The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-22
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.
No. 6

JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING
THE AMENDMENT OF SECTION
3. ARTICLE NX, AND SECTION
5. ARTICLE ", or THE CON
sTITUTIoN OF THE STATE OF
NEW MEXICO.
C. $. for s. j. II. No. 4. Apr. Mich
IL. 1921.
BE II Resolved by the Legislature OF
the state OF New Mexico:
Section /. That Section 3. OF Ar
ticle NN. OF the Constitution Of the
State OF New Mexico be and the
same is hereby amended TO read as
follows:
Section 8. The term Of office OF
every state county or district officer
except the governor Of the state. and
those elected TO M vacancies, slnll
commence on the first day Of .lanu
airy neXt after his election. The term
OF office OF the governor Of the state
shall commence on the first day OF
December next after his election.
Section .. That Section :. ~ Ar
tlcle ". OF the Constitution NJ the
State Of New Mexico be and the same
is hereby amended to read as follows
Section 3.
Subsection (A). The regular bien.
ninl session OF the legislature shall
begin nj twelve O'Clock, noon, on the
first Tuesday ~ 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
ccived on account Of the state from
amy source whatsoever, shall he paid
into the treasury thereof,
sub. Section (C). The legislature
shall not appropriate my money out
" tho treasury except la accordance
with the provisions OF this section
subsection 90. On or before tho
18th ~ January In each year next
preceding the regular biennial session
n the Legislature, every department
institution and agency n the state
except the legislative department
shall submit 10 the governor ~ th'
state a detailed statement showing
actual and expenditures fo'
the two fiscal wears intervening sine,
he last regular session ~ The legis
iature. together with estimates o'
appropriations required To meet th'
financial needs NJ such departments
institution or agency. ltemlzed ms ia,
governor may require.
sub section (El. on or before th'
twentieth day " every regular session
Of the legislature, the governor shall
prepare. and shall submit 10 the lsglS
lnturc, o. budget containing n detailed
statement ind estimate NJ all ant,
clpnted revenues Of the state, and
complete plan ~ proposed eNpcndl
lures Tor the state government dur
Ing tho ensuing hlcunlum.
Section CFD. For the purpose
NJ preparing his budget the gpvrrno
shnll hav, power to require an,
board. commission. officer or depart
mrnt In furnish him with any infor
nation which he may deem necessary
"Sub-Scctiun go Al the time m
governor submits his budget 10 M.
leg stature. he shall also submit a bin
To- be known as the General ApprO
priutInn Bill" which shall contain al
of the proposed appropriations 1T nm
budget clearly itpmlZed and class
fled and the presiding officer Of enc.
house shall. Immediately, cause SAT-
bill to be- referred. together with m.
hffhllINlN llE NlNAfN " lnf HlIl'
printe committee. for It's considera
ton. The governor may, before fina
action thereon by the legislator,
amend or supplement said budget an.
general appropriation hill, to correc
any oversight, or IN case ~ an emei
gency, nv delivering such nmendmen
mr. supplement 10 tho presiding off
GERS Of both houses and such nmenC
ment or supplement shall thereby h'
ONE q part NJ said general appropriI
ton hin MS nm addition 10 the item
II said hill or ne a modification ~. q
substitution FOR any item NJ said bill
mch amendment ur supplement ma
fleet.
"Suh section ~ The legislator
nay amend such general sppropril
Ion hlI boy increasing the items thcr,
70 relating ~ the Judicial Departmcn
M may NOT Otherwise alter n
mend such bill, except 10 strike on
r reduce Items therein.
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