The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-10-13

Third. The Legislature n.ay, from tin,
to time, enaot such laws. not In, onsisl-
emit with this Section. as may b. nece5
sary and proper 10 carry out its pro
visions.
Fourth. In the event of any incon
sistency between any Of the y. ovisioh-
of this Section and any OF the .othei
provisions Of the Constitution. the pro-
visions of this Section shall prevail. Bu'
nothing herein shall In any manner at
feet the provisions OF Section "a OF Ar
ticle III of the Constitution or OF an.
laws heretofore or hereafter passed IN
pursuance thereof. or be construed a.
preventing the Governor from calling ex-
traordinary sessions Of the Legislature,
az provided By Section 10 Of Article III.
or as preventing the Legislature at such
extraordinary sessions from considering
any emergency appropriation or appro
priations.
II any item of any appropriation bill
passed under the provisions OF this Sec
ton shall be held invalid upon any
ground such invalidity shall not affect
the legality Of the Bill or of any other
itsm OF such Bill or Bills.
. Section g. And be It enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an
- 49,, a,su,ng general election. being
the Presidential and Congressional cleo
ton. to be held on the Tuesday next
after the first Monday of November,
nineteen hundred and sixteen, be submit
~. CO. Oar their aaontIon or rejection
-,ar,nI,v With the directions con-
.S,, ~ ar,ic,a XIV az the Constitution
- ~. a,a,a and nj aaId electIon the
.,,,s ~, said nronosed amendment to the
Con.,I,,,,Ion shalI be by ballot. and upoE
san,, tailot ,hare ahalI he placed the FOL.
,n.,,n. svnonsIs Of aaId Amendment unde,
a." asr,ian ~
"'"
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
o,,,n>,, ron A punorr.
Fho'is
rms amehanen' p'V ~ ,ss Ios,s,a,u,a
soon after II is convened a Budget CIV
ing n complete plan of proposed expen-
ditures and estimated revenues for the
two succeeding fiscal years showing
CLEARLY any surplus or deficit in State
funds In these estimates he shall makt
proyiaiou for the interest and sinking
S,,nda of All State debts, for all salaries
AZ fxed by law, With regard to most
other matters he may revise the esti'
mates presented to him either by State
officers or Statc-aided institutions. The
Legislature may not increase the esti.
mates presented by the Governor or pass
any additional appropriation act excsp
BY n majority vote and must max pro
vision by tax for such increase or ad
dItIonal appropriation. The Legislature
may not alter In an appropl ton nc,
the provision made by law for the Stat
debt, or for tie Judiciary. but may re
duce all other items In the Governors
estimntes;' ard the words FOR the Con-
stitutIonal Amendment and against thu
constitutional Amendment as now pro,
v,ueu ~ Nv nu .h'% ~, ma,
~ n,'orno, ~ Inc vote far aud agnI,s,
the nyonoaed amendment and fur,h-
proceedings had in accordance with Ar
ticie NV OF the 'ohS'''u''oh'
Approved March Is. 1915"
Now. therefore. /. Emerson C. Hnr.
rington, Governor of the State OF Mars
land' in pursuance OF the direction con
Constitution OF Maryland, do hereby or
der and direct copy OF this Proclaim
co v 81 IN" ~, ~ aid cbsnter 10 n