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12 CONSTITUTION OF AFA'R'b.LANl). [ART. III
the Governor may, and it shall be his duty to issue a proclamation ex-
tending 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 require from the
propel State officials, including herein all executive departments, all
executive and administrative offices, bureaus, boards, commissions and
agencies expending or supervising the expenditure of, and all institu-
tions applying for State moneys and appropriations, such itemized esti-
mates 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 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 estimates 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 provided by law.
Third. The Legislature may, from time to time, enact such laws,
net 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 pro-
visions of this Section and any of the other provisions of the Constitu-
tion, the provisions of this Section shall prevail. But nothing herein
shall in any manner affect the provisions of Section 34 of Article III
of the Constitution or of any laws heretofore or hereafter passed in
pursuance thereof, or be construed as preventing the Governor from
calling extraordinary sessions of the Legislature, as provided by Sec-
tion 16 of Article II, or as preventing the Legislature at such extraor-
dinary sessions from considering any emergency appropriation or ap-
propriations.
If any item of any appropriation bill passed under the provisions
of this Section shall be held invalid up'on any ground, such invalidity
shall not affect the legality of the Bill or of any other item of such
Bill or Bills.]*
Sec. 34.
See notes to article 43, section 275 of the code.
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*Thus amended by the act of 1916, chapter 159, ratified November 7, 1916
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