Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-09-13
PROCLAMATION.
PROPOSING Az AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION or The STATE. PRO
yDGNc FOR ABSENT VOTING.

Whereas. A. the January Session Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland he'd IN the
yea lSle. oil was passed. to-wit: Chap
tef y q sslo Acts. proposing an add
t1DnA Section 20 Article Of the Coutitv-
uon u Maryland. 70 BE- KNOWN a. Section
~ ana relating 20 Absent Voting and
stllc1 ss1o BAL IL IL the words and figures
following:
CHAPTER 20.
An Act 70 propose an amendment e
Article ]. title. Elective Franchise /" az rbe
Constitution Of the State u ksrylsDd tV
aoclns . new section thereto. 70 Be- known
AZ Section IA the same relating 70 absent
Young and 20 provide for the submission
u ss1o amendment 70 the qualified voters
d thus State for adoption Or rejection.
Section Re II enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland thrss-ffthE Of al
the members Of each Of the two Houses
coDcafrlns. That the following new Section
De and The same il hereby proposed as AZ
Amendment % Article /. title. Elective
franchise. Of the Constitution Of the
state Of Maryland. 10 BE- inserted sfte-
SscaAon l. and 70 Be kn0~n az SECTION Ia /:
me same. II adopted b. the Legally onsE-
NED voters Of the STATE AZ herein provided
70 become part Of Article q the Con-
sututon Of Maryland
Section IA The General Assembly Of
Maryland shall have power % provide BIZ
suitable enactment for voting By ouslIfec
sotert Of the State Of Maryland WIG are
soseni and engaged il the Military Or
naval Service Of the United States a the
time of any election from the ~sro o.
election district 10 which they are eutiued
70 vote. and for the manner II uIbict sr,s
the time and place a. which soeh absent
voters may vote. and for the canvass srle
return u their votes.
Section z. And be il further enacted bv
the authority aforesaid. That SAID fore
gong oe1t1on hereby proposed a. an amend
nsat 70 TIE Constitution. shall Be- a. tbs
next General Election for Members Of Cou-
Sress heao 10 tins State submitted 70 the
lessi and qualified voters of the State for
aoDptlou o. rejection. In pursuance Of the
oifeczlons contained In Article XIV Of The
CONSTITUTION Of the State. and si the sad
General Election the vote On the SAID pro-
posed amendment % the Constitution snail
be ~ ballot, and upon each ballot there
shan Be prlDteo the words "For the Con
stltotionsl Amendment and AGAINST the
Constitutional Amendment. " az now pro
'loeo ~ Law. and Immediately after said
eieet1on ooe returns shall Be made 70 the
OoTefnof Of the vote for and sssinst sad
proposed amendment az directed by aid
Fourteenth Article Of the Constitution. ana
further proceedinss had 10 accordance with
said Article Fourteen.
Approved March q. 1918.
Nos. therefore. |. Emerson c. Hsrrips-
ton. Governor Of the State Of NsryIand IN
pursuance Of the direction Contained IN
Section Of Article IL Of the COpstitutiou
Of Maryland. do hereby order and direct
that this Proclamation, containing q full
true and correct copy Of the text Of said
Chapter 20 Of the Acts Of the General
Assembly Of Maryland, Session Of 1918 h.
published in 81 least two neuspspers In
each Of the counties Of the State where so
many may be published. and where no,
more than one may be published. then in
that paper. and in three newspapers nah.
lished 10 the City Of Baltimore. one az
which shall be In the German language
once week for al least three months next
preceding the General Election 10 be held
In the State Of Maryland on Tuesday. No
yembef 5. 1918. at which election the said
proposed amendment TO the Constitution
shall be submitted In form and manner
prescribed BY the General Assembly. 10 the
legal and qualified voters Of the STATE f0r
their adoption or rejection.
tine Great Seal Given under my hand
and the Great Seal
Of Msrylsnd) Of the State OF Mar.
land. Done at the
City Of Annapolis
thistwentieth day Of
July, nineteen hun
dred and eighteen.
EMERSON C. HARRINGTON.
BY the Governor:
THOMAS W. SIMMONS,
Secretary Of State.
july este