The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-10-31
CHAPTER 90.

An Act to propose an amendment =
AFJlcle l. title Elective Franchise" of IL
CONSTITUTION of the State of Maryland, i.
AIDING a new section thereto to be known
as Section IA, the same relating 70 absent
Young; and to provide for the Submission
OF sac sac alnendment to the qualified voters
u TINS oIate Tor adoption or rejection.
/ SectiOn1. Be it enacted nv tho CanaraI
Assembly of Maryland. three-fifths If ali
members OF each OF the two Houses cOncur-
ring. That the following new Section be
Amendment to Article l. title "Electtva
Franchise" OF the Constitution of the State
OF Mary land, to be inserted after Section i,
and to be known as Section IA. the same II
adopted by the legally qualified voterS Of tha
State as herein provided, to become a mart
of Article of the Constitution of MARYLAND.
Section Ia. The General Assembly Of
s,iaii nave power to provide by
voters of the State of Maryland who are an
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 III which and the time and
place at which such absent voters may vote
and for the canvass and return of their
votes.
Section 3 And be it further enacted by
the aforesaid, That said foregoing Section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution, shall be at the next General
Election for Members of Congress held in
this State submitted to the legal and qualif-
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 shall 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
01rpptp6 EOn1.tnanfh Artfn nf
the Constitution, and further proceedings
had in accordance with said Article Four
teen.
Approved March %, 1918.
- Now, therefore, |, Emerson c. Harrington,
Governor of the State of Maryland, in pur-
suance of the direction contained in Sec
tiOn or Article IA 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 or the Acts Of the General Assembly of
Maryland, Session of 1915, be published in at
leaSttwo newspapers in each of the counties
OF the state where so many may be publish
ed. ana 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 proceed
ing the General Election to be held in the
State of Maryland on Tuesday, November 5.
1913. 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.
fThe Great Seal
of MarYland)
EMERSON C. HARRINGTON.
BY the Governors
THOMAS W. SIMMONS,
Secretary of State
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