The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-12
For the Amendment l.
Against the Amendment L
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.
No. 6

s. ARTICLE Xxx. AND SECTION
5, ARTICLE ", OF THE CON
STlTUTION OF THE STATE OF
NEW MEXICO.
c. S. for $. J. II. No. 4, Apr. Mich
II, 1921.
BE It 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 DO and the
same Is hereby amended to read "a,
follows:
every state, county or district officer
except the governor OF the state. and
those elected to IN vacancies. shat.
mmence on the first day of lnnu
AIRY next after his election. The tern
OF office OF the governor OF the stutt
shall commence on the first day Of
December neXt after his election,
Section .. That Section o, ui Ar
tlcle ~, OF the Constitution ~ The
State of New Mexico he ana the same
Is hereby amended TO read as follows
Section ..
Subsection (A). The regular bien.
NAL session Of the legislature shall
begin at twelve o'clock. noon. IN the
first Tuesday Of February next after
each general election. No regular SOS
sion shall exceed sixty days and no
special session shall exceed thirty
days.
sub Section OBJ All moneys re-.
celved on account OF the state from
nuy source whatsoever, shall be paid
into the treasury thereof
"Suh Section (Cl. The legislature
shall not appropriate any money ont
pf the treasury except la accordance
with the provisions ~ this section
sub section CD. on or before the
18th ~ january in each year next
preceding the regular biennial session
Z the legislature, every department
Institution and agency OF the State
except the legislative department
shall submit 10 the governor ~ tht
siufa u detailed statement Showing
actual revenues and expenditures fui
the two fiscal years intervening since
he last regular session 90 the legs
lnture. together with estimates oI
appropriations required To meet the
financial needs of such departments
Institution or agency, ltemiaed as th,
governor va require.
Sub Section 90. on or before the
twentieth day ~ every regular session
of the legislature, the governor shnl.
prepare. and shall submit ia the lvgis
'Hrlrr. % budget containing a detailed
statement aud estimate NJ NIL anti
ripHtcl revenues Of the state, ana 4
complete plan ~ proposed eNpruii
lures for the state government dur
Ing tho ensuing hicuulum.
"Suh-Sn,tIuu ~. For the PURPOSE
NJ preparing his budget the Gpycruo
shall have power "a require nm.
board. commission. officer or depart
mrut tr furnish him with amy iufpr
nation which he may deem necessary
"Suh. Section 90 Al tho time I'M
governor submits his budget 10 thu
/ log stature, De- shall also submit n bin
lo he known rs the General Appro
| prIatinu BIN which shall contain %
| n the proposed appropriations ~ M.
| budget clearly itemllcd mud class
/ 'IDd aud tie presiding officer of enr'
house shall, Immediately, cause snI'
hlll 10 be- referred. together with thu
accompanying hudgct, IN the npuru
ornate committee, FOR ms rnns.drra
ton The governor wny. before fina
action thereon By the legislator,
Imrud mr. supplement said budget uu0
general appropriation hin. 10 oorreC
my oversight, or In ease ~ an eme
grury. hy delivering such umerdmen
pr supplement 10 the presiding off.
rcrs ~ both houses and such amend
mont OF supplement shall thereby 10,
.ums 70 part uf said general HppropriH
lion BIN ms mn addition 10 the item
y sHiI hllI or NJ a modification Of, O
a substitution for any item ~ said bill
such amendment or supplement ma
fleet
"Suh section tH). The legislator
may amend such general AppropriI
ton hlll boy Increasing the Items there
Ia relating 10 the Judicial Department.
hut may not otherwise alter n
ameud such BIN, except to strike on
lr reduce items therein.
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