The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-10-28
Proposed Amendment.

That Article Six of said Constitu-
ton as it now is to be amended by
adding thereto section fifty-one, which
proposed amendment is as follows:
Section fifty-one. The legislature
shall not appropriate any money out
OF the treasury except in accordance
with the following provisions:
Subsection A.
Every appropriation bill shall be
either budget bill, or a supplemen-
tary appropriation bill, as hereinafter
mentioned.
Subsection 3.
First Within ten days after the
converting of the legislature, I'M
less such time shall be extended by
the legislature for the session at
which the budget is to be submitted,
the board of public works, which shall
consist of the governor, secretary of
state, auditor, treasurer, attorney gen
eral, superintendent of free schools
and commissioner of agriculture shall
submit to the legislature two budgets,
one for each of the ensuing fiscal
complete plan of proposed expendi-
lures and estimated revenues for the
particular fiscal year to which it re-
lates; and shall show the estimated
surplus or deficit of revenues at the
end of such year. Accompanying each
budget shall be a statement showing
a. the revenues and expenditures for
each of the two fiscal years next pre-
ceding; (2) the current assets, liabil
ties, reserves and surplus or deficit OF
the state; CD the debts and funds OF
| the state; (4) an estimate of the states
financial condition as of the beginning
and end of each of the fiscal years
covered by the two budgets above pro
vided; 90 any explanation the board
of public works may desire to make as
to the important features of any bud
get and any suggestions as to meth
DDS for the reduction or increase Of
the states revenue.
Second: Each budget shall be di
vided into two parts, and the first
part shall be designated Govern
mental Appropriations and shall EN-
brace an itemized estimate of the ap
preparations: Cd for the Legislature
as certified to the board of public
works in the manner hereinafter pro
vided; ca for the executive depart
ment; go for the judiciary depart
ment las provided by law, certified
to the governor by the auditor; ca tc
pay and discharge the principal and
| interest of any debt of the State OF
West Virginia hereafter created in
conformity with the constitution, and
all laws enacted in pursuance there
| of; 90 for the salaries payable by
the state under the constitution and
laws of the state; 60 for the aid of
public schools in conformity with the
laws of the state; 60 for such other
purposes as are set forth in the con-
stitution and laws made in pursuance
thereof
Third: The second part shall be
designated General Appropriation
and shall include all other estimates
of appropriations.
The Board of Public Works. shall
deliver to the presiding officer or
each house the budgets and bill for
all the proposed appropriation of the
budgets clearly itemized and classi.
fed; and the presiding officer of each
house shall promptly cause said bill
to be introduced therein and such bill
shall be known as the Budget Bill
The board of public works, may before
final action thereon by the legislature,
amend or supplement either of said