Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-08-06
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

A Proclamation: BY the Governor.
l. John ]. Cornwell, Governor Of the
State Of West Virginia, pursuant 70
the Constitution and laws q SAID
State. do hereby proclaim, announcing
60 the voters Of the State of West Nlr-
GINA, that on Tuesday next after the
first Monday in November, IN the year
One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Eighteen. there viii be submitted for
ratification or rejection an amendment
To the Constitution of said State as
follows, to-wit:
Proposed Amendment.
That Article Six of said Constitution
as It now is be amended by adding
thereto section fifty-one, which pro-
posed amendment is as follows;
"Section fifty one. The legislature
shall not appropriate any money out
of the treasury except in accord ance
with the following provisions.
Subsection A.
Every appropriation bill shall be
either budget bill, or supplement
tary appropriation bill, as hereinafter
mentioned.
Sub Section b.
First: Within ten days after the
converting of the legislature, unless
such time shall be extended BY the
legislature for the session at winch the
budget is to be submitted, the board
of public works, which shall consist OF
the governor, secretary of state. audi
tor, treasurer, attorney general, super
intendent of free schools and commits
sioner of agriculture, shall submit to
the legislature, two budgets, one for
each of the ensuing fiscal years. Each
budget shall contain a complete plan
of proposed expenditures and estlma--
ted revenues for the particular fiscal
year to which it relates; and shall
show the estimated surplus of reven-
ues at the end of such year. Accom-
panying each budget shall be state
ment showing: "a the revenues and
expenditure for each of the two fiscal
years next preceding; (2) the current
assets, liabilities reserves and surplus
or deficit of the state; 90 the debts
and funds of the state; az an estl-
mate of the states financial condition
as to the beginning and end of each OF
the fiscal years covered by the two
budgets above provided; (5) any ex-
PLANTATION the board of public works
NAV desire to make as to the import
ant features of any budget and sug-
gestions as to methods for the reduc-
| ton or increase of the states revenue.
Second: Each budget shall be di-
vided into two parts, and the first part
shall be designated Governmental
Appropriations and shall embrace
an itemized estimate of the approp-
riations; (D for the legislature as GER
titled to the board of public works in
the manner hereinafter provided; (2)
for the executive department; (3) for
the judiciary department, as provided
bylaw certified to the governor by the
auditor; (4) to pay and discharge the
principal and interest of any debt OF
the state of West Virginia hereafter
created in conformity with the con-
stitution, and all laws enacted in pur-
suance thereof; 90 for the salaries
payable by the state under the consti-
tuition and by laws Of the state; (6)
for the aid of public schools in confor-
nifty with the laws of the state; 90
for such other purposes as are set
forth in the constitution and laws
made in pursuance thereof.
Third: The second part shall be
designated General Appropriations
and shall include all other estimates
of appropriations.
The Board Of Public Works shall
deliver to the presiding officer of each
house the budgets and a bill for all the
proposed appropriations Of the bud
gets clearly itemized and classified
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 ac-
ton thereon by the legislature, amend
or supplement either of said budgets
to correct an oversight or in case of ar
emergency, with the consent of the
Legislature by delivering such ar
amendment or supplement to the pre-
siding officers of both houses; ;and such
amendment or supplement shall be-
come part of said budget bill as ar
addition tothe items of said bill or as
modification of or a substitute fol
any item of said bill such amendment
or supplement mayaffect.
The legislature shall not amend the
budget bill so as to create deficit but
may amend the bill by increasing OF
diminishing the items therein relating
to the legislature, and by increasing
the items therein relating to the judi
ciary, but except as hereinafter
specified, may not alter the said bill
except to strike out or reduce items
therein; provided however, that the
salary or compensation of any public
Z n c6olI not he f,an1 cod
| ished during his term Of Office; 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
representatives of the boards, officers
and commissioners of he state expend-
| ing or applying for states money as
have been designated by the board of
public works for this purpose, shall
have the right, andwhen requested by
either house of the legislature it shall
be their duty to appear and he heard
with respect to any budget bill during
the consideration thereof, and to an
swer inquiries relative thereto.
Sub Section C-Supplimentar Appro-
priation Bills.
Neither house shall consider other
appropriation until the budget bill has
been finally acted upon by both houses
and no such other appropriations shall
be valid except in accordance with the
provisions following:
Ql Every such appropriation
shall be embodied in a separate bill
limited to some single work, object or
purpose therein stated and called here
in a supplementary appropriation bill;
(2) Each supplementary bill shall
provide the revenue necessary to pay
the appropriation thereby made by a
tax, direct or indirect, to be laid and
collected as shall be directed in said
bill unless it appears from such budget
that there is sufficient revenue avail
able; (3) no supplementary appro-
priation bill shall become a law unless
it be passed in each house by vote of
a majority of the members present.
and the yeas and nays recorded on its