Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-30

:, che 5anunry session of the
General Assembly of Maryland, heid ia
~, 1ear 1918 "a bill was passed, To WI
SnaHter 20 of said Acts, proposing an hd-
ditional section To Article l OF Tue N"I-
stitutfon of Maryland, IL be hhoNh a
section IA and relating u" "bse"t 30
- ond which said hilI il in the words
and figures following;
CHAPTER 20
An Act TO propose an amcndment 10 Al
,icla / title Elective Franchise, ot tHt
reconstruction of the state oi MarSiand u!
sSfii,t~ a new section thereto. to ue Know "a
- Spction Ia the same relating L" an
seut voting: and 10 provide Tor the sup
mission of said amendment 70 tle qu''li-
,i,.j xpters of this State Tor adoption or
SSertion /. Re it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. three ms 81 an
the members OF each Of the Two Houses
roncurring That the following new See
lion Ice and the same Is hereby propose"
Az an Amendment to ArtlciS =, 1tt t'y,
of the State of Maryland, To be lhseIteu
after Section 1, ana to he known as StI
ton IA; the same. II adopted 10y tht tSsdi-
III qualified voters of the state as mere
in proyided To become a part OF Article /
of the Constitution OF Maryland
Section IA. The General Assembly OF
MARYLAND shall have power to provide by
suitable enactment for >OunS by quaiined
y1ters of the State of Maryland who are
absent aud engaged In the Military or
Naval Service of the United States at Inc
time of any election from the ward or
election district in which they are entitled
To vote and for the manner IN which ana
the time aud place at when Su'h absent
voters may vote, ANA Tor the canvass ana
return of their votes.
section >. And be IL further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That said forego-
ing Section hereby proposed as an amend
meat to the Constitution, shall be at the
AeNt General Election for Members "
Congress held ia this state submitted To
he legal aud qualified voters oi the state
for adoption OF rejection, In pursuance oil
che directions contained in Article NV OF
he Constitution Of this state, ana At the
said General Election the vote on the sald
.,roposed amendment 10 the Constitution
shall be by ballot, ana upon each ballot
there shall be printed the words 'tor the
Constitutional Amendment anu Against
the Constitutional Amendment as now
provided by law, and immediately 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 Constitu-
| tion, and further proceedings had IN ac-
cordance with said Article Fourteen
Approved March %, 1918.
Now. therefore, /. Emerson &. llarring-
! ton. Governor of the State Of Maryland, ln
iursurance of the direction contained IL
| section ] Of Article II of the Constitution
| of Maryland, do hereby orGcr ana direct
| chat this Proclamation, containing iull
| rue and correct copy OF the text OF SAID
| Chapter 20 of the Acts of the General As
| sembly of Maryland Session of l9lS' bc
published in ut least two newspapers ~
| each of the counties of the State where 50
many may be published, and where not
| more than one may be published. then In
| that newspaper, and in three newspapers
| published in the tity of Baltimore, one OF
| which shall be in the German language
| once a week FOR ut least three months neXt
| preceding the general Election To be held
| in the State of Maryland on Tuesday
| November D, 1918. at which election the
| said proposed amendment to the Consti-
| rutiOn shall be submitted I'm form and
| manner prescribed by the General AS
sembIy, to the legal and qualified voters
| of the State for their adoption or rejec
| ion.
| Given Under my hand and
| the Great Seal of tia,
| THE Great Seal State of Maryland. Don,
| of Maryland.) at the City of Annapolis
twentieth day Of July
nineteen hundred ani
eighteen.
| EMERSON G. HARRINGTON,
| by the Governor:
| THOMAS w SIMMONS,
| Secretary of State