Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-08-18
PROCLAMATION.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT ~ m

PROPOSED AMENDMENT To rIa
] CONSTITUTION OF MARY .A...
CREATING A BUDGET SYSTEM
I WHEREAS. at the January Session n
] the General Assembly Of Maryland. hrlt
| in the year 1916. an Act was pass !. To.
VII Chapter l59 OF said Acts, being at
Act to propose an amendment TO section
/ 81 Of Article III title, "I.egislative De.
/ partfnent. of the Constitution OF this
state and which said Act is in words and
figures following;
AN ACT to Propose an amendment {,
Section So Of Article III. title. Legisla.
tive Department, OF the Constitution oi
this Stale. regulating the making OF ap.
prOpriations BY the General Assembly
,!,i.,i. oi miaryi3nd IN regular session, and te
amendment to the qualified voters OF
TINS state for adoption or rejection.
Section l.. Be Il enacted JB the Genera
Assembly Of MdrDidnd (thret.-fftbs of af
the members Of each OF the Two honses
coneurring), That the following be nnd
tha same IS hereby proposed as an amend
mem 70 Section 81 Of Article III. tftlt
u gislatiNe Department, Of the Constitt,.
ton Of this State. the same. II adonfea
by the legally qualified voters n fhs
state, as herein provided, to become Sc.
os llon sz 20. 1f Article III OF the Constitution
Sec 81. The General Assembly shan
aot appropriate any money oif ~ IN
treasury except In accordance win ~
following PROV slons ''''
subsection A.
EVERY appropriation bin shall he e,tbe,
budget Bill, or a Supplementary An,
sr9pflation Bill, as hereinafter mentioned
first. Within twenty davs after ~
'onvening Of the General Assen,hi, feY, w,
5tpt N the case Of a newly elected Gov.
sinor. ana then within thirty days afte,
iis inauguration). unless such tine shali
y extended by the General Asseoobi,, ~,
I Session tIas
submitted, the Governor shall snbn,it h
the 6eneral Assembly two budeets an
ipf each OF the ensuing fiscal wears Fach
fuuset shti contain a complete plan ol
opposed expenditures and estimated rev.
nues the particular fiscal vear y
Fhlth i relates. and shall show tn
s'uiftte1 surplus or deficit Of reycnues
4 TIE end of such year Accontanyine
~, asn n9 .sst snail be statement show
ihs ~ the revenues and expenditures
tQf each Of the two fiscal Years new
ttceiins ~ the current assets liabili
les, reserves and surplus or deficit Of iii
e s.a,e ~ the debts and funds Of the
state (4) an estimate of the State,
financial condition as Of the beginning ana
md Of each Of the fiscal years covered i
the two budgets above provided; 65j an1
explanation tn Governor may desire Il
make as TO the important features of any
budget and any suggestion as 10 meihods
FOR the reduction or increase of the State's
revenue
Second. Each budget shall be divided
INTO Two parts and the first part sil,Q hs
designated Governmental Approtriati1ps
anu shall embrace an itenized estimate o.
ihe appropriations t1D for the Gpnerai
Assembly as certified 10 the Governor it
the manner hereinafter provided - foi
the Executive Department (31 fur IN,
Judiciary Department as provided l., law
eertiHed TO the Governor by the Conn
troller ti) to pay and discharge the
principal and interest OF the debt Of the
Ia Af ANIasHHa a
Section "a of Article Ill Of the Constiti,.
ton, and all laws enacted in pursuanc,
thereof; (5) for the salaries PAYABLE b,
the State under the Constitution and law
Of the state; 60 for the establishment
ana maintenance throughout the State OF
thorough and efficient system Of public
schools in conformity with Article VIII
OF the Constitution and with the laws OF
the state; 20 for such other purposes az
are set forth in the Constitution Of tn
state.
Third The second part shall be desig
mated General Appropriations" and shal,
include all other estimates OF appropria.
tons.
