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

budgets or correct an oversight or
in case of an emergency, with the
consent Of the legislature flg deliver
ing such an amendment or supple
ment to the presiding officer of both
houses; and such amendment or sup
plement shall thereby become a part
Of said budget bill as an addition to
the items of said budget as an addi-
ton to the items of said bill or as a
modification of or a substitute for any
item of said bill such amendment or
supplement may affect.
The legislature shall not amend
the budget bill so as to create a de-
ficit but may amend the bill by in
creasing or diminishing the items
therein relating to the legislature, and
by increasing the items therein re-
lating to the judiciary, but 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 a law Immediately
without further action by the COVER
nor.
Fourth: The governor and such rep
resentatives of the boards, officers and
commissions of the state expanding OF
applying for states money as have
been designated by the board of pub
lie works for this purpose, shall have
the right, and when requested by Ell
Their house of the legislature it shall
be their duty to appear and be hearC
with respect to any budget bill dur
ing the consideration thereof, and tt
answer inquiries relative thereto.
Subsection C.-SuppIementary Appro
pration Bills.
Neither house shall consider 9th
err appropriations until the budget bill
has been finally acted upon by botf
houses, and no such other appropria
tons shall be valid except in accord
ance with the provision following:
Cd Every such appropriation
shall be embodied in a separate bill
limited to some single work, objec
or purpose therein stated and called
herein supplementary appropria
ton bill; (2) Each supplementary ap
preparation bill shall provide the rev
enue necessary to pay the appropria
ton thereby made by tax direct O
| indirect, to be laid and collected al
shall be directed that said bill unless
it appears from such budget that Their,
is sufficient revenue available; go N,
supplementary appropriation bill shall
become a law unless it be passed il
each house by a vote of a majoritl
of the members present, and the yea
and nays recorded on it's final passage
Each supplementary appropriation bill
shall be presented to the governor o
the state as provided in section four
teen of article seven of the constitu
| ton and thereafter all the provisions
of said section shall apply
Nothing in this amendment shall
| be construed as preventing the leg
islature from passing in time of wa;
an appropriation bill to provide TO
the payment of any obligation of thu
state of West Virginia within the pro
lection of section ten of article ont
of the constitution of the United
States.
dissection D.-GeneraI Provisions
First: If the Budget Bill shall
not have been finally acted upon by
the legislature three days before the
expiration of it's regular session, the
governor may, and it shall be his
duty to issue proclamation extend
ing the session for such further period
las may, in his judgment be necessary
for the passage of such bill; but ne
other matter than such bill shall be
considered during such extended ses
sion except provision for the cosi
thereof.
Second: The board of public works
for the purpose of making up it's bud
gets shall have the power, and it shall
be its duty, to require from the proper
state officials, including herein all ex
ecutive departments, all executive and
administrative officers, bureaus
boards, commissions and agencies ex
pending or supervising the expenditure
of land all institutions applying fol
state moneys an appropriations suuf
itemized estimates and other informa
ton, in such form and at such time