Second. The Governor for the purpose of making up his
budgets shall have the power, and it shall be his duty, to
require from the proper State officials, including herein all
executive departments, all executive and administrative of-
fices, bureaus, boards, commissions and agencies expend-
ing or supervising the expenditure of, and all institutions
applying for State moneys and appropriations, such item-
ized estimates and other information, in such form and at
such times as he shall direct. The estimates for the Legis-
lative Department, certified by the presiding officer of each
House, of the Judiciary, as provided by law, certified by the
Comptroller, and for the public 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 apply-
ing 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 provided by law..

Third. The Legislature may, from time to time, enact
such laws, not inconsistent with this Section, as may be nec-
essary 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 pro-
visions of the Constitution, the provisions of this Section
shall prevail. But nothing herein shall in any manner af-
fect the provisions of Section 34 of Article III of the Con-
stitution or of any laws heretofore or hereafter passed in
pursuance thereof, or be construed as preventing the Gov-
ernor from calling extraordinary sessions of the Legisla-
ture, as provided by Section 16 of Article II, or as prevent-
ing the Legislature at such extraordinary sessions from
considering any emergency appropriation or appropria-
tions..

If any item of any appropriation bill passed under the
provisions of this Section shall be held invalid upon any
ground, such invalidity shall not affect the legality of the
bill or of any other item of such bill or bills'.

[SEC. 52. (1) The General Assembly shall not appro-
priate any money out of the Treasury except in accordance
with the provisions of this section..

I Thus amended by Chapter 159, 1916, ratified November 7, 1916..