Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-10-26


In The Words And Figures Follow
ing:
CHAPTER 20.
An Act to propose an amendment
TO Article !. title, Elective Fran
chse," of the Constitution Of the State
Of Ma,H land. by adding a new section
thereto. to be known as Section IA
the same relating 10 absent voting;
and H. provide for the submission of
said amendment to the qualified yot
ers Cf this State for adoption or re
lection,
Section / Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly OF Maryland, three
fifths of all the members Of each of
the two Houses concurring. That the
following new Section be and the
same is hereby proposed Is an Amend
ment to Article |, title, Effective
Franchise" OF the Constitution of the
State of Maryland to be inserted
after Section / and to be known Is
Section IA; the same. if adopted by
the legally qualified voters of the
State as herein provided to become a
part Of Article / of the Constitution
Of Maryland.
Section Ia The General Assembly
Of Maryland shall have power TO pro
vide by suitable enactment for voting
by qualified voters OF the state Of
Maryland who are absent and cngag
cd in the Military or Naval Service
of the Unitcd States at 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 alb
sent voters may vote and for the
canvass and return of their votes.
Section .. And be il further enact
cd by the authority aforesaid. That
said foregoing Section hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Con
stitution, shall be at the next Gen
eral 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 the Constitution OF this state,
and at the said General Elect on the
vote on the said proposed amendment
TO the Constitution shall be by ballot,
and upon each ballot there shall be
printed the words For the Constitu-
tional Amendment" and against the
Constitutional Amendment" rs now
provided by law. and Immediately
after said election due returns shall be
made to the Governor of the vote for
nd against said proposed amendment
s directed by said Fourteenth Article
If the Constitution. and further pro-
.eedings had in accordance with said
Article Fourteen.
Approved March %, 1918.
Now, therefore, |. Emerson c.
arlington, Governor of the state
Maryland. in pursuance OF the
ERECTION contained in Section of
.rticle II of the Constitution Of Mary
and, do hereby order and direct that
his Proclamation, containing a full.
true and correct copy of the text Of
said Chapter 30 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of Maryland ScS
sion of 1918, be published in at least
two newspapers each of the counties
Of the State whore 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,
me of which shall be in the German
language, once a week for at least
three months next preceding the Gen
eral Election to be held in the state
Of Maryland on Tuesday. November
5. 1918, at which election the said pro
posed amendment TO the Constitution
shall be submitted in form and man
ner prescribed by the General Assem-
bly,, to the legal and qualified voters
of the State for their adoption or re-
lection.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the State of Maryland. Done
at the City OF Annapolis this TWEEN
tieth day of July, ninet en- hundred
and eighteen.
EMERSON c. HARRINGTON,
by the Governor:
THOMAS W. SIMMONS,
Secretary OF State
THE Great Seal