The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-03

OF said budget oil as an addition to
the items Of said bill or ~ . mOdinea-
ton Of or Q substitute for any item On
said bill such amendment or supple
ment'may AFFECT
The legislature shall not amend the
budget bill 50 as 10 create a deficit
but may amend the bill by increasing
or diminishing the items therein re-
lating 10 the legislature. and by in
creaSing the items therein relating 10
the judiciary. but except as hereinbe-
fore specified, may not alter the SAID
bill except 10 strike out or reduce
items therein: provided however,
that the salary or compensation OF any
public officer shall not be increased
or diminished during his term OF Of
flee; and such bill when and as
passed by both houses shall be law
Immediately without further action by
the governor.
Fourth: The governor and such rep
resentatiYes OF the boards, officers and
commissions OF the state expendins
or applying for states money as have
been designated by the board Of pub
lie works tor this purpose. shall have
the right, aud when requested by
either house OF the legislature il shall
be their duty to appear and be heard
with respect to any budget bill during
the consideration thereof, and 10 an
swer inquiries relative thereto.
Subsection c.-SupPlsmsntary 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 appropria
tions shall be valid except in accord
ance with the provisions following:
o. Every such appropriation shall
be embodied in q separate bill limited
TO some single WORK, object or pur
pose therein stated and called herein
supplementary appropriation bill;
t2) Each supplementary appropriation
bill shall provide the revenue neces-
sary 10 pay the appropriation thereby
made by tax, direct or indirect, to
be laid and collected as shs be d.
rected in said bin unless il appears
fro msuch budget that there is suffi-
cient revenue available, go no supple
mentary appropriation bill shall be.
come a law unless II be passed in each
house by a vote OF a majority OF the
members present, and the yeas and
nays recorded on its final passage.
Each supplementary appropriation bill
shall be presented to the governor OF
the state as provided in section four
teen Particle seven OF the constitu-
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 I'm 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 p.-General Provisions.
First: II the Budget Bill" shall
rot 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 a 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 shall 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. tTeaus,
boards, commissions and agencies ex
pendin gor supervising the eXpendt
lures of, and all institutions applying
for state moneys and appropriations,
| such itemized estimates and other in
formation, in such form and at such
times as said board shall direct. The
estimates for the legislative depart
ment, certified by the presiding Off
Ger Of each house, OF the judiciary, as
provided by law, certified by the audi.
tor, and for the public schools, as pro-
vided by law. shall be transmitted to
the board Of public works, in such
. form and at such time as It shall
I direct, and shall be included in the
budget.
The board OF public works may pro
vide for public hearings on all esti'
mates and may require the attend
ance at such hearings Of representa-
t.ves Of all agencies, and all institu'
tons applying for statae moneys. Aft
er such public hearings 1t may, in its
discretion, revise all estimates except
/ those for the legislative and judiciary
departments, and for the public
schools as provided by law.
Third: The legislature may from
time to time enact such laws, not in
consistent with this section as may be
proper to carry out its provisions.
Fourth: In the event OF any incon.
sistency between any Of the provisions
OF this section and any Of the other
provisions of the constitution, except
amendments thereto heretofore made
and ratified by the people, the provi'
siOns Of this section shall prevail. But
nothing herein shall be construed as
preventing the governor from calling
extraordinary sessions OF the legisla'
ture, as provided by section seven OF
article seven, or as preventing the leg.
islature at such extraordinary sessions
from considering any emergency ap
preparation or appropriations.