Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-01

-. en- January Session OF the
cenerai Assembly of Maryland. heta IN
the year 1918; = hal, Was nrpa nsss an adj
difIonal section 90 Article l OF the Ion
sfitution Of Maryland, TO De hnown -
section IA and relating TO absent ,sa n soss
ing. and which said bill - IN the "otus
and figures following;
CHAPTER 70.
4, At 70 propose an amendment to Ar,
tscie tile Elective Franchise. OF tue
Constitution Of the state o. 9a - ~ Known NJ
as Section IA, the same relating 70 AZ
sent voting: and to provide IoE tue su SUI.
mission Of said anlendment 70 'ne luett .
fled voters Of this State for adoption OF
rejection.
Sac,ion = Be il enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three-hfths OF ~
the members Of each of the TWO HOUSES
concurring.. That the foiSwihg , new De Ssy
as an Amendment TO Article y u,le,
effective Franchise of the constitution
of the State of Maryland, TO De inserted
after Section 1 and to be known as See-
ton IA: the same II adopted by the legal
IN qualified voters of the State as here,
In provided. to become part OF Afucie
of the Constitution of Maryland.
Section Ia The General Assembly or
MARYLAND shall have power to provide by
suitable enactment for .oting by quahned
voters of the State of Maryland VINO are
absent and engaged In the Military OF
Naval Service of the United 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 ana
the time and place at which such absent
voters may vote and for the canvass ana
return of their votes.
Section 2. And be IL further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That said forego-
ing Section hereby proposed as an amend
nlent to the Constitution, shall be at the
next General Election for Members OF
Congress held in this State submitted 70
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 Election the vote on the sald
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 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-
ton. and further proceedings had in ac-
cordance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved March %. 1918.
Now, therefore, /, Emerson c. Harring-
ton, Governor Of the State Of Maryland, In
pursuance of the direction contained In
of Maryland, do hereby order and direct
that this Proclamation, containing full,
true and correct copy of the text Of said
Chapter 20 of the Acts of the General As
sembly of Maryland, Session of 1913 be
published in at least two newspapers in
each of the counties of the State where 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. one OF
which shall be in the German language
once a week for at least three months next
preceding the General Election to be held
In the State of Maryland on Tuesday
November 8, 1918. at which election the
said proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition shall be submitted in form and
manner prescribed by the General As
sembly. to the legal and qualified voters
OF the State for their adoption or rejec-
ton.
Given under my hand and
the Great Seal of the
tThe Great Seal State Of Maryland. Done
or Maryland.) at the City OF Annapolis
twentieth day Of July
nineteen hundred and
eighteen.
EMERSON c. HARRINGTON,
By the Governor:
THOMAS w SIMMONS.
Secretary Of State