The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-10-25

in case OF am emergency. with the
consent of the legislature by 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 70
the items of said budget as an addi-
ton to the items OF said bill or as a
modification OF or 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 de-
felt 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 expending or
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 eli
Their house of the legislature it shall
be their duty to appear and be heard
with respect to any budget bill dur
ing the consideration thereof, and to
answer inquiries relative thereto.
Subsection c.-supplementary Appro.
priation Bills.
Neither house shall consider 9TH
er appropriations until the budget bill
has been finally acted upon by both
houses, and no such other appropria-
tons shall be valid except in accord
ance with the provision following.
% Every such appropriation
shall be embodied in a separate bill
limited to some single work, object
or purpose therein stated and called
herein supplementary appropria-
ticn bill; t2) Each supplementary APP
preparation bill shall provide the rev.
enue necessary to pay the appropria-
ton thereby made by tax direct or
indirect, to be laid and collected as
shall be directed that said bill unless
ii appears from such budget that there
is sufficient revenue available: 60 No
supplementary appropriation bill shall
become law unless it be passed in
each house by vote of majority
of the members present and the yeas
and nays recorded on its final passage.
Each supplementary appropriation bill
shall be presented to the governor of
the state as provided in section four
teen of article seven OF the constitu-
tion and thereafter all the provisions
of said section shall apply.
Nothing in this amendment shalt
be construed as preventing the leg
islature from passing in time of war
an appropriation bill to provide for
the payment of any obligation of the
state of West Virginia within the pro
lection of section ten of article one
of the constitution of the United
States.
Subsection D.--GeneraI Provisions.
First; If the Budget Bill shall
not have been finally acted upon by
the Legislature three days before the
expiration of its regular session, the
governor may, and it shall be his
duty to issue a proclamation extend
ing the session for such further period
as may, in his judgment be necessary
for the passage OF such bill; but no
other matter than such bill shall be
considered during such extended SEES
sion except a provision for the cost
thereof.
Second: The board of public works
for the purpose of making up its bud
gets shall have the power, and it shall
be its duty, to require from the proper
state officials, including herein all ex-
eeutive departments, all executive and |
officers, bureaus,
boards, commissions and agencies ex-
pending or supervising the expenditure
Of and all institutions applying for
state moneys an appropriations suuh
tented estimates and other informal
ion, in such form and at such time !!