The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-11-04
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. $.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 5.
BY Chapter 1888, Laws 1915, the legis-
leturN proposed for adoption by the
EieHen Of arele Four Of of tRe
Constitution.
Said section now reads an followss
"section II. APPROVAL OF BILLS
BY GOVERNOR = VETO POWER
Every bill which shall have passed the
senate and house OF representatives, in
conformity to the rules of each house
and the joint rules of the two houses,
shall, before re it becomes q la. law. be ere,
he approves he shall sign and deposit
It In the office of the, secretary of state
for preservation. and notify the house
where 1t originated of the fact. But
If not, he shall return it with his OBJ
jections, to the house In which it shall
have originated; when such objections
shall sbe entered at large ON the jour
nal of the same, and the house shall
proceed to reconsider. the bill, II
after such reconsideration, two-thirds
bill, it shall be sent, together with the
objections, to the other house, by which
It shall likewise be reconsidered; and
If it be approved by tWo-thirds of that
house it shall become a law. But in
all such cases the votes of both houses
shall be determined by yeas and nays,
for or against the bill shall be entered
on the Journal OF each house respec-
lively. II any bill shall not be re-
days Sundays eXoepted) after it shall
have been presented to him. the same
shall be law ins like manner as ii
by adjournment within that time, pre-
vents it's return; in which case it shall
not be law. The governor may ap>
secretary of state, within three days
after the adjournment of the legisla.
ture, any act passed during the last
shall become a law If any bill pre-
scented to the governor contains sew.
eral items of appropriation of money
TENS ' While VILE appr owl Of or the other h
portion of the bill. In such case, he
shall append to the bill, at the time
to Mgeh he and the OF fn9
ton SO objected to shall. not take eff
feet. If the legislature be in session,
he shall transmit to the house in which
the bill originated a copy Of such state;
ment and the items objected to shall
be separately reconsidered. If, on re-
consideration, one or more, of such
members elected to each house, the
same shall be a part Of the law, not
withstanding the objections of the gov.
ton, in relation to bills not approved
by the governor, shall apply in cases
in which he shall withhold his approval
IFOHl ANY lI6II OF -lL6IIIS contained IN q
bill appropriating money"
1t is proposed to amend that section
20 that it shall read as f0llOwsS
Section Ii. Every bill which
s sonl. haye PASSED the 3vs senate and
formity to the rules of each house
and the joint rules of the two
houses. shall, before It becomes .
la a fad 70 hA
Of the state. If he approves he
shall sign and deposit it in the
office of the secretary of state for
where it originated OF the fact.
But II not. he shall return it, with
his ascS 60ifct sba t. the or h3nsf IL
when such objections shall be en-.
tered at large on the journal OF
the same, and the house shall pro-
coed to reconsider the bill. If,
after such reconsideration. two
thirds of that house shall agree to
pass the bill, it shall be sent, to-
other house, by. which it shall like
wise be reconsidered; and if it be
approved by two-thirds OF that
house it shall BECOME a law; But
houses shall be determined by
yeas and nays, and the names OF
the persons voting for or against
journal of each house respective
tyrns i S 5R t biz sna not Ps t1
after it shall have been presented
to him, the same shall be a law in
like manner as, if he, had signed
5ournment Wth ins that tut time ey p ae
vent it's return; in which case it
shall not be a law. The governor
may apPrQyye' sign and file in the
within three days after the adj
Journment- of the legislature, any
a get passs go during the last three
shall become a law. If any bill
presented to the governor contains
several items of appropriation of
more of such items in whole or in
part. while approving of the other
portion of the bill. In such case
time of signing it, a statement Of
the. items and parts of items to
which he objects, and the part OF
shall not take effect If the legis-
lature be in session, he shall trans
NIT to the house in which the bill
ment, and the items objected to in
whole or in part shall be separate
ly reconsidered. If, on reconsid
be approved by two-t thirds Of the
members elected to each house,
the same shall be a part of the
law, NOTWITHSTANDING the ObJeC-
lions of the governor. All the
provisions Of this section, in rela-
ton to bills not approved by the
governor, shall apply in cases in
which he shall withhold his ape
prevail in whole or in part from
any item or items contained in a
bill appropriating money"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT. Under
the Constitution as 1t now Is, the gov-
ernor may veto any item I'm an appro-
priation bill, but he cannot cut down
the amount appropriated for any spe-