Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Volume 11

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Page 41 - On the final passage, in either house of the Legislature, of any act which imposes, continues or revives a tax, or creates a debt or charge, or makes, continues or revives any appropriation of public or trust money...
Page 34 - Budgets are not merely affairs of arithmetic, but in a thousand ways go to the root of prosperity of individuals, the relation of classes, and the strength of kingdoms.
Page 41 - On the passage, in either house of the legislature, of any law which imposes, continues or renews a tax, or creates a debt or charge, or makes, continues, or renews an appropriation of public or trust money, or releases, discharges, or commutes a claim, or demand of the State, the question shall be taken by yeas and nays, which shall be duly entered on the journal; and three-fifths of all the members elected to such house shall, in all such cases, be required to constitute a quorum therein.
Page 105 - By providing adequate educational and recreation facilities. Third, that closer cooperation between white and colored citizens should be promoted (without encouraging any violation of race integrity) : 1. By organizing local committees, both white and colored in as many communities as possible for the consideration of inter-racial problems. 2. By the...
Page 6 - Conference, keep a correct record thereof, safely keep and account for all documents, papers and other property of the Conference which shall come into his hands, and shall perform all other duties usually appertaining to his office or which may be required by the Executive Committee. He shall be paid an annual salary of not to exceed twenty-five hundred dollars and shall be reimbursed his actual and necessary expenses incurred while traveling on the business of the Conference. The secretary shall...
Page 58 - ... The Governor shall as soon as possible and not later than four weeks after the organization of the General Assembly submit a State budget, embracing therein the amounts recommended by him to be appropriated to the respective departments, offices, and institutions, and for all other public purposes, the estimated revenues from taxation, the estimated revenues from sources other than taxation, and an estimate of the amount required to be raised by taxation.
Page 35 - All reports and information sent to members of the board shall be sent to the governor-elect. (4) Not later than December 15, in each even-numbered year, the board shall recommend to the legislature a budget, which, in addition to giving comparison of estimates for the succeeding biennium with each of the years included in the budget report, shall also give the amounts which the board recommends, item for item, with columns showing whether the recommended allowances are equal to, above or below the...
Page 5 - ARTICLE I. The style of this organization shall be the "Governors' Conference." ARTICLE II. Active membership in the Governors' Conference shall be restricted to the Governors of the several states and territories of the United States, the term "Governors" to include Governors-Elect. Ex-Governors shall be received as honorary members and, as such, shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of active membership except the right of voting. ARTICLE III. The functions of the Governors' Conference...
Page 34 - ... for the ensuing biennial period, and shall further show whether and in what amounts the estimates are larger or smaller than the corresponding items of expenditures for...
Page 52 - We favor the enactment of a Civil Administrative Code in this State, creating a financial and accounting system whereby a vigorous and effective audit over financial expenditures of the State may be established, and providing for the consolidation of the boards, institutions, commissions and different departments and agencies of government, thereby eliminating useless offices and positions and avoiding the overlapping functions thereof...

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