Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-09-10
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

A Proclamation: By the Governor.
l, John j. Cornwell, Governor of the
State of West Virginia, pursuant to
the Constitution and laws Of said
State, do hereby proclaim, announcing
to the voters of the State of West Vir-
ginia, that on Tuesday next after the
first Monday in November, in the year
One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Eighteen, there will 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 ffty-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 a supplement
tary appropriation bill, as hereinafter
mentioned.
Subsection B.
First: Within ten days after the
converting of the legislature, unless
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, 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 estima-
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 a state
ment showing: (1) 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; (4) an esti-
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
may 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; "a for the legislature as GER
titled to the board of public works IN
the manner hereinafter provided; %
for the executive department; (3) fol
the judiciary department, as provided
by law certified to the governor by the
auditor; az 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; 81 for the salarie;
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; GIL
for such other purposes as are Sc
forth in the constitution and law:
made in pursuance thereof.
Third: The second part shall b
designated General Appropriations
and shall include all other estimate
of appropriations.
The Board of Public Works shal
deliver to the presiding officer of eacl
house the budgets and bill for all tn,
proposed appropriations of the bud
gets clearly itemized and classified
and the presiding officer of each hous
shall promptly cause said bill to b
introduced therein, and such bill shal
be known as the Budget Bill. Tn
board of public works, may before &C
ton thereon by the legislature, amen
or supplement either of said budget
to correct an oversight or in case of a
emergency, with the consent of tn