The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-10-09

Stitutiunal Amendment" rs now provided
by law. and Immediately after said election
due returns shall be made to the Governor
of the vote for and against said proposed
amendment as directed by Article XIV OF
the Constitution and further proceedings
had in accordance with said Article XIV.
CHAPTER NO. 20
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton - ca. ~ Of Article 3 of the Con-
.tiution of Maryland. title Legislative
Department" relating to the State Bud
get and to provide for the submission Of
said anne ndment to the qualliled voters
Of the State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland lThree-tifths of all
the members elected To each of the TWO
Houses concurrngI That the following sec
ton be and it is hereby proposed as an
amendment to Article > of the Constitution
of Maryland. title Legislative Depart
ment." amending Section - az; 90 "l
said Article. the same. if adopted by the
qualified voters of the State. As herein pro-
viucd. to supersede and stand in the place
and stead of Section - "a, 80 of Article
, Of the Constitution of Maryland.
a.. Each Budget shall embrace an
ItcmH,dl estimate of the all appropria-
tons in such form and detail as the Cover
nor shall determine ar as may be pre-
scribed by law. as follows; ta) for the
General Assembly as certified to the Cover
nor in The manner hereinafter provided
tbl for the Executive Department; tc) Tor
the judiciary Department, as pEoNlucu by
law, certified by the Comptroller; tdD To
ply and discharge the principal and inter
est Of the debt of the State in conformity
with Section "a of Article of the ConSti-
tuition and all laws enacted in pursuance
thereof teJ for the salaries payable by
the State and under the Constitution and
laws Of the State; II for the establish
mOut and maintenance throughout the
State of Il thorough and efficient system OF
public schools in conformity with Article
$ of the Constitution and with the laws OF
the State tgI for such other purposes as
are set forth in the Constitution or laws
of the State.
81. The Governor shall deliver to the
pr, siding officer of each House the Budget
and a bill for all the proposed appropri-
.tiuns IF the Budget classified and in such
form and detail AS he shall determine or as
may be- prescribed by law and the presld-
ing officer Of each House shall promptly
cause said bill to be introduced therein ana
such bill shall be known as the Budget
Bill" The Governor may, with the consent
of the General Assembly, before hnal
action thereon by the General Assembly,
amend or supplement said Budget to cor
rect an oversight. provide funds contingent
uu passage of pending legislation, or. IN
cas-. uf an emergency, by delivering such
an amc udment or supplement to the preSId-
mr. officers of both Houses and such
n,rGmcnt or supplement shall thereby be-
c, M = part of said Budget Bill as an adj
clifton to the items of said bill or as
modification of or a substitute for any item
of said bill such amendment or supplement
may affect. -,
Sc ,. And be it further enacted, That
the aforegoing section hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution OF the
State IF Maryland shall at the next gen
1ral election to be held in November. 1857.
Ii, submitted to the legal and qualified
voters of the State, for their adoption or
r., lection in pursuance of the directions
contained in Article II of the Constitution
of the State of Maryland. and at the said
election the vote the SAID pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution shall
lie by ballot. and upon each ballot there
hall be printed the words For the
Consl: tutional Amendment" and against
the Constitutional Amendment, as now
provided hy law and Immediately after
s9id o-ection. due returns shall be made to
the Governor of the vote for and against
.h said proposed amendment, as directed
by sril Fourteenth Article of the Consti-
tuition. and further proceedings m mad IN
THEODORE R. MckELDlN, GOV
ERNDR or THE STATE OF MARY
LAND. by virtue of the power and author
itv conferred upon me by the Constitution
of "A. Wand. do by this, my proclamation,
order that the bills proposing the afore--
~ain~ amendments shall be published in at
least two newspapers in each County where
SO many may be published. and where not
raoro than one may be published, theh IN
that newspaper, and in three newspapers
Published in the City of Baltimore. once
IVA K for four weeks Immediately preceding
tn General Election to be held on Novem-
Der Z, 1852. at which Election the proposed
a.l,tndrlents shall be submitted, IN the
form, prescribed by the General Assembly.
e the qualified voters of the State for
adoption rejection.
GIVEN Under my Hand and the Great
Seal of the State of Maryland, at the City
Of annapolis, this Seventh day OF August
in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand
Niua Hundred and FiftV-lWO.