New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-09
No. 6

JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING
THE AMENDMENT OF SECTION
3. ARTICLE Xxx, AND SECTION
5. ARTICLE ", OF THE CON-
STITUTION OF THE STATE OF
NEW MEXICO.
c. s. for s. J. r. No. 4, Apr. Mch.
II. 1921.
Be it Resolved by the Legislature OF
the State OF New Mexico:
Section /, 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 OF
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 on 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 5.
Satisfaction (A). The regula' u'rn-
NAL 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 (B). All money 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 CD. 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 revenues and expenditures for
the two fiscal years intervening since
the last regular session of the leeis-
lature, together with estimates Of
concentrations required TO meet the
financial needs of such department,
institution or agency, itemized as the
governor may require.
Satisfaction (E). On or before the
twentieth day of every regular session
of the legislature, the governor shall
prepare, and shall submit 10 the legis-
%lature, a budget containing a detailed
statement and estimate of all anti
cipated revenues OF the state, and =
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 fG). 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 cla>si-
fled and the presiding officer of each
house shall, Immediately, cause said
bill to be referred, together with the
accompanying budget, to the appro-
pirate committee. for its considera-
ton. The governor may, before final
action thereon by the legislature, m
end or supplement said budget and
general appropriation bill. to correct
any oversight, or in case Of an
Urgency. by delivering such amend