The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-08-01

WHEREAS, AT THE JANUARY SESSION
OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, HELD IN THE YEAR 1918,
a BILL WAS PASSED, TO WIT: CHAP
TER 20 OF SAID ACTS, PROPOSING AN
ADDITIONAL SECTION TO ARTICLE
OFTHE CONSTITUTIONS OF MARYLAND,
TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION Ia AND
RELATING TO ABSENT VOTING, AND
WHICH SAID BILL is IN THE WORDS
AND FIGURES FOLLOWING:
CHAPTER 20.
An Act to propose an amendment to
Article l. title Elective Franchise" of the
Constitution of the State of Maryland, by
adding new section thereto, to be known
as Section a, the same relating to absent
voting and to provide for the submission
OF said amendment to. the qualified voters
of this State for adoption or rejection.
Section Be it enacted by the General
members of each of the two Houses concur
ring. That the following new Section be
and the same is hereby proposed as an
Amendment to Article l, title Elective
Franchise of the Constitution of the State
of Maryland, to be inserted after Section !.
ana TO be known as Section Ia; the same, If
adopted by the legally qualified voters of the
state as herein provided, to become part
OF Article Of the Constitution of Maryland.
Section Ia. 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 alb
sent and engaged in the Military or Naval
Service of the United States at the time of
any election from the ward or election dis
trict in which they are entitled to VOTE and
for the manner in which and the time and
place at which such absent voters may vote,
votes.
Section ,. And be it further enacted by
the aforesaid, That said foregoing Section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the
constitution. snail be at the next General
Election for Members of Congress held in
this state submitted to the legal and qualih-
ed voters Of the state for adoption or re-
lection, in pursuance of the directions con-
tanned IN Article XIV of the Constitution Of
this State, and at the said General Election
the vote on the said proposed amendment
to the Constitution shall be by ballot, and
upon each ballot there snail be printed the
words For the Constitutional Amendment"
and Against the Constitutional Amend
ment' as now provided by law. and i'm
mediately after said election due returns
shall be made to the Governor Of the vote
for and against said proposed amendment
as directed by said Fourteenth Article of
the Constitution, and further proceedings
had in accordance with said Article Four
teen
Approved March p, 1918.
Now, therefore. /, Emerson c. Harrington.
Governor of the State of Maryland. in pur-
suance of the direction contained in Sec
ton l of Article II of the Constitution OF
Maryland, do hereby order and direct that
this Proclamation, containing a full, true
and correct copy of the text OF 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 so many may be publish
ed, and where not more than one may be
published, then in that newspaper and
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 preced-
ing the General Election to be held in the
State of Maryland on Tuesday, November ).
1918. at which election the said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be
submitted in form and manner prescribed
by the General Assembly, to the legal and
qualified voters of the State for their adop-
ton or rejection.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal
of the State of Maryland Done at the City
OF Annapolis this twentieth day OF July,
nineteen hundred and eighteen.
The Great Seal
of Maryland)
EMERSON c. HARRINGTON.
By the Governor:
THOMAS w. SIMMONS,
Secretary of State.
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