The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-09-27

FNOO>A4AM MA llOlN
Proposing an Amendment to
the Constitution Of the State,
Providing for Absent Voting
WHEREAS. AT THE JAEUARY SESSION
OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY or
MARYLAND, HELD I'M THE YEAR
1913 AI BILL WAS PASSED, TO WITT.
CHAPTER co. OF SAID ACTS, PRO
POSING AN ADDITIONAL SECTION
TO ARTICLE Al OF THE CONSTTFU-
TON OF MARYLAND, TO BE KNOWN
a. SECTION 1A AND RELATING TO
ABSENT VOTING. AND WHICH SAID
BILL IS IN THE WORDS, AND
\ FIGURES FOLLOWING
CHAPTER 20.
An Act To propose An amendment ITO a.
Constitution Of the the State aels Of Mare rge
thersto fSS 81 Enown III nv Section section 1a
the same relating to absent voting: and
amendment to the qualified voters Nh
this State Tor adoption or rejection
Section : Be It enacted BY the General
Assembly Of Maryland, three flfths Of all
the members OF each or the two Houses
concurrlngs That the following new Sec
ton be and the same iS hereby proposed
ag An amendment I'D Article Vii, title.
ELECTIVE Franchise v OF the ConetitutiOn
0f the State OF Maryland, to he inserted
ton 1A; tho same, liz adopted by the
legally qualified voters Of the State as
herein tetT provided, M become 4 part q
Article lf ofH the Constitution OK Maryland
Section La. The General Assembly of
suitable enactment fof I voting w c anaiifeG
voters or the State OF Maryland who are
absent ana engaged in the Military or
Naval Service of the United States at the
election district, In which they are en-
titled 10 vote. and for the manner Ann
which and the time and place at which
canvass and return Of their votes.
Section % And be Al further. enacted br.
the authority aforesaid, That said fore
going Section hereby proposed ais am
amendment Lo the Constitution, shall be
&C the next General. lection for Members
or Congress held in this. State submitted
60 the legal and qualified voters OF the
state tor adoption Or rejection, lnA MIR
suance OF the directions contained II
State, md at the said General Election
the vote on the said proposed amendment
TO the Constitution shall be by ballOf-
and upon each ballot there shall be
tional Amendment ana aAFainst I'D M
Constitutional Amendment" as now pro-
videdi by law and Immediately after
TO the, Governor or the vote for and
against said proposed amendment M
directed by said Fonrteenth Artfcia IA
tine C0nDtdtutfOn. and further PROCEEDINGS
bad in accordance with said: Article,
Fourteen. @M HI NT--sT --ea
Approved March %. 1914.
+o Me- Got t6e1efore i Emerson 6 HanFing-
in pursuance or the direction Contained
In Section, I Of Article Il of the Conatitn-
ton of Maryland dD- herebY order ana
ahI INN t ts tn,S ~ Ssoclanation containing
Of said Chapter 20 Of the Acts OF the
G e s$1I assembly of Maryland, Session
or 1pl6 be published In at least two
State where 10 many may be publfHhad.
ana where not more than ONE may hg
Publshed. then In that newspaper, ana
City or Baltimore, one Oh which sfnll NM
ln the German language, once m w@ak
Tor az least three months next preceding
STATE GsPaSaa Rsston to r. asd q c.
Der y, 1918; nc which election the SAID
proposed amendment to the Constitution
s 54sacri m submitted bg tS ~ fern an manner
DT AMG G|H%EIA ASSEMBLY T0
the legal and qualified voters 81 the
State Tor their adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand ma
the Great Seal Of the
State Of Maryland Done
tThe Great Seal af the City o3 Annmu@-
OF Marylandl Liz, this twentieth day IVY
July, nineteen hundred
and eighteen.
EAIER-ON g. HARRINGTON,
By the Governor:
THOMAS WV. SIMMONS.
Secretary or State