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Tax Plan was illegal because it covered a
number of items, police protection, funds,
school construction, and general allocation
to the subdivisions.
As I understand it, the Committee on
Taxation and Finance would have such
supplementary appropriations bills held
valid even though they should be so con-
stituted and it would be our intention to
allow them to do so and not be in con-
travention of section 3.15.
The one thing we have added to try to
delimit this exception is the sentence that
all supplementary appropriation laws shall
be limited to the subject of appropriations,
the purposes of which shall clearly be de-
fined therein.
One-half of the first half of that last sen-
tence beginning on line six is from the
model Constitution which does recommend
this exception and I would urge the adop-
tion of the amendment.
I might say that Delegate Case was kind
enough to bring this to my attention yes-
terday, and the Committee met and agreed
to it.
THE CHAIRMAN: Are there any ques-
tions of the sponsor of the amendment?
(There was no response.)
The Chair hears none. The Chair would
like to put this question: with respect to
the first part of the amendment in lines 3
and 4, that is the language "except supple-
mentary appropriation laws" as the Chair
reads it, that would mean that a supple-
mentary appropriation law would not have
to have a title. It would take the supple-
mentary appropriation law out of the re-
quirement that it embrace one subject, also
out of the requirement of title.
Is that intended?
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: No, sir, it
is not.
THE CHAIRMAN: Is that a matter
which can be left to the Committee on
Style?
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: I believe
both the Committee on State Tax and Fi-
nance and the Legislative Branch Commit-
tee will agree we did not intend that the
title be eliminated.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Case.
DELEGATE CASE: This is my under-
standing of it.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Penniman,
can you note that clearly so that the Com-
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mittee on Style can consider rephrasing the
sentence beginning in line 13 to make it
clear that if this amendment is passed, a
supplementary appropriation law would
have to have a title, but not only have to
have one subject.
Is that the intent?
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: Yes.
THE CHAIRMAN: Are there any fur-
ther questions?
Is there any discussion?
(There was no response.)
Are you ready for the question?
(Call for the question.)
The Clerk will ring the quorum bell.
The question arises on the adoption of
Amendment No. 8 to Committee Recom-
mendation LB-2.
A vote Aye is a vote in favor of Amend-
ment No. 8, a vote No is a vote against.
Cast your vote.
Has every delegate voted? Does any dele-
gate desire to change his vote?
(There was no response.)
The Clerk will record the vote.
There being 108 votes in the affirmative
and none in the negative, the motion is
carried and the amendment is adopted.
Delegate Grumbacher.
DELEGATE GRUMBACHER: Mr.
Chairman, I move for reconsideration of
the vote by which Amendment No. 7
reached a tie vote.
Someone has suggested that this be by
secret ballot.
(Laughter.)
THE CHAIRMAN: Is there a second to
the motion?
(The motion was duly seconded.)
THE CHAIRMAN : It has been regularly
moved and seconded that the tie vote by
which Amendment No. 7 was neither ap-
proved nor disapproved be reconsidered.
A vote Aye is a vote in favor of recon-
sideration, a vote No is a vote against.
Cast your votes.
Has every delegate voted? Does any dele-
gate desire to change his vote? The Clerk
will record the vote.
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