Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-08-30

whereas, At the January Session of the
General Assembly of Maryland, held in the
year 1918, bill was passed, to-wit: Chan
ter 70 Of said Acts, proposing an addi-
tlonal Section to Article of the Contitu-
ton 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 !, title. Elective Franchise. of the
Constitution of the State Of MARYLAND. Inv
ADDING new section thereto, to be known
as Section Ia, the same relating to absent
Young; and to provide for the submission
OF SAID amendment to the qualified voters
OF TINS State for adoption or rejection
section !. BE il enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, three-fifths of all
the members of each of the two Houses
concurring, That the following new Section
De and the same is hereby proposed as an
Amendment TO Article /, title. Elective
Franchise, Of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland. to be inserted after
Section !. and to be known as Section IA .
the same. If adopted by the legally ouaIi,
he'd voters of the State as herein Drovided
TO become part Of Article of the Con-
stitution Of Maryland.
Section Ia. The General Assemble ot
Maryland shall have power to provide nv
suitable enactment for voting by omalified
voters OF the State of Maryland who are
absent and engaged in the Military or
Naval Service of the United States al the
time OF any election from the ward or
election district 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, and for the canvass and
| return OF their votes
section z. And be II further enacted bv
the authority aforesaid, That said fore.
going Section hereby proposed as an amend
ment 10 the Constitution, shall be AT the
next General Election for Members of Con-
gress held IN this State submitted to the
leeai anu quallhed voters of the State for
ADOPTION or rejection, in pursuance of the
ouectlons contained in Article XIV of the
CONSTITUTION OF the State. and at the said
1ehefal Election the vote on the said pro-
poSeu amendment to the Constitution shall
De by ballot. and upon each ballot there
shall be printed the words "For the C.,
stitutiOnal Amendment" and "Aoains, he.
Constitutional Amendment" as now mo-
Vided by law, and immediately after said
election due returns shall be made N The
Governor of the vote for and against sa,d
proposed amendment as directed hv sa;d
Fourteenth Article of the Constitn,ion ana
further proceedings had in accordance win
said Article Fourteen. WIN
Approved March %. 1918.
Now therefore. |, Emerson C. Harrine-
Ton governor OF the State Of Maryland. in
pursuance Of the direction contained in
Section Of Article ID of the Constance
OF Maryland. do hereby order and Dire,
that this Proclamation. containina n TIL
true and correct copy of the text of said
Chapter 20 Of the Acts of the Canerai
Assembly of Maryland, Session Of 1915 he
published in at least two newsnaners ~
each Of the counties Of the State wbs,s 40
many may be published. and where NO,
more than one may be published. then in
that paper. and in three newspapers nuh.
hshed In the City of Baltimore one NJ
winch shall be in the German LANGUAGE
once week for at least three months next
preceding the General Election TO he held
In the State OF Maryland on Tuesday No
Vemoer D, 1918. at which election the said
proposed amendment to the Constitution
snail be submitted in form and manner
prescribed by the General Assembly. 10 the
legal and qualified voters Of the State for
their adoption or rejection. '
ZINE 1'eat seal Given under my hand
,,, and the Great Seal
Vi marylahd') ofthe State Of Mary
land. Done at the
City of Annapolis
this twentieth day of
July. nineteen hun
bred and eighteen.
EMERSON C. HARRINGTON.
BY the Governor:
THOMAS w. SIMMONS,
July 2B-te " ''''e'