The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-17

rowing in anticipation of collec'
ton of taxes fifty per cent (5O%o
of the taxes due within the fsca
wear. of supplying a casual deficit
and of suppressing riots, insured
lions or invasions.
"'For any other purpose, sc
nrovides the proposed Constitu'
tion, the General Assembly shall
have no power to contract new
debts in excess of two-third:
(2-3) of the amount by which 1t:
outstanding indebtedness shal
have been reduced during the
next preceding biennium, unless
the subject be submitted to vote
of the people of the State, anC
be approved by a majority OF
those who shall vote thereon TIC
nv mind this provision, if nc
others, would justify the submis'
sion of the proposed Constitution
to the vote of the people of this
State, and should cause its adop'
ton at the polls in November
next.
similar provisions to safe,
guard the faith and credit OF
counties, cities, towns and other
municipal corporations are pro.
vided by Section 5, Article V OF
the proposed Constitution.
"The proposed Constitution by
Section /, Article II, provides
that "the legislative authority
shall be full and complete except
as limited in this Constitution.
The most important and vital linn
itations contained in the new and
not found in the old Constitution
are the ones limiting the debt con-
tracing power and the one Civ,
ing the Governor a limited veto
The latter provision, while it does
not enable the Governor to over,
ride a majority of the full mem
bership of both houses Of the
Legislature, it does enable him to
record his protest which will pre-
vail unless such majority after
receiving such protest vote con-
trary thereto. Thus the Governor
is relieved of the responsibility
for legislation Of which he does
not approve, which has not always
been the case in the past. This
is not only a wise but a just pro-
vision, in my opinion.
"The Executive Department is
kept intact. Section 5, Article III
of the Constitution provides thai
the Governor shall take care thai
the laws are faithfully executed
and he shall, from time to time
give the General Assembly infor.
nation of the affairs of State, ant
recommend to their consideration
such measures as he shall deem
needful and expedient.' In addi
ton, the wise provision is made
for the Executive Budget by Sec,
ton 8. of said article, which reads
as follows: Within the first ter
legislative days of each regular
session of the General Assembly
unless such time shall be extend
ed by the General Assembly TO,
the session to which the report is
to be submitted, the Governor
shall submit to the General As.
sembly a budget setting forth q
complete plan of proposed expen.
ditures and anticipated income OF
all departments, offices and agen.
cies of the State for each fsca'
year of the next ensuing bien.
mum, accompanied by appropriate
bills to carry the proposals into
effect. For the preparation of the
budget the various departments
offices and agencies of the State
shall furnish the Governor, o,
Governor-elect, such information
and in such form as he may re-
quire.' Thus the thought upper.
most in the minds of those who
have drafted the proposed Con.
stituHon Of safeguarding the
credit Of North Carolina is APP
parent in the provisions as to the
Executive as we'll as to the Legis-
lative Department.
article w of the proposed
Constitution relates to the Judi.
cial Department Of the State and
in this | am personally deeply in,
terested. | feel that the changes
that have been made will be
greatly to the benefit of our
judicial system, while at the same
time ] believe that the strongest
points of the present Constitution
have been retained. Briefly, the
proposed changes in the Judicial
Department are as follows:
"1) By Section 3, the Legisla.
ture is given power. to increase