the following synopsis Of said
amendment under the caption Of
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PRO-
NlDlNG FOR BUDGET
This amendment provides that the Gov
ernor shall present to the Legislature soon
after 1t Is convened a Budget giving N COM
piete plan Of proposed expenditures and es.
cal years showing clearly any surplus OLE
deficit in State funds In these estimates
ne shall make provision for the interest
all salaries as fixed by law, and fer tho
public schools us fixed by law With re-
gard to most other matters he may revise
me eStlmates presented to him either by
State officers or State-aided institutions.
The Legislature may not increase the es-
Inmates presented by the Governor or pass
additional nj oc+n A~w
majority vote and musE make provision
by tax for such increase or additional ap-
preparation. The Legislature may nor alter
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
nent as now provided 10y law, and i'm
mediately after said election due returns
shall De made to the Governor OF the vote
lfor and against the proposed amendment,
ana further proceedings had In accord
anse with Article KY Of the Constitution.
Now, therefore, ! Emerson c. Harrington,
Governor Of the State of Maryland, in pur-
Of Article IA Of the Constitution Of Mary
land, do hereby order and direct a copy Of
this Proclamation, containing a full, true
S o the cory OF the text OF said Chap
publlshed in at least two newspapers in
each OF the counties Of the State and i'm
Inree newspapers puDllsned 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 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
Of 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.