The Governor shall deliver 10 tho nre
siuing officer of each house the budgets
-t.id bill for all the proposed appropria.
Tons Of the budgets t.eariy itemized auo
classified; and the presiding officer OF
each house shall promptly cause said bill
10 be introduced therein. and such bill
hall be known as the Budget Bill" The
Governor may, before final action thereon
by the General Assembly. amend or sup
plement either OF said budgets to correct
an oversight or in case of an emergency.
with the consent of the General Assembly
by delivering such an amendment or sup
plement TO the presiding officers of both
houses and such amendment or supple.
nent shall thereby become a part of safq
budget bill as an addition to the items OF
SAID bill or as a modification Of or a
substitute for any item of said bill OF as
l modification of or a substitute for any
item of said bill such amendment or sup
plement may affect
The General Assembly shall not amen,
the budget bill so as to affect either tn,
obligations Of the State under Section 81
of Article III of the Constitution, or the
provisions made by the laws of the Statl
for the establishment and maintenance OF
system of public schools, or the pay
ment OF any salaries required to be pail
b. the State of Maryland by the Consti
tuition thereof; and the General Assembly
may amend the bill by increasing or di-
finishing the items therein relating 10
,iic General Assembly, and by increasing
he items therein relating to the Judiciary
,ut except as hereinbefore specified, may
.lOt alter the said bill except to strike out
ever, that the salary or compensation OF
any public officer shall not be decreased
curing his term of office and such bill
when and as passed by both houses shall
tiOn by the Governor
Fourth. The Governor and such repre-
sentattves of the executive departments,
boards, officers and commissions of the
state expending or applying for States
money, as have been designated by the
Governor for this purpose, shall have the
right, and when requested by either house
OF the Legislature, it shall be their duty
to appear and be heard with respect to
any budget bill during the consideration
thereof, and to answer inquiries relative
thereto
SUB Section @: Supplementary Appropria-
ton Bills:
Neither house shall consider other ap
preparations until the Budget Bill has been
finally acted upon by both houses, and no
such other appropriation shall be valid ex-
cept in accordance with the provisions fol
lowing ID Every such appropriation
shall be embodied in a separate bill lin
tied to some single work, object or pur-
pose therein stated and called herein a
supplementary Appropriation Bill; ta)
Each Supplementary Appropriation Bill
shall provide the revenue necessary 10 pay
the appropriation thereby made by tax,
Iirect or Indirect to be laid and collected
as shall be directed in said Bill; go No
Supplementary Appropriation Bill shall
become a law unless II be passed in each
house by a vote of a majority of the whole
number OF the members elected; and the
yeas and nays recorded on its final pas
sage ca Each Supplementary AppTopri-
alton Bill shall be presented TO the Gov
ernor of the State as provided in Section
II of Article IL of the Constitution and
thereafter all the provisions Of said Sec
tion shall apply.
Nothing in this amendment shall be con-
strued as preventing the Legislature from
passing at any time in ACCORDANCE with
the provisions Of Section rs of Article III
Of the Constitution and subject TO the
Governors power of approval as provided
IN Section II of Article IL Of the Consti-
tuition an appropriation bill TO provide fol
the payment of any obligation Of the State
OF Maryland within the protection of Sec
tlon 10 Of Article of the Constitution o.
the United States
Subsection d. General Provisions:
First II the Budget Bill shall not have
been fully acted upon by the Legislature
three days before the expiration of its
regular session, the GoTernor may, and
It shall be his duty to issue a proclamation
extending the session for such further
period as may. in his judgment, be neces-
sary for the passage of such Bill but no
other matter than such Bill shall be con
sidered during such extended session ex-
cept a provision for the cost thereof.
Second. The Governor for the purpose
of making up his budgets shall have the
mower, and ii shall be his duty. to re-
auire from the proper State Officials, in
Guiding herein all executive departments,