New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-08-26
No. 6

JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING
THE AMENDMENT OF SECTION
3. ARTICLE Xxx. AND SECTION
s.. ARTICLE ". OF THE CON,
STITUTION OF THE STATE OF
NEW MEXICO.
c. s. for s. ]. r. No. 4, Apr. Mch
II, 1921.
Be it Resolved by the Legislature Of
the State of New Mexico:
Section l. That Section 3, of Ar
ticle Xxx. of the Constitution of the
State of New Mexico be and the
same is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section 3. The term OF office oil
every state, county or district officer
except the governor of the state, and
those elected TO fill vacancies. shall
commence on the first day of Janu-
airy next after his election. The term
of office of the governor of the state
shall m IN the first day Of
December next after his election.
Section 2. That Section 5, of Ar
ticle w, of the Constitution of the
State of New Mexico be and the same
is hereby amended to read as follows
Section S.
Satisfaction (A). The regula, mcn'
nial session of the legislature shall
begin at twelve o'clock, noon, on the
first Tusday of February next after
each general election. No regular ses-
sion shall exceed sixty days and no
special session shall exceed thirty
days.
Subsection OBJ. All moneys re-
ceived On account of the state from
any source whatsoever, shall be paid
into the treasury thereof.
Satisfaction (C). The legislature
shall not appropriate any money out
of the treasury except in accordance
with the provisions of this section.
Subsection (D). On or before the
18th of January in each year next
preceding the regular biennial session
of the legislature, every department,
institution and. agency of the State,
except the legislative department
shall submit to the governor of the
state a detailed statement showing
actual and expenditures for
the two fiscal years intervening since
the last regular session of the legis-
lature, together with estimates of
appropriations required to meet the
financial needs of such department,
institution or agency, itemized as the
governor may require.
Subsection (E). On or before the
twentieth day of every regular session
of the legislature, the governor shall
prepare, and shall submit to the legis-
%lature, a budget containing a detailed
statement and estimate of all anti
cipated revenues of the state, and a
complete plan of proposed expendi-
lures for the state government dur
ing the ensuing biennium..
Satisfaction F). For the purpose
Of preparing his budget the governor
shall have power to require any
board, commission, officer or depart
ment to furnish him with any infor-
nation which he may deem neces-
sary.
Sub Section 20. AT the time the
governor submits his budget to the
legislature. he shall also submit a bill,
to be known as the General Appro-
priation Bill" which shall contain all
of the proposed appropriations of the
budget clearly itemized and classi.
fled and the presiding officer Of each
house shall, Immediately. cause said
bill to be referred. together with the
accompanying budget, o the appro-
pirate committee, for its c~onsidsra-
ton. The governor may, before final
action thereon by the legislature, am
end or supplement said budget and
general appropriation bill. TO correct
any oversight. or in case Of an en-
Urgency, by delivering such amend.
ment or supplement to the presiding
officers Of both houses; and such am
endrnent or supplement shah thereby
become a part Of said general appro-
priation bill as an addition to the it.
ems of said bill or as a modification
of. or a substitution for any item OF
said bill such amendment or supple
ment may effect.
Subsection (H). The legislature
may amend such general appropria-
ton bill by increasing the items there
in relating to the Judicial Department
but may not otherwise alter or am
end such bill, except to strike out OF
reduce items therein.
Subsection ID. Prior to the final
action on the general appropriation
bill, the legislature may provide for
its salaries, mileage and necessary
Legislative expenses by special appro-
priation bills, specifically limited tc
such purposes. but before final ac-
fion on the general appropriation bill
il shall not enact any other appro-
priation bill, except upon such recon-
mendation of the governor.
Subsection ID. The governor
may, at n time. recommend to the
legislature supplementary budget.
and supplementary appropriation bill,
based thereon, all of which shall b.
subject to the same procedure as tn,
original budget and the general ap-
preparation bill.
Subsection (K). After final actor
on the general appropriation bill. OF
on recommendation of the governor
special appropriation bills may be en-
acted, but every appropriation shall
be embodied in a separate bill, limit
ed to some single work, subject Of
purpose therein stated.
Satisfaction (L). In the event o
any inconsistencv between any of tn,