Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1918-09-23

sliffonaf section to Article OF ttne NOh-
ssfsutIon Of Maryland, TO be known as
ssetIon "a and relating TO absent yot-
ing. and which said bill is IN the "o1us
and figures following:
CHAPTER 20
An Act to propose an amendment to to At sLs
tfcle /. title Elective Franchise, OF the
Constitution of the State OF Maryianus og
adding a new section thereto, 10 De known
as Section IA. the same relating 10 ap
sent voting; an ana dgent 70 pETart "a 90 the quail
fed voters Of this State for adoptoh OF
rejection.
section /. Be il epaeted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three nItns oL al. u.
the members OF each of the two Houses
concurring That the following new Sec,
ton be and the same is hereby propo,ssss'
as an Amendment to Arucle =. usle, use,
Of the State of Maryland, to be inserted
after Section /, and to be known as see
ton Ia: the same. IL adopted by the iegai-
IN qualified voters of the State as here.
In provided, TO become part of Artlcie
of the Constitution of Maryland.
Section IA. The General Assembly of
Maryland shall have power TO provide py
suitable enactment for soting by qualineu
voters of the State of Maryland who are
absent and engaged in the Military or
Naval Service of the United States at the
time of any election from the ward OF
election district In which they are enutted
To vote and for the manner in which and
the time and place at which such absent
voters may vote, and for the canvass ana
return of their votes.
Section . And be ii further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That said forego-
ing Section hereby proposed as an amend
ment to the Constitution. shall be at the
next General Election for Members OF
Congress held in this State submitted TO
the legal and qualified voters of the state
for adoption or rejection, in pursuance OF
the directions contained in Article XIV OF
~. 1kAkr. nE a0
said General Election the vote on the saio
proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot
there shall be printed the words rFor the
Constitutional Amendment" and Against
the Constitutional Amendment" as now
provided by law, and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made to
said proposed amendment as directed by
said Fourteenth Article of the C0nstitu-
tion, and further proceedings had In ac-
cordance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved March % 1918
Now, therefore, l, Emerson C. Harring-
ton, Governor of the State of Maryland, in
pursuance of the direction contained in
Section 1 of Article IA of the Constitution
of Maryland do hereby order and direct
true and correct copy of the text of said
Chapter 20 of the Acts of the General As
sembly of Maryland, Session of 1915 be
published in at least two newspapers in
each of the counties Of the State where so
many may be published. 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 week for at least three months next
preceding the General Election to be held
in the State OF Maryland on Tuesday,
November 5, 1918. at which election the
said proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition shall be submitted in form and
manner prescribed by the General As
sembly, to the legal and qualified voters
of the State for their adoption or rejec-
ton.
Given under my hand and
the Great Seal of the
THE Great Seal State of Maryland Done
of Maryland.) at the City of Annapolis
twentieth day of July,
nineteen hundred and
eighteen.
EMERSON c. HARRINGTON,
BY the Governor:
THOMAS w SIMMONS,
Secretary Of State.