Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-08-10

any salaries required to be paid by
the State Of Maryland by the Consti-
tuition thereof: and the General AS
semhly may amend the bill by increas.
ing or diminishing the items therein
relating 10 the General Assembly, and
by increasing the items therein relat-
ing 70 the Judiciary, but except as
hereinbefOre specified, may not alter
the said bill except 70 strike out or
reduce Items therein, provided, how
ever, that the salary or compensation
of any public officer shall not be de-
creased during his term OF Office; and
such bill when and as passed by both
houses shall be law Immediately
without further action by the Cover
nor.
Fourth. The Governor and such
representative OF the executive de-
partmeDts, boards, officers and com
missions OF the State expendlng or
supplying for States money, as have
been designated by the Governor for
this purpose, shall have The right, and
wnen requested by either house OF the
Legislature, IL shall DO their duty 20
appear and be heard with respect TO
any budget bill during the considera-
ton thereof, and tc, answer inquiries
relative thereto.
Subsection @. supplementary
Appropriation Bills
Neither house shall consider other
appropriations until the Budget Bill
has been finally acted upon by both
houses, and no such other appropria-
tlon shall be- valid except la accord.
ance with tlse provisions following
I'D Every such appropriation shall
81 embodied Ia ! separate bin limited
70 some work, object or purpose there
In stated and called herein d supple
meptRry Appropriation Bill. fa1
Each supplementary Appropriated
Hlli shall provide the revenue neces-
made by q tar, direct or indirect, 10
rected Ia said Bill; t3l No Supple
menlaFy Appropriation Bill shaft be-
come 4 Law unless II be passed In
each house by vote OF majority OF
The whole number of the members
elected; and the yeas and nays re-
corded on It's fiual passage; al Each
Supplementary Appropriation Bill
shall be presented 10 the Governor OF
tho State rs provided In Section II OF
Article II OF the Constitution 9 nd
thereafter alt the provisions OF said
Section shall apply.
Nothing 10 this amendment shall be
construed as preventing the Legisla-
ture from passing at any time ia &c
cordance with the provisions OF Sec
zion y OF Article III OF the Constitu-
tlon and subject 70 the Governors
power OF approval as provided In
Section II Of Article II Of the Consti-
tuition an appropriation bill to pro-
vide for the payment of any obligation
OF The State OF Maryland within the
projection OF Section 10 Of Article
Of the C0unstltutlon OF the United
States.
Subsection D General Proyls-
ions
First II the Budget Bill shall have
! been finally acted upon by the Legls-
iAture three days before the expiration
Of It's regular session, the Governor
may, and Il shall te his duty 70 issue
u proclamation extending 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 during
such extended session except o pro-
vision for the cost thereof.
Second. The Governor for the pur-
pose 81 making up his budgets shall
have the power, and it shall be his
duty, to require from the proper state
! officials, including herein all exccu.
tive departments, all executive and
administrative Offices, bureaus, boards
commissions and agencies expanding
or supervising the expenditure OF, and
all Institutions applying for State
moneys and appropriations, such
itemized estimates and other informa.
tiOns in such form and 81 such times
as he shall direct. The estimates for
the Legislative Department, certified
by tho presiding s0liicer Of each house,
OF she Judiciary, as provided by law,
shall be transmitted 70 the Governor,
In such form and at such times as ht
shall direct, and shall be included il
the budget without revision.
Third. The Legislature may, from
time 10 time, enact such laws, not in
consistent with this section as mas
be necessary and proper TO casry oul
its provisions.
Fourth. Ia the event OF any incon
tency between any Of the provisions o.
this Section and OF the other provision:
Ok the Constitution, the provisions b
Il this Section shall prevail. But moth
Il Ing herein shall In any manner affecI
Il the provisions OF Section "a of Article
III OF the Constitution or OF any law.
lheretofore or hereafter passed lib pur
suance thereof or be construed as pre-
venting the Governor from calling ex
traordlnAry sessions OF the Legislature,
as provided by Section II OF Article
i II, or as preventing the Legislature q
such extraordinary sessions from con
sidering any emergency appropriation
or appropriations
II any Item OF any appropriation
bill passed under the provisions o
this section shall be held In
valid upon any ground, such invalid
lty shall not affect the legality OF tn
Bill or Of any other item 81 such BIZ
0r Bills.
il sectlon 2. And be it enacted BY In
. authority aforesaid, That the sci
foregoing Section hereby proposed q
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