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ments and any measures of taxation, II
any, whIc h the governor may deem neces-
sary or advisable in relation to State
revenue.
(S) Such other statements or data ~
the governor may think is necessary for a
! thorough understanding OF the State $
| financial condition and requirements.
| The budget itself shall be in such form
| that il can be readily Analysed. IL, to-
| gether with the governor $ message and all
| data accompanying it, shall be n public
| document and shall be printed as soon as
| presented, and copies thereof shall be
| furnished to each member OF the General
Assembly, to each department, bureau,
| division, officer, board, commission, lnsti-
tuition and other State agencies, to all OF
the newspapers published in the state OF
Delaware, and it shall be given such other
publicity as the governor shall deem
proper.
Section o-The governor shall submit to
the presiding officer of each house OF the
General Assembly at the Same time he sub.
mits his budget, copies of a tentative bill
for all proposed appropriations OF the
budget, clearly itemized and properly
classified. for each fiscal year in the ensuing
biennial period. This bill shall be known
as "rhe Budget Bill
Section iO-The standing committees
Of each house in charge of the Budget
Bill" shall sit jointly in open session
while considering the budget, and they shall
begin such Joint meetings within five days
after the budget has been submitted TO the
General Assembly by the governor. This
Joint committee may cause the attendance
Of heads or responsible representatives OF
the departments, bureaus, divisions, OIL
fcers. boards, commissions, institutions
and other agencies of the State asking Tor
financial aid, TO furnish such information
and answer such questions as the JOINT
committee shall require and to these ses-
sions shall be admitted with the right TO
| be heard, all persons interested IN the
| estimates under consideration Inc
! governor, or his representative, and the
| governor-elect shall have the right to sit
/ NJ these public hearings and be heard on
! oil matters coming before the JOINT com
| mittee.
Section 1.-THE General Assembly may
/ increase. decrease or eliminate items IN
| the Budget bill, in any way that Is not
contrary to the constitution of tho state
| of Delaware. except ne hereinafter provid-
ed: but neither House shall consider
| further or special appropriations, except
in case Of emergency, which fact shall be
/ clearly stated in the appropriation oil
/ therefor, until the Budget bill shall have
been finally acted upon by both houses
Provided, however, no items providingtoi
appropriations for payment of interest on
principal due on State debt shall be de
| creased or climnatcd the total budget
appropriation items may not he increased
in the aggregate TO point where they
would exceed the State revenue from al
sources as estimated in the budget, n
set forth in section S Of this act
Section 12-Any further or specia
appropriations shall be known as supple
mentary appropriations. Every sucf
appropriation shall be embodied in {
separate bill limited TO some single work
object or purpose thelein stated, ans
called herei a supplementary appropria
ton bill " Each supplementary appro
pliatiou bill shall, byits provisions, pro
vide or designate the source from which
the money therein appropriated IS to b
derived No suppl ementary appropria
ton viii he valid If, when added TO th'
appropriations already authorized, th'
aggregate appropri att ons exceed in amount
tile state revenues rom all sources fo
the ensuing biennial period as set fortl
In the budget.
Section I3-The governor may, before
final action thereon by the General As
sembly, amend or supplement the Bulge
Bill 10 correct an oversight or in case Of ar
emergency. by delivering such an amend
ment or supplement 70 the presiding
officers OF both houses; said amendment O
supplement shall thereby become a par
Of the Budget Bill as an addition to tht
items Of said BILL or as q modification O
substitution for any item Of said bill sucl
amendment or supplement may affect.
Section I4-If the Budget Bill has no