Riley

Pursuant to the provisions of section 34 of article IV of the Constitution of the state of California, the governor of the state submitted to the 52d session of the legislature, the state budget for the biennium commencing July 1, 1937, and ending June 30, 1939, accompanied by an appropriation bill itemizing proposed state expenditures for such biennium, known as the budget bill, which included item No. 35 pertaining to support for the Railroad Commission of said state. Said budget bill originally contained the following words and figures relating to said item No. 35:

The legislature, after making various changes, passed said bill, which was thereupon submitted to the governor for consideration. Said budget bill, as amended by the assembly and passed by the legislature, contained the following words and figures pertaining to item No. 35:

Pursuant to the power vested in the governor by sections 16 and 34 of article IV of the Constitution, the governor signed said budget bill as passed by the legislature and appended thereto a statement of the items therein contained to which he objected, together with his reasons therefor. Refer *50 ence was made in said statement to said item 35…