The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-24
"CHAPTER 159.


lana IN regular session, and to provide for
the submission of said amendment to the
qualified voters of this State for adoption
or rejection.
| Section /. Be it enacted by the Genera
Assembly of Maryland three f1fths of all
the members of each of the two houses con-
currlng9 That the following be and the
| same is hereby proposed as an amendment
| to Section 81 of Article III, title Legislative
| Department. of the Constitution of this State,
the same, II adopted by the legally qualified
| voters or the State, as herein provided, to
| become Section % of Article III of the Con-
| stitution Of Maryland.
Sec. 81 The General Assembly shall not
| appropriate any money out of the Treasry
except in accordance with the followin pro-
| visions:
| Subsection A:
Every appropriation bill shall be either a
Budget Bill, or supplementary Appropria-
ton Bill, as hereinafter mentioned.
Subsection B:
First. Within twenty DAYS after the con-
| Nenlng or the General Assembly except in
the case OF newly elected Governor, and
| then within thirty days after his Inaugural
tlon'l unless such time shall be extended
| ny the General Assembly for the Ses-
| sion at 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
| budget snail contain a complete plan of pro
| posed expenditures and estimated revenues
| Tor the particular fiscal year to which it re-
| or dehclt of revenues at the end of such
| year. ccomDanying each budget shall be
statement showing: % the revenues and
expenditures for each of the two fiscal yea RS
| next preceding: (2) the current assets liza
| btlities, reserves and surplus or def it of
the state; CD the debts and funds of the
| state; a. an estimate of the States finan-
| cial condition as of the beginning and end
| OF each of the fiscal years covered by the
| Two budgets above provided; ~ any ex-
| PLANTATION the Governor NAV desire to make
. as TO the important features pf al mn ,rat
! ana any suggestion as to methods for the
reduction or increase of the States revenue.
Second. Each budget shall be divided into
| two parts and the first part shall be desig-
mated governmental Appropriations and
| snaII embrace an ltemiZed estimate of the
| appropriations: ID for the General As
! semblY as certified to the Governor i'm the
manner hereinafter provided; W for the
| Executive Department: .) for the Judici-
! airy Department, as provided by law. certified
! to the Governor by the Comptroller: ,p to
/ pay and discharge the principal and interest
! or the DEBT OF the State OF Maryland in con
| tOrmity with Section a Of Article II of the
| Constitution, and all laws enacted in pursu-
ance thereof; % for the salaries payable
! by the state under Constitution and laws
! of the state; 10 for the establishment ana
maintenance throughout the state of thor
! Ougn ana efficient system of public schools in
! conformity with Article VIII of the COnSti-
tuition and with the laws OF the State; ~
| for such other purposes as are set forth in
! the constitution OF the state.
Third. The second part shall be desis-
| mated General preparations and shall
| mcIude all other estimates OF appropriations.
| The Governor shall deliver to the presid
! lng officer OF each house the budgets ana a
! bill for all the proposed appropriations of
! the budgets clearly itemiZed and classified.
ana the presiding oiticer OF each house shall
| promptly cause said bin to he introduced
! therein. ana such bin shall be known as the
! budget BIZ. The Governor may, before
! maj action thereon by the General ASsemb-
| ,,e- 4
! budgets to correct an oversight or in case
| of an emergency. With the consent Of the
| General Assembly by delivering such an
| amendment or supplement to the preSidin z
| Officers OF both houses, and such amendment
or supplement shall thereby become a part
| OF said budget bin as an addition to the
| items OF said bill or As modification Of or a
substitute for any item OF said bill such
amendment or supplement may affect.
| The Genenal Assembly shan not amend
! the budget bin so as to affect either the OBJ
| legations OF the state under Section "a of
! Article II of the Constitution. or the pro
| visions made by the laws OF the State for the
establishment and maintenance OF system
! OF public schools. or the payment of any
| salaries required to be paid hy the State OF
| Maryland by the Constitution thereof: and
! the General Assembly may amend the bin by
| increasing or diminishing the items therein
| relating to the General Assembly: and by in
| cTeasinS the items therein relating to the
! judiciary, but except as hereinbefOre SpeCi-
He'd, may not alter the said bill eXcent to
| strike out or recuCe items therein. provided.
however. that the salary or COMPENSATION OF
any public officer shall not be decreased dur
| Ing his term OF office; and such bill when
| and as passed by both houses shall be a law
Immediately without further action bY the
Governor
Fourth. The Governor ant sucn represen-
tativeS of the executive departments. boards
officers anQcOmm iSSiOns OF the State eXDeud
| ing or supplying for States money, as have
been designated by the Governor for this
purpose, shall have the right, and when re
/ tod -..f4I
it shall be their duty TO appear and be heard
| with respect to any budget bin during the
consideration thereof, aud to answer inquir-
| les relative thereto.
sub section 6: supplementary Appropria.
Neither house shall consider other appro-
priationS until the Budget Bill has been
| finally acted upon by both houses, and ne
| such other appropriation shall be valid eX
| cept IN accordance with the provisions fol
| lowing; ~ Every such appropriation shall
| be embodied i'll separate bill limited tC
some single work object or purdose therein
| stated and called herein a Supplementary
| Appropriation Bill; az Each supplement.
tary Appropriation Bill shall provide the
| revenue necessary TO pay the appropriation
| thereby made by tax, direct or indirect, t.
be laid ana collected as shall be directed in
| said Bill 80 No supplementary Appropria
| ton Bill shall become law unless it be
| passed in each house by a vote Of a major
| ity OF the whole number OF the members
| elected; ana in the yeas and nays recorded OF
| It's tlual passage; 90 Each supplementary
| Appropriation BIZ shall be presented TO the
| Governor OF the state as provided in Section
y Of Article II of the Constitution and
thereafter all the provisions Of said Section
shall apply.
Nothing in this amendment shall be con
strued as preventing the Legislature from
passing al any time in accordance with the
provisions of section > of Article III OF
the Constitution ana subject to the Cover
| nUrS power OF approval as provided in Sec
ton l. OF Article IL of the Constitution al
appropriation bin to provide for the pay
| ment OF any obligation of the state OF Mary
| land within the protection Of section 10 OF
| Article OF the constitution of the United
| States.
| subsection d: General Provisions:
First. II the Budget Bin shall not have
| been finally acted upon by the Legislature
| lar session, the Governor may, and it shall
be his duty to issue proclamation extend
| ing the session for such further period as
| may, in his Judgment. be necessary for the
| passage of such Bill; but no other matter
than such Bill shall be considered curing
| such extended session except provision for
| the cost thereof
| Second. The Governor for the purpose OF
making up his budgets shall have the power
| and 1t shall be his duty, to require from the
| proper State Officials, including herein all
| executive departments, all executive and ad-
! illustrative offices, bureaus boards, com
| vising the expenditure of, and all institu-
| tions applying for State moneys and appro-
| priations, such itemniZed estimates and
| other Information, in such form and at such
| times as he shall direct. The estimates for
| the Legislative Department, certified by the