Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-01
BILL OF SUMTER
SENATOR Gt rs OXEN
Committee Recommends Pas
sage Of Budget Bill Framed
By Senator Pace
Continued from Fage -

state for the same year, and fur
Their provides that the aggregatc u
all appropriations sEah not eN-
coed the total revenue of the state.
Il is claimed that under this plan
the funds of the state can be intel
llgentiy expended and efficiency
established in the management Of
the several state departments anu
institutions, and the logrolllng. oil
large appropriations for favored
departments or institutions VIII De
prevent. For four years, while
member of the house OF representa-
tives, SClator Face sought the pas
sage of similar proposal, but was
never able to muster the necessary
two-thirds majority; however the
unanimous recommendation OF the
senate committee indicated that ne
will probably have better success
at the present session.
In urging the passage Of the reso-
luton before the committee, SeAa-
tor Pace stated that the state was
more in need and the people were
more anxious for laws which would
bring about proper intelligent eX-
renditures of the present revenue
Of the state, than for additional
tax laws; he further stated that
we now have plenty of tax laws If
they were properly enforced and
tax money properly and wisely eX,
pended after being collected. and
that he doubted the wisdom or nee
essity Of passing an income tax
or any other tax at the present ses-
sicn, and that if the general assem-
bly, would pass laws providing for
q budget system, the establishment
Ct an efficient audit system, and
adequate machinery Tor the collec-
ton Of taxes now imposed by law,
it could well afford to adjourn.
The material portions of the
proposed constitution amendment
are as follows;
Amend Article Z by adding at
the end thereof a new section to be
Section Number 18, as follows;
Section XVIII.
Paragraph /. There shall be
State Investigating and budget COM
missic1, the members Of which shall
be prescribed by law.
Paragrah 2. Said commission,
IN addition to such other powers
and duties as might be imposed by
law not in conflict herewith, shall
ar lually investigate the several de-
partments, institutions and agencies
of the state and make to the gem
eral assembly a report as to the
conditions found to exist therein
and recommend such changes IN
the operation and management
thereof and in the laws thereto as
may be deemed necessary or ad~
visablc. +,
Paragrah 3. Said commission
shall submit to the general assem-
bly,, at each session Immediately
preceding any fiscal year for which
no General Appropriation Bill" has
been enacted, recommendations OF
amounts to be appropriated to each
of the several departments, insti-
tutions and agencies of the state,
when such amounts are fixed by
law. And said commission shall a.
SO report to the general assembly
the total revenue estimated to be
derived by the state during the year
or years for which the amounts so
recommended are TO be appro-
priated.
aragraph A. The general appro-
priations bill shall include allof the
items and amounts as recommended
by said commission any of which
may be reduced or stricken by the
general assembly under usual rules
thereof, but it shall require in each
branch two-thirds of those voting
to increase the amount so recon-