Tha eourta hove never oonatruad the language In Seo- tlon 49s of krtIole 3, as adopt4 by the voton at the oleotlon held In Hovorobar 1949, and we ahall attempt to oonatrue 8a.ae to- gether with other asotiona ol the Constitution, particularly the ioliorlng motIon8:

“Se0. ars, Art. 3. He bill aball have ths form oi a law, until it has bean real on three several daga In eaoh Heuse, and tree dlao~usalon el- low0a thereon; but in oases OS iqmmtlve pub110 (whIoh naoeaaity Wall ba atsited In n naoeaalty preamble or In the body of the bill.) four-fifths of tha Houaa, In whloh the bill maf be porrding, may suajmnd this rule, th8 ye@8 nays bein@ taken on the question oi auspenaion, and entered upon the ~Olml418."

“Soa. 39, Art. );. Ho lew psaaed by the LagIs- lature, eXoept the general aQpropriAtiOa ahall Pot, take ofieot or go into for00 uhtll nloety day8 after AdjOurrrPIInt of the session at whioh it was hAoted, unless In owe of an emorgenoy, which emergenor must be Arpreeaed In u preaablr or in body of the act, the Legislature ah~ll, by vote of two-thirds of all the nmzbera alooted to each house, otherwIse direct; vote to be taiiea by yeas aWi nuya, and sutered upon the said Jo arIluls. ”

*tiea. 49a, at. 3. It aball be the duty of the ~m~troller 0r Pub110 ncomnta in crAmmoe or Ohoh ii+ gular seoslon of the Ls$ialr*ture to prsparo and sub&t to t&e Governor and to the LegialatUre upon Ita conven- ia a atatewnt under oath skiowing ruliy the tinanoial Treasury at the OlOae of tbo last 8onAItlon of the State end an l atlncrte of the probable neelpta flsoelpsclod und dIabUr6emntr for the then ourrent rlaoal par. her 8hAl.l 18o bo oontrined n as d 8tctteiuent en to zed eat at0 of the ant10 pate 1 4 revenue baaed

TJ bi thet will be rooelred bf oa the laws then La afieot end fop the ritete from all aoero~a l howlng tha fund the l uooeeding blonnium scootit to be aradited during end maid atetosent ahell oontela l ueh other Informetlm 0.1 may be mpulr@3 by law. Supph~ntSl 8tAbISSnt8 be aubnitted to any S9eolal Searion o? the kgl8- ahall J.etere end at l uoh other tlm88 a8 may be aooeaaary to ahow probable ohaap8e8,

Vkor amI aftor Jutwry 1, 194S, l ava in tbr oaao pub110 aaoo8aIty and with a OS emergency aa& lqetatlre four-fifth8 vote or the total aeaber8hip ef eeoh Rouse, n0 l pproprletloa la oxam of tha oeeh end eatlol- revenuo OS the fund8 from whloh 8uoh appreprlotloa pate4 la to k pplde a&U wia. Jma ana after JUUUU~ 1, 194b, no bill oentalnia& an approprlntion shall be aoa- l iaerea am pa800a or k rant to tba Qorernar for oonaiaer- ation until and unloaa the coaptrollar of Publie ~ooounta therWIll ShoWin that tha amcant his OertIflObk udoraea appropxiatod la wlthln the amount l atlmtetl to k atall- able la the affeoted funas. When the Ccmrtroller find8 M &pproprli&lon blu exceed8 t&m atlamted. roteme bo shall andorae auoh flndlng

theraon uid return to th8 mun In yhloh astee orlgiaated. i&oh inioroiatlan shell tn immdietely aadr known te both tha House of Lcqro- end tke senate end the neoesaery atop8 ahnll antative8 be takoa to bring 8U0h epproprlatlon to rlthln re- v*nue , either by provldlng aAdItIona1 or reduo- revenue lnc, tin appropriabioa.

*For the purpore ot ftzmnolng the outatandl~ oblIg,tlona of the 5eneral he?enUe FuOd O? the state and 91AOlZ@ It8 eurreot ao6ounta on oerrh baaia the OS the jtrte Of fOXa is hermby AUthOrisOd tigial&tura to provide for Iasuanoe, SAh, retlrentent ot

41.9 o4rial bonds, equal in prinGlp41 to t!-ie total outetand- ing, vdia, and 62pr0vaa oblig.,tiono owing by 64ia fund on &.j&r&ibar 1, 1943, provided o:ioh Sondo ohall not araw intereot in oroose of two (g&j per oent ;ler OMUPL and shall suituro within twenty (eo) year8 from ;idopted elootlon Hot. 3, 194Z." date.

Your queotion No. 1 lo aaowored in the aiilrn~tivo if in S;rat an emergency an6 on Imp4rative public neoo441ty exioto.

TM language in Sootion 49o, hrtiolo 8 io olerr that In oaoeo of mrgeaoy and tip4ratIvo pub110 neoaoolty the Legiolaturo maay, br 4 four-flit~vote OS t0tal a4mberohip st eaoh H0uo0, paa8 4n appSOPrlatiOn In 4xo4oo OS 4ooh antlolpated revenue.

E. four-flftho vote would Yie are of the opinion not bo 4vId4no4 that an emrgeney and 4n iap4ratIve pub118 n4440- oity 4rht46. Sootion 98, Artlolo 5 6~10 with ths qu40tiion OS “irpoxatlve publlo nooeooItya in l uopendlna tha rule r4puIrIng k reed on three oeteral dnyo, and thlo motion provider blllo-to that thlo neoeaolty ohall k l tnted In 4 preamble or in th4 body 5eotion 30, Wt1cl.o 3 de@18 with th4 queotloa or Of bill. th4 time 8t whtah 4 bill oh411 take *4a4r6enoyn In prOVidill(l for OISeot, and thio oootion otateo thot an ~tgenoy auot 4x- Preooml in o proa&blo or In the body of the Aot. It io true IO OontaIuod In SootIon 49a, but we that DL) suoh require*& ln view oi the above MntiOAtld oeotiono OS tlu Oon- think, ths air glan would be to state Itltution, the emargsna~ and laperative publi4 neoesolty either In the preemblo or In the body of the bill.

Your third pueotion lo aneweraa in th4 arflrnmtive.

1f the Comptroller** eatbaste 4Qowo tk;it the oa4h and anticipated ena it later revonuea ~4 eufflolsnt to oovar th4 appropriation dvpslopo oouroeo for 80a8 untorroesn 04~04, of revenue, m dImInished to the point that o.~am would not ar4t appro- priation, the appropriation would k valid and a 14~x11 obligation of the State.

C. F. Diboon Aoriotant