hereby proposed as an amendment to Article 3 of the Con-
stitution of Maryland, title "Legislative Department", the
same if adopted by the qualified voters of the State, to become
Section 52 (3) of Article 3 of the Constitution of the State of
Maryland.
52.

(3) Within twenty days after the convening of the General
Assembly in odd numbered years (except in the case of a
newly elected Governor, and then [within thirty days after his
inauguration] not later than February 1) unless such time shall
be extended ASSEMBLY in ODD-NUMBERED YEARS,
UNLESS SUCH TIME SHALL BE EXTENDED by the
General Assembly, and on the first Wednesday in February in
even-numbered years, the Governor shall submit to the
General Assembly a Budget for the next ensuing fiscal year.
Each Budget shall contain a complete plan of proposed ex-
penditures and estimated revenues for said fiscal year and
shall show the estimated surplus or deficit of revenues at the
end of the preceding fiscal year. Accompanying each Budget
shall be a statement showing: (a) the revenues and expenditures
for the preceding fiscal year; (b) the current assets, liabilities,
reserves and surplus or deficit of the State; (c) the debts and
funds of the State; (d) an estimate of the State's financial
condition as of the beginning and end of the preceding fiscal
year; (e) any explanation the Governor may desire to make as
to the important features of the Budget and any suggestions
as to methods for reduction or increase of the State's revenue.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the aforegoing sec-
tion hereby proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of
this State shall be, at the next general election, to be held in this
State in the year 1956, submitted to the legal and qualified
voters thereof for their adoption or rejection in pursuance of
directions contained in Article 14 of the Constitution of this
State, and at the said general election, the vote on the said pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution shall be by ballot, and
upon each ballot there shall be printed the words "For the Con-
stitutional Amendment", and "Against the Constitutional
Amendment", as now prescribed 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
said Article 14 of the Constitution.

EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.