Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-24

'Itemls' of said bin Or as modifica-
tionfiof or a subs titute for any item
tofssaid bill such amendment or sup.
plement may affect. i
| The Legislature shall not amend
the budget bill SO as to create de-
flcit but MAY amend the bill by in
gre asing or diminishing the items
therein relating ITO the legislature
and by increasing the items there
in ire2ating to the judiciary, but 'ex
,cefpt 1, strike out Or reduce items
therein; provided however, that
the salary or Compensation of any
public officer shall nbt be incre cas-
ed or diminished during his term
OF Office and such bill when and
us pass ed by .both houses shall ibe
a aaw immediately without further
action by the governor.
Fourth: The governor and such
lrepTes entatives )of the BOARDS, Off
Gers land commissions of the state
expanding or applying for states
noneSAas have been designated by
sthe BOARD of public works for this
.nurriose shall have the right, and
when requested by either house of
the Legislature it shall be their
| duty to appear land be heard with
respect to any budget hill y during
the PATTON there of, and to
answer inquiries relative thereto.
Sub. selcfltam c.-supplem(anEsrk APP
pro3Nyasiion BiJis
| Neither house shall consider 9th
| er appropriations until the budget
bill has been fir,ally acted upon by
| both houses. and no such other lap
pr cpf'iationss Shall We Valid except.
in accordance with the provision
! following:
l. az Every such appropriation
shall be embodied in a separate bill
limited to some single work, sob-
ject or purpose therein stated and
called herein suppl ementaryf zap
preparation bill; (2) Each supple
mentary iappropri alton bill shall
provide the revenue necessary to
pay the appropriations thereby made
by "a tax direct Or indirect, to be
laid and collected as shall be di-
rected that said bill unless it appears
from such budget that there is suf-
fioient revenue available; 90 no
supplementary appropriation bill
shall become law unless 1t be
passed in each house by "a vote of
a majority OF the members pres
emit, and the yeas and nays record
ed on it's final passage. Each sup
Elementary appropriation bill shall
lbe presented To the governor of
|the state as provided In section
! fourteen of article seven of the con-
Istitution and thereafter all the
Ip1Uvis ions of said section shall APP
|ply. ~.
| Nothing in this amendment shall
be construed as preventing the leg
islature from passing in time or
|war an appropriation bill to pro-
lgation of the state of West Virgin
la within the protection of section
ten of article one of the constitu-
-tion of the United States.
sub-Sec1aon D.-certsiaII PrdViaions
First: If the Budget Bilr' shall
mot have been finally acted upon
iby the Legislature three days be-
fore the expiration of its regular
session, the governor may, and it
,sl.all~be his duty to issue a procla-
lmation extending the session for
such further period as may, in his
Judgment be necessary for the
passage of such bill; hut no other
matter than such bill shall be con-
sidered during such extended ses-
sion except provision for the
cost thereof
!. Second: The board of public work
foT the purpose of making up it's
budPets shall have the power, and
IL shall he it's duty, to require from
the proper state officials, including
herein all executive departments,
ali executive and administrative Of
ficers, bureaus, boards, commission
and agencies expending or super
vising the expenditures of, and all
institutions applying for state mon
eys and appropriations. such item
ICED estimates and other infornla.
ton, in such form land at such time
! Inmates for the legislative depart.
as said hoard shall direct The es-
I.ment, certified by the presiding Of
ficer OF each house, of the judici-
ltary, as provided lby law. certified
'Hy5y the auditor, and for the public
schools ais provided by law, shall
llSe transmitted to the board of
tpublic works, in such form and at
ouch time as 1t shall dir ect, and
shan be included in the budget.
The board of public works NAV
frioyide for public hearings on all
f,estimates and may require the at
1 tendance at such hearings OF rep
resenttives OF all agencies, and all
irsfifa1fioJAs anl1viup for sifafa