The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-28
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

there will be suhfi,i.t.d for ratification
or rejection ali at!t"t";!ncn; !" thc ON
Stitution Of said State AS luLo"S' 10
wit:
Proposed Amendment.
That Article SIX Of said CONSTITUTION
as II now is be amended by adding there
to section t.fty-one. which proposed
amendment is as follows:
Section tIt;y-rnc. The Legislature
shall not appropriate" any money out "l
the treasury except III accordance WIZ
the following provisions:
subsection A.
Every appropriation bill shall be
either \ budget bill. or supplementary
appropriation bill. as hereinafter mon
toned.
Subsection 3.
FIRST: Within ten days after tho con
venins OF the legislature. unless such
,in!e shall be extended BY the legislature
for the session Ut which the budget Is
To be submitted. the board OF puhli'
works. which shall consist or the GOV
ernor. secretary OF state, auditor. treas
urcr. attorney general. superintendent OIL
free schools and commissioner ~ aSri-
culture. shall submit {" the leSiSlatulc'
TWO budgets. one for each or the c"Su
Ing fiscal years. Zach budget staIt Son-
tain o complete plan or proposed sNpet'
ditureS and estimated revenues 1ur l'1e
particular fiscal year 10 which IL re-
lates: and shall show the eStiF'iateo SUI
plus OF deficit Of revenues al tne enc y.
such Year. Accompanying each oVuS.e
shall be 4 statement showing: IT,? '''e
revenues and expenditures for each %
rho two fiscal years next preceding: i-)
the current assets. liabilities. rescrEe s
md surplus or deficit of tn" stnte: ("'
the debts and funds OF the state; W an
estimate OF the states financial cotlo1 ,
ton as OF the beginning and emu %
each Of the fiscal years covered oy Tue
two budgets above provided: ~ any eN-
PLANTATION tho board OF pubic worhs
may desire 70 make as TO the important
featrues Of any budget and any sugSeS-
tons as to methods for the reduction OF
increase Of the states revenue.
Second: Each budget snail be divided
into two parts and the first part shall
be designated Governmental Appropria
tons" and shall embrace an ltctnlZeu
estimate Of the appropriations; W 1oI
the legislature as certified TO the poato
OF public works in the manner herelna1-
ter provided; (3)for the judiciary de-
par,ment. as provided BY law. certified
TO the governor By the auditor; ~ 70
nav and discharge the principal ana IN
terest Of any debt OF the state OF Hest
Virginia hereafter created In conformity
with the constitution. ana al laMs en-
salaries payable by the state under the
constitution and laws OF the state; So)
for the aid OF public schools In con
forrnity with the laws of the STATE: ~
for such other purposes as are SET ioFtn
In the constitution ana laws I'A'oc 40
pursuance thereof.
Third: The second part shall be dc.
s;gnated General Appropriations. anu
shall include all other estimates Oh "p
preparations. .,, ITO
liver 10 the presiding officer or eacl'
house OF budgets and a bill Tor all l.s
proposed appropriations of the oudseSs
Clearly ite;;,ized and classified: ana .nT
presiding officer Of each mousse s.a''
ducsd therein. and such bill shall De
known as the budget Bill. The ooHtu
OF public works, may before maj az
ton thereon by I'll" legislature oE
lirerlng such an am2noment or sut -, =
mont to the presiding officers or oo.h
houses: ard such amendment or suppte-
rn.nt shall thereby become Il part OF
said budget bill as an ADDITION 70 .ne
TENS of said bill or as moolilcal'o'.
OF or a substitute for any item OF "a.
amendment or supplement may atlec''
The LEGISLATURE shall not amend tn'
budc., bill $" az to create q oelC' |.
but may amend the bill BY increasing ot
diminishing the items therein rcIa|'
To m" legislature. and oy lnErea s,Sdsorv
i,.rns therein relating TO the JuuiclhtS
but except as hcrc!nbetore sp"cihed, may
not alter the sad bill except TO stIi'.s
out or rcGu"" :tctttS therein; pro- 49,
however. tnat tn" SaIiES &C Cp''H
3Inn If any. public ":L:er shall not DC
sncr.aSad or diminished during hts term
Of Office: ard such o!u wnen ana as
passed b. both houses shall be Ia"
:trc,yGiat.ly without further action %
the governor , ,,
-.s.nr,tives ot h" boards. officers anu
commissions oc n" stat. eNH"Au.hS %
aprlyiuc trr states money aS nav" o.,+n
designated BY ~" hnarH -; iuoiiC "HENs
aud when requested ~ either house OF
m legislature il shall be their outy
To- a,ru-ar and b" heard with respect ~
any budget bill during the CONSIDERS
ton thereof. and TO answer 4ne
relative thereto.
Subsection C.-Supp1erncutary Appro-
priatton Bills.
Neither house shall consider other ap-
preparations until the hudset otll Ias
br.t, finally acted upon by both houses
and ~ such cher appropriations sna' !
b.. valid except in accordance. Win inc
provisions following:
the members present. ana the years ahC
DAYS recorded on is final passage. EaCt
s,,npl.,u.ntary APPROPRIATION bill shall
be presented tn this governor OF the St'lt'
as provided in section fourteen OF ar
ticl. seven OF the constitution ana tneVe
after all the provisions OF said sector
shall apply. -
Nothing in this amendment shall b.
construed as preventing the Legislature
from passing in time or war an appto,
priat!un bill To provide Tor the paEmsn,
Virginia within the protection of sec
ton ton Of article one OF the constitu
tinn Of tho United States.
Subsection D.-Genera1 PROVISIONS.
FIRST: If the Budget Bill shall not
have been finally acted u7cn by IN
legislature thres days before the expir,;
IL Every such appropriation shall
he embodied in a separate bill limited
t. some single work. object or purpose
therein stated and called herein sup
Elementary appropriation bill: ~ tacr
Supplementary appropriation Dill shal
provide the revenue necessary TO pa!
the appropriation thereby made by a
tax, direct ~ indirect. to be lad ana col.
lcrtr.t as shall b. directed in SAID 'Dlll
Unless il appears from sach budget thai
there is sufficient revenue available
60 10 supplementary appropriation hlli
shal! become a law unless II be passed
in each house by vote OF majority OF
for IL. puri"S. OF making up is bud.
gets shall have the power ard il shall
be its dut?. 10 requIr" from the Drop
er state officials. including herein as er
ecutivc departments. all executive an6
administrative officers. bur aus. boards
commissions and agencies pending az
supervising the eNpenditu pf. and nj
institutions applying for tat" moneys
and appropriations. such it"miZcd est
mates and other information. III such
SIMON 0tkQNu 10 pI5o'l vqL .PopS5S
ntion - It's regular session. the COVER
nor. ,,ay and 1t shalt bc his duty TO is
sue = Proclamation extending tho SOS.
sion fnr sch further period as may. II
his jl.& ;.:"ut. b" n"""SSary Tor the pass
ny. -: st.ch bill: bur no other matter
than Such bill shall nc considered dur
ing such extended session except pro
vision for the cost thereof
form! and at such times said boar ar,
Legislative department. certified by tht
packing officer OF each house. nf IN:
Judiciary. as provided by law. certified