mentary Appropriation Bill shall be presented to the Governor
of the State as provided in Section 17 of Article II of the Con-
stitution and thereafter all the provisions of said Section shall
apply.

Nothing in this amendment shall be construed as preventing
the Legislature from passing at any time in accordance with
the provisions of Section 28 of Article ill of the Constitu-
tion and subject to the Governor's power of approval as pro-
vided in Section 17 of Article 11 of the Constitution an appro-
priation bill to provide for the payment of any obligation of
the State of Maryland within the protection of Section 10 of
Article I of the Constitution of the United States.

Sub-Section D: General Provisions:—First. If the Budget
Bill shall not have been finally acted upon by the Legislature
three days before the expiration of its regular session, the
Governor may, and it shall be his duty to issue a proclamation
extending the session for such further period as may, in his
judgment, be necessary for the passage of such bill; but no
other matter than such bill shall be considered during such
extended session except a provision for the cost, thereof.

Second. The Governor for the purpose of making up his
budgets shall have the power, and it shall be his duty, to re-
quire from the proper State officials, including herein all ex-
ecutive departments, all executive and administrative offices,
bureaus, boards, commissions and agencies expending or super-
vising the expenditure of, and all institutions applying for
State moneys and appropriations, such itemized estimates and
other information, in such form and at such times as he shall
direct. The estimates for the Legislative Department, certified
by the presiding officer of each House, of the Judiciary, as
provided by law, certified by the Comptroller, and for the pub-
lic schools, as provided by law, shall be transmitted to the
Governor, in such form and at such times as he shall direct,
and shall be included in the budget without revision.

The Governor may provide for public hearings on all esti-
mates and may require the attendance at such hearings of
representatives of all agencies, and of all institutions applying
for State moneys. After such public hearings he may, in his
discretion, revise all estimates except those for the legislative
and judiciary departments, and for the public schools as pro-
vided by law.

Third. The Legislature may, from time to time, enact such
laws, not inconsistent with this Section, as may be necessary
and proper to carry out its provisions.

Fourth. In the event of any inconsistency between any of
the provisions of this Section and any of the other provisions
of the Constitution, the provisions of this Section shall prevail.