Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-08-01

Proposing nm Amendment %
the Constitution Of Tho State,
ProvIeIHu for Absent votInes

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ProvIeIns for Absent votInes
WHEREAS, at the January session Of
the General Assembly of Maryland,
held in the year 1918, q bin was
passed TO wit: Chapter 20 OF said
Acts, proposing an additional sec
ton TO Article OF the Constitution
OF Maryland, TO be known as Section
la And relating TO absent voting,
and which said bill Is In the words
and figures following:
CHAPTER 20.
An Act to propose an amendment 10
10 Article /, title, Elective Fran
chise, OF the Constitution OF the State
of Maryland, by adding new section
thereto, TO be known rs Section Ia,
the same relating to absent voting:
and TO provide for the submission OF
said amendment to the qualified voters
Of this State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be Il enacted by the
General Assembly OF Maryland, three
fifths OF all the members OF each OF the
two Houses concurrinR, That the fol-
lowing new Section be and the same Is
hereby proposed as an Amendment to
Article l, title, Elective Franchise"
OF the Constitution of the State of
Maryland, to be inserted after Section
|, and 70 be known IS Section IA; the
same, II adopted by the legally quail
fed voters OF the State as herein pro-
vlded, TO become part OF Article OF
the Constitution OF Maryland.
Section Ia. The General Assembly
OF Maryland shall have power TO pro-
vide by suitable enactment for voting
by qualified voters OF the State OF
Maryland who are absent and engaged
In the Military or Naval Service OF
the United States OF the time OF any
election from the ward or election dis
trict In which they are entitled TO vote,
and for the manner In which and the
time and place at which such absent
voters may vote, aud for the canvass
and return OF their votes.
Section 2. And be Il further enacted
by the authority Aforesaid, That said
foregoing Section hereby proposed as
an amendment 20 the Constitution,
shall be at the next General Election
for Members Of Congress held In this
State submitted 10 the legal and quail
fed voters of the State for adoption
or rejection, Ia pursuance of the dlrec-
tions contained IN Article XIV OF tho
Constitution Of this State, and at tho
said General Election the vote on the
said proposed amendment 70 the Con-
stitution shall be by ballot, and upon
each ballot there shall be printed the
words For the Constitutional Amend
ment'' and Against the Constitutional
Amendment. as now provided by
Law, and immediately after said cleo
ton due returns shall be made 70 the
Governor Of the yota for and against
said proposed amendment as directed
by said Fourteenth Article Of the Con.
stitutlon, and further proceedings had
In accordance with said Article Four
teen.
Approved March p, 1918.
Now, therefore, I, Emerson G. Har-
rinRtou, Governor OF the State OF
Maryland, In pursuance Of the diree-
ton contained In Section | OF Article
II Of the Constitution ~ Maryland, do
hereby order and direct that this
Proclamation, containing q full, true
and correct copy OF the text OF said
Chapter % OF the Acts OF the General
A ~aeInbly of Maryland, Session Of
1918, be published 10 at least two
newspapers Ia each OF the counties Of
the State where so many may be pub
lished. and where not more than one
may be published, then ia that news
paper, and In three newspapers pub
lished in the City Of Baltimore, one OF
which shall be In the German language,
ones q week for a. least three months
next preceding the General Election 10
be held Ia the State OF Maryland on
Tuesday. November 3, 1918, ~ which
election the said proposed aInendmont
" the Constitution shalt be submitted
/ Ia form and manner prescribed by the
Gsnaral Assembly. 10 sh0 legal and
/ qualified voters OF the State for their
adoption or Felectlon.
Given under my hand and
the Great Seal Of the State
THE Of Maryland Done ~ the
Great City 81 Annapolis this
Seal 81 twentieth day OF July, nine
Marylandl teen hundred aud eighteen.
EMERSON Q. HARRINGTON
I by tho Governor:
THOMAS w. SIMMONS,
1 i-25-te. Secretary OF State,