Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-09-19

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lature 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 general, superln-
tendent of free schools ana colnnls.
sioner of agriculture shall submit
to the legislature, two budgets, one loI
each of the ensuing fiscal years. Eacn
budget shall contain complete plan Oh
proposed expenditures and estimated
revenues for the particular fiscal year
TO which il relates; and shall show the
estimated surplus or deficit OF revenues
at the end of such year. Accompany
ing each budget shall be statement
showing: Cd the revenues and ex,
| penditures for each of the two fiscal
years next preceding; ~ the current
assets, liabilities, reserves and surplus
or deficit of the state; 81 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
wears covered by the two budgets above
provided; 81 any explanation the board
of public works may desire to make
| as to the important features OF any
budget and any suggestions as to
methods for the reduction or increase
of the states revenue.
Second: Each budget shall be divided
into two parts, and the first part shall
be designated Governmental Appro-
priations" and shall embrace an item
lied estimate of the appropriations;
Cd for the legislature as certified to
| the board of public works in the man
ner hereinafter provided; ~ for the
executive department; 81 for the jul
dietary department, as provided BY law,
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 constitution, and
all laws enacted in pursuance thereof;
(5) for the salaries payable by the state
under the constitution and laws OF the
state; (6) for the aid of public schools
in conformity with the laws OF the state;
GU 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 de-
liver to the presiding officer Of each
house the budgets and bill for all the
proposed appropriation of the budgets
clearly itemized and classified; and the
presiding officer of each house shall
promptly cause said bill to be in
troduced 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
budgets to correct an oversight or IN
case of an emergency, with the consent
of the legislature by delivering such
an amendment or supplement to the
presiding officers of both houses; and
such amendment or supplement shall
thereby become part Of said budget
bill as an addition to the items of said
bill or as a modification Of or SUBJ
stitute for any item of said bill such
amendment or supplement may affect.
The legislature shall not amend the
budget bill so as to create deficit but
may amend the bill by increasing or
diminishing the items therein relating
to the legislature, and by increasing
the items therein relating to tie judi
cary, but except as hereinbefore specl-
| fed, may not alter the said bill except
to 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 office; 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 re-
| representatives. of the boards, officers
and commissions of the 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, and when requested by
| either house Of the legislature it shall
| be their duty to appear and be heard
| with respect to any budget bill during
| the consideration thereof, and to answer
| inquiries relative thereto.
Subsection C.-Supplementary APP
preparation Bills.
Neither house shall consider other
appropriations until the budget bill
has been finally acted upon by both
houses, and no such other appropria-
itions shall We valid except in accordance
with the provisions following:
Cd Every such appropriation shall
be embodied in separate bill limited
to some single work, object or purpose
therein stated and called herein sup
Elementary appropriation bill; ~
Each supplementary appropriation bill
shall provide the revenue necessary to
pay the appropriation thereby made by
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; ~ no supplementary appropria-
ton bill shall become law unless 1t BE-
passed in each house by vote OF a
majority of the members present, and
the yeas and nays recorded on its final
passage Each supplementary ap-
preparation bill shall be presented to
| the governor of the state as provided
| in section fourteen or article seven of
the constitution and thereafter all the
provisions of said section shall apply.
Nothing in this amendment shall be
construed as preventing the legislature
from passing in time Of war an ap-
preparation bill to provide for the pay
ment Of any obligation OF the state Of
West Virginia within the protection Of
section ten of article one of the consti-
tuition Of the United States.
Subsection D.-General Provisions.
First: If the Budget Bill' shall no,
have been finally acted upon by the
legislature three days before the expira-
ton of its regular session, the governor
may, and it shall be his duty to issue
proclamation extending the session for
such further period as may, in his judg-
ment, be necessary for the passage Of
such bill; but no other matter than such
bill shall be considered during such ex-
tended session except a provision for
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