The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-10-18

Proposing an Amendment to
the Constitution VI the State.
Providing For Absent Voting

WHEHTAA AT THE JANUAEY Hrgaarnr
OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY a.
MARYLAND MMLD TM THE YmMm
lo1s, VIM 1870 WAS PAgsMD, TO WTTH
CHAPTEh eO 0F GATG ACTS. FMO-
POSING wv ADDITIONAL SECTION
TO ART1aLE \ or THE CONsTHTu-
TON OF MARYLAND TO RE KNOWN
AG SECTION lA AMID RELATING TO
ABSENT VOTING. AND WHICH Sam
BILL is IN THE WORDS AND
FIGURES FOLLOWING
CHAPTER n9.
tlcie title. Eiective Fra sndmes. e A..
Constitution of the State XIII NARY
l lana. Dy adding l neW aartien
to provide hr the Submission " s VIA
amendment the qualified voters Of
this State for adoption or rejection.
Section A. - M enacted Ny the GeneraI
Assembly 0f Maryland, three fHfthH Of AlI
the members = each Of the two Houses
ton BE- and tle same Il hereby proposed
aH An- Amendment t0 Article l FFFin
Elective Franchise, or the Constitution
of the State " Maryland, to Nv inserted
ton Ia; the same, If adopted by the
legally qualifsd voters of the STATE M, aa
herein provldal to become nart Of
Article 0r the Constitution Or Maryland.
Section La. Vie General Assembly ~
MaiFyband shall lave power to provide hy
voters of Co., Suite Of Maryland VINO Mra
absent and engaged ln the Military or
Naval Service of the United States at the
election district in which they are en-
titled to vote, md for the manner I'm
which .and Co., tme and place at which
a wv absent votes may vote, and fCr thoE
Section 2. and be it further enacted oy
going Section hereby proposed MM mrl
amendment t0 thA Constitution, shMlI ba
W. the next Genenl lection for Members
or Congress held La this State Submitted
to the legal and qualified voters Of the
State for adoption or rejection in bur
slance of the directions contained In
article XIV oH the Constitution OH this
the vote on the said proposed amendment
to the Constitution shall be by ballot.
and upon each ballot there shall NM
Eona ans Maa a Pr as VI.
Constitutional Amendment ag now 49,
vided BY law. and Immediately after
said election due Eeturns shall be made
against Said proposed amendment aS
directed NV said Fourteenth ArtirIa @f
tne Constitution, and further proceedings
had IN accordance with said Article
Fourteen
Approved Aarcl =. lois.
\. Now, therefore, VII, Emerson C. Harrfnr-
in pursuance of the direction confained
in Section o. Article IA OF the Constitu-
ton of MarylAnda dn hereby order mnd
direct that thlG Proclamation, Containing
Y, fs saId true hs ana correct copy w the tezt
General Assembly OF Maryland, Session
of 1913, BE- published in All least two
newspapers in each of the counties of thS
State where So many may ba unbIishad
and where not more than one NAV be
published, then In that newspaper and
n three newspapers published in the
Glty 0f Baltimore, one Of which shall ba
ln 49, German language, once MAJ week
I0r aL least three months next preceding
the General Election 10 wv held I'M the
Der 3, 1918. at which election the said
proposed amendment tO tine Constitution
shall be submitted tn form MmM UMrrnr
prescribed by the General Assembly, fD
the legal and qualified voters Df tha
State for their adoption or rejection.
Given under INV hand ANA
the Great HHMA nH Nhn
,-. state oE Maryland Done
(The Great Seal at The city Of Annann-
eii maryland lis, this twentieth day OF
July, nineteen hundred
and eighteen.
EMERSON ~ HARRINGTON,
By the Governor.
THOMAS W. SIMMONS,
aug-2-5mos Secretary or State
MN