The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-03
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION
e. VOTED UPON SEPTEMBER 6, ARE EXP AINED

sembly. The governor shall have pow
err to approve or disapprove any item
or items of any bill making appropria-'
tions of money, embracing distinct
items, and the part or parts of the bill
approved shall be the law, and the
item or items of appropriation disap-
proved shall be void unless repassed
according to the rules and limitations
prescribed in this section for the pass
age of bills over the executive veto.
In case the governor shall disapprove
any item or items of any bill making
appropriations of money, he shall ap-
pend to the bill, at the time of siging
it, statement of the item or items
which he declines to approve, togeth-
er with his reasons therefor. If the
general assembly be in session, the
governor shall transmit to the house
in which the bill shall have originated
copy of each of such items, separate
ly, together with his objections ap-
pended to each of such items, and the
item or items so objected to shall be
separately considered in the same
manner as bills which have been pass
ed by the general assembly and dis
approved by the governor, and if on
reconsideration such items or any of
them shall be approved by majority
OF all the members elected to each
house, the same shall be a part of the
law Notwithstanding the objections OF
the governor.
| CThis amendment is designed to au-
| thorize the governor to veto separate
items of an appropriation bill. Usual
| ly the general assembly passes appro-
| priation bills near the end of the ses-
! sion, and if the governor vetoes them,
he may have to call a special session
in order to provide financial support
| for the state government and institu
| tions.)
AMENDMENT NO. 5
Estate Officers-Terms)
Proposed Amendment to Section I OF
Article 6.
/ Section I. There shall be elected by
the voters of the state secretary, an
/ auditor and a treasurer of state, said
officers, and all other state officers
created by the general assembly and
to be elected by the people, except
judges, shall severaIly hold their Of
fees for four years. They shall per
form such duties as may be enjoinec
| by law, and no person other thar
judges shall be eligible to any of saic
offices for more than four years ir
any period of eight years.
| Under the present Constitution the
terms of some of the state officers
are two years and some four. The
| amendment would make the terms Of
all of them four years, except judges
| AMENDMENT NO. 6
County Officers-Terms)
Proposed Amendment to Section 2 o.
| Article 8.
Section 2. There shall be elected ir
each county by the voters thereof al
the time of holding general election.
a clerk of the circuit court, auditor
recorder, treasurer, sheriff and coro
ner, who shall severally hold their OF
fees for four years; and no perso,
shall be eligible to either Of said OF
fees for more than four years in an,
period of eight years.
(Under the present Constitution tn
terms of some of the county officer
are four years and some two. TIL
amendment would make the terms Q
: all four years. 1t also would remov
) the county surveyor from the list @
, constitutional officers and would ell
, able the legislature to provide eithe