Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19

and officers of the state to file with the
commissioner Of budget estimates of re-
ceipts n expenditures; requiring the
governor to submit a state budget to
the general assembly and providing for
the items to be embraced therein; au-
thorizing the department of budget to
cooperate with the state board of
equalization; repeating section 1925 and
sections 1882 to 12841. inclusive, Re-
vised Statutes OF Missouri. 1919, and
transferring the rights, powers, duties
and authority of the state tax commits
sion to the department of budget; re-
pealing all laws or parts of laws in con-
fict with this act, with an emergency
clause.
Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly
Of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby established a
state department of budget, which shall
have and exercise the overs and duties
vested by law in the state tax commission
by virtue Of article W. chapter 119, Re-
yised Statutes of Missouri, 1919, and all
the powers and duties vested in said state
tax commission by virtue of sections 1885
to 9S4S, both inclusive, of article /, chap
ter 80. Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1919,
and such other powers and duties as are
provided for by this act.
Section 2. The governor shall appoint
a commissioner, by and with the consent
of the senate, who shall be the executive
head of the department of budget, who
shall be now as the commissioner of
budget and he shall hold office at the
pleasure of the governor.
Section 8. The commissioner of budget
shall be paid a salary of Ave thousand
dollars per annum, payable in equal
monthly inStallments, and he shall re-
cefve necessary travelling expenses in
CURED in the proper conduct of his office.
Section A. The commissioner of budget,
and all other officers n employees in
the department of budget. shall, before
entering upon the duties of their respect
i've offices or employment. take and sub
scribe the constitutional oath, which oaths
shall be filed in the office of the secre-
tary Of state.
Section 5. The commissioner of budget
shall, before entering upon the duties of
his office, give a pond to be approved by
the governor, in the penal sun of $780, 900
and conditioned upon the faithful per-
formance Of the duties Of his office. Other
officers and employees of the department
of budget, shall give a bond when re-
quired by the commissions of budget,
the amount and form of which shall be
approved by the governor and conditioned
upon the faithful performance of their
respective duties and all such bonds shall
be filed in the office of the secretary Of
state.
Section s. The commissioner of budget
and all other officers and employees in
that department, shall devote their entire
time to the duties Of their respective
Offices and employment. The commission
er shall have power to prescribe reason
able rules and regulations, not inconsist-
ent with law, for the proper conduct of
the department of budget.
Section 7. The department of budget
shall maintain a central office in the
capitol building at Jefferson City. The
commissioner Of budget shall cooperate
with the executive heads of all other de-
partments, boards, commissions, bureaus,
branches, institutions and officers Of the
state in the interest of efficiency and
economy.
Section s, Whenever rights, powers and
duties which have heretofore been vested
in or exercised by any department, board,
commission, bureau, institution. or officer,
or any deputy. inspector or subordinate
officer thereof are. by this act, trans
ferred either in whole or in part to the
department of budget, created by this
act, such rights, powers and duties are
hereby vested in and shall be exercised by
the department of budget. Every act
lone in the exercise of such rights, pow
ers and duties shall have the same legal
effect as If done by the former depart
ment, board, commission, bureau, institu-
ton or officer or any deputy, inspector
or subordinate officer exercising the same.
Section 8. This act shall not effect any
act done, ratified or confirmed or any
right accrued or established. or any &C
ton or proceeding had or commenced in
a civil or criminal cause before this act
takes effect, but such actions or proceed
ms may be prosecuted and continued by
the department of budget hereby created
Section 10. All appropriations made
for the use of the department Of budget
when not appropriated for specific pur-
pose shall be expended as the commits
sioner of budget, with the approval Of the
governor, shall direct.
Section II. 1t shall be the duty of the
department of budget to examine and
check all bids and estimates for build
ings, improvements, repairs, furniture
books, stationery n supplies of every
kind and character, including food and
fuel, required by any department, board
commission, bureau, branch, institution
or officer of the state which is supported
in whole or in part by appropriation from
the state, and to attach thereto a state.
ment setting forth whether such bid OF
estimate is fair and reasonable and shall
4 approve VI olCdltPlO lllC dIilC wv SOAl'
tract made by any such department
board, commission, bureau, branch, insti-
tuition or officer sfiall be valid unless such
bid or estimate shall be first submitted tc
the department of budget, as above re-
quired and approved in writing by the
commissioner of budget. Provided, that
in any emergency, such department
board, commission, bureau, branch, in
stitution, or officer may with the consent
of fIa oAKNa ~ fGutnnAr ~ hT77pAf ar1ni
!, repairs made which are Immediately
necessary and the commissioner Of budget
may authorize any department, board
commission, bureau, institution or Officer
to keep on hand in addition to specia
, appropriations an amount to be deter.
: mined by him, but a detailed report Of the
use made thereof shall be submitted t.
the department Of budget at least once
in each month.
Section 10, The commissioner Of bud
} get shall divide his department into two
) bureaus, one to be known as the bureau
/ of taxation and estimate and the Other
as the bureau of purchase.
4; Section 10. The bureau Of taxation ani
{ estimate shall have jurisdiction and con.
troll Of all rights, powers, and duties witt
| respect to taxation vested by law in thu
r department of budget; except that IL
exercising the power of original assess
ment Of railroads, railroad cars, rolling
stock, street railroads, bridges, telegraph
/, telephone, express companies inc othel
: similar public utility corporations, com