The Democratic advocate., 1918-08-02

Proposing an Amendment To
the Constitution of the State,
Providing for Absent Voting

WHEREAS, AT THE JANUARY SESSION
OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, HELD IN THE YEAR
1913, A BILL WAS PASSED, TO WIT:
CHAPTER 20 Ole SAID ACTS, PRO-
POSING A% ADDITIONAL SECTION
TO ARTICLE OF THE CONSTTTU-
TION OF MARYLAND, TO RE KNOWN
49, SECTION ia AND RELATING no
ABSENT VOTING, AND WHICH SAID
BILL Is IN THE WORDS AND.
FIGURES FOLLOWING
cHAPTER a0.
An Act to propose an amendment to Ar-
tiele A, title, Elective Franchise Of the
Constitution OF the State of Mary
thereto to dane be enown as neS secton SECTION ia
the same relating to absent voting; and
TO provide for the submission Of said
amendment To the qualifed voters or
this State for adoption or rejection
Section l- Be At enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three hfths of all.
the members OF each of the two Houses
concurring, That the following new Sec
ton be and the same is hereby proposed
Elective Franchise of the Constitution
Of the State or Maryland, To be inserted
aIler a5 Section Az and to Tx known as Sec
Tlon 1l1ll,,l- lA; the same, if adopted by the
li~~
herein provided, to become part Or
Article ] OF the Constitution or Maryland.
Section La. The General Assembly of
Maryland shall have power to provide by
suitable enactment for voting by qualified
voters of the State Of Maryland who are
Naval Service of the United States at the
time of any election from the ward or
election district in which they are en-
which and the time and place at which
such absent voters may vote, and for the
canvass and return Of their votes.
Section p And be it further enacted by
Co., authority aforesaid That said fore
gginGa SECTION IA +be hereby proposed
at the next General Aiection for Members
Oh Congress held In this State submitted
to the legal and qualified voters Of the
] suance - of I the direstions oni Contained in pun In
Article XIV Of the Constitution or this
State, and at The aRid General Election
the yote on % the said proposed amendment
ana upon each ballot there shall be
[,cIa Printed the words FSr the GoRstitT.
vided by law, and Immediately after
to the Governor of the vote for and
dreefed N sad Affce a
the Constitution, and further proceedings
had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen
Approved March %. 1913
Now, therefore, /, Emerson c. Harring-
ton, Governor of the State of Maryland,
in pursuance 0f the direction contained
in Section of Article H. of the ConStitu-6
tioR of Maryland do hereby order and
direct that thig Proclamation, containing
fnll, true and correct copy of the text
or said Chapter 20 OF the Acts OF the
General Assembly Of Maryland, Session
of 1918, be published in at least two
newspapers In each of the counties of the
State where 40 many may be published,
and where mot more than one may be
published, then in that newspaper, ana
in three newspapers published in the
City of Baltimore, one of which shall be
in the German language, once a week
for at least three months next preceding
the General Election to be held in the
State Of Maryland on Tuesday, Novem
Der 5, 1918, at which election the said
proposed amendment to tine Constitution
shall bA Submitted in form and manner
prescribed bT the General Assembly, tol
Tine legal and qualified voters Of THE
State FOR their adoption OF rejection
Given under my hand and
the Great Seal Of the
State of Maryland. Done
(The Great Seal at the City Of Annapo-
Of Maryland) lis, this twentieth day or
July, nineteen hundred
and eighteen.
EMERSON u. HARRINGTON,
BY the Governor:
THOMAS w. SIMMONS,
aug -3mos. Secretary of State