The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-26
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ar diriinfs ing the tens therein ,
EstfnS to tie Legislature md BY IN
creasfns the items therein relating @
the judiciary. but except as hereinbe
tore specified, may not alter the sad
bFIl except 70 strike ont or reduce
items therein; provided however
that the salary or compensation OF any
pCblic officer shall not be increased
or diminished during his term OF Of.
fec; and such bill when and as
passed by both houses shall be a Law
Immediately without further action by
the governor.
Fourth: The governor and such rep,
resc:.tatiYcS OF the boards, officers and
commissions Of the state spending
or applying for states money as have
been designated by the board OF pub
lie works for this purpose, shan 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 an
swer inquiries relative thereto.
Subsection C.-SupPIementary APpro-
priation Bills.
Neither house shall consider other
appropriations until the budget bill
has been finally acted upon by both
houses, and no such other apQrcprta-
tons shall be valid except IN accord
auce with the provisions following:
(1) Every such appropriation shall
be embodied In q separate bill limited
to some single work, object OF pur'
nose therein stated and called herein
a supplementary appropriation bull;
(3) Zach supplementary appropriation
bill shall provide the revenue neces-
sa-y to pay the appropriation thereby
made by tax, direct or indirect, to
be laid and collected as shall be d1'
rected in said bill unless 1t appears
fro nsuch budget that there is sutf1'
cIent revenue available; CD no supple
mentary appropriation bill shall be
come law unless it be passed IN each
house By q vote Of majority OF the
members present, and the yeas and
nays recorded on its final passage.
Each supplementary appropriation blu
shall be presented to the governor OF
the state as provided in section four
teen o Particle seven Of the coustitu'
ton and thereafter all the provisions
of said section shall apply
Nothing in this amendment shall be
construed as preventing the legisla'
ture from passing in time OF war an
appropriation bill to provide for the
payment of any obligation Of the state
of West Virginia within the protec.
ton Of section ten Of article one OF
the constitution OF the United states,
Subsection D.-General Provisions.
First: If the Budget Bill" shall
not have been finally acted upon by
the legislature three days before the
expiration OF its regular session, the
governor may, and It shall be his duty
to issue proclamation extending the
session for such further period as may
in his Judgment, be necessary for the
passage Of such bill: no no other mat,
ter than such bill shall be considered
during such extended session except
a provision for the cost thereof
Second: The board Of public works
for the purpose Of making up its bud,
gets SHAH have the power, and it shall
be its duty, to require from the proper
state officials, including herein all
executive departments. all executive
and administrative officers. E.Eeaus
boards, commissions and agencies ex
peadin gor supervising the expendt
lures of, and all Institutions applying