The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-29
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.
No. 6

JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING
THE AMENDMENT OF SECTION
5. ARTICLE Xxx, AND SECTION
5, ARTICLE ". OF THE CON
STTTUTION OF THE STATE OF
NEW MEXICO.
c. =. for 5. J. II. No. 4. Apr. Mch
IL, 1927.
Re II Resolved by the Legislature OF
the State Of New Mexico:
Section /. That Section 8. OF Ar
tlcie NN, Of the Constitution OF the
State Of New Mexico be and IN,
same Is hereby amended TO rend NJ
follows:
section 8. The term OF office OF
every state, county or district officer
except the governor of the state, mud
those elected TO mi vacancies. shall
commence on the first day Of Ianu.
airy next after his election. The term
OF office ~ the governor OF the stat,
shall On the first day Of
December next after his election.
Section .. That Section >. ~ Ar
ticle ~. of the Constitution ~ the
State Of New Mexico be and tie same
Is hereby amended 10 read as follows
Section 8.
Satisfaction (A). The regular bien
NAL session OF the legislature shall
begin at twelve O'Clock, loon. on tie
first Tuesday Of February next after
each general election. No regular ses
sion shall exceed sixty days and no
special session shall exceed thirty
days.
"Sub. Section (B). All moneys re.
celved on account OF the state from
any ource whatsoever Ahai he paid
into she treasury thereof.
Sub Section tCl. The Legislature
shall not appropriate any money out
~ he treasury except la accordance
with the provisions OF this section.
Sub Section (D). On or before The
18TH ~ January In each ear next
preceding the regular biennial session
NJ the legislature. every department
Institution and agency Of the State
except the legislative department
shall submit 10 the governor ~ th'
state a detailed statement showing
actual aud expenditures fol
tlie two fiscal years Intervening since
the last regular session 81 the lrgis
lature. together with estimates al
appropriations required To meet III,
financial needs OF such departments
Institution or agency. ltemlzed as the
governor may require.
Sub Section CE). on or before tbs
twentieth day ~ every regular session
Of the legislature, the governor shall
prepare. and shall submit to the legis
lature. n budget containing u detailed
statement aud estimate Of all apti
cipnted revenues Of the state, nnd
.. .N.u - Av.0.ngAI aNnanHl
lures for the state government dur
Ing the ensuing hlennium.
"Sub.Saction ~. For the purpose
Of = ,paring his budget the goyerno
shall have power to require m,
hoard. commission. officer or depart
ment 10 furnish him with any infor
nation which he may deem necessary
Satisfaction 90. Al the time tn
governor submits his budget to tn
leg slniure. he shall also submit n bill
to be known a. the General Appro
priation BIZ" which shall contain nj
Of the proposed appropriations of tn
budget clearly itemlzed and clsssl
fled and the presiding officer OF encl
house shall, immediately, cause salt
bill 10 be referred, together with tn
accompanying hudget, to the appro
uriate committee. for Its considera
tlnn. The governor may. before fina
action thereon by the Legislature
amend or supplement said budget an'
general appropriation bill. 10 correc
amy oversight. or In case Of an emer
|, gency. by delivering such awendmen
or supplement to the presiding off
, GERS Of both houses and such amend
ment or supplement- shall thereby h'
come a part NJ said general approprif
|, tlon hin Ms an addition to the item
, OF said hill or as a modification OF. o
a substitution for any item Of said bill
such amendment or supplement ma
/. effect.
sub Section CH). The legislator
may amend such general appropriI
1 ltion Hill by increasing the Items there
in relating 10 the Judicial Department
/. but may not Otherwise alter o
amend such ON, except to strike on
Or reduce Items therein.
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