The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-08-23
PROCLAMATION
Proposing an Amendment ~
the Constitution ~ the State.
Providing for Absent Voting

WHEREAS, AT THE JANUARY SESSr0n-
81 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, CIV
MAX HLAGD, HELD IN THE FEAR
1919 = BILL WAS PASSED, TO WIT.
CHAPTER 2O OF SAID ACTS, Pro
POSING AN ADDITIONAL SECTION
TO ARTICLE CD THE COESTrTrr-
TON OF MARYLAND, TO BE KNOWN
As SECTION 1A AND RELATING TO-
ABSENT VOTING, AND WHICH sam
49, Is N THE WORDS AMI
FIGURES FOLLOWING
CHAPTER ~.
+,a ~ Act to propose al amendment TO Ar
Licle l title, Elective Franrhfsa@ nf rha
constitution or the State of MarVe
thereto, fSS 81 Enown nv Esct,a section
Tue same relating to absent voting: ami
l a0 provlde for the submission of aid
+his Ste 70 tine qualified voters Of
tnis Stafe for adoption or rejection.
. Section !. Be ~ enacted by tne General
tne members of each of tha fTa Hnns sna
ccsoncurrlng, That the following new 49,
Iion rs ana tie same is hereby DronnSefi
~ Sn Amendment to Article A, titie,
Al FL tne State 81 Maryland, to be inserted
iee n Va; on tns same. Il adopted By the
herein provided, % become N she Ssa rt ~ %
Arucle oI the Constitution of Maryland \
Section 49, The General Assembly af
S11it y h1 snaIl have power to provide by
s sotI enactment for voting by Qualified
voters voters OF the State On Maryland VIC a ~
a a1 ana engaged in the Military ar
An Service of the United States af tha
line Oh any election from the ward or
e eiesaa district in which they are en-
Which wv w Vo +h ana and co. the manner In
such absent voters may vote and for 49,
canvass and return of their votes 1ts A the
Section 2. And be- 1T further enacted INV
the authority aforesaid, That gafd FORA
gong Section hereby proposed as an
at TIE next General lection for MamhaTS
or Congress held in this State snhmittad
80 Stat the legal and qualified voters 90 the
suance Of the directions contained in
Artlcle KAY of the Constitution of this
State, and az the said General Election
II MA Tote 81 the said proposed amendment
ana ana upon each ballot there Shall w
printed The words For the Gonsfitn-
flona[ amendment una Against fhe
vad VICE by lazy, and Immediately after
sald election due returns shall W. made
70 the Governor Of the vote for and
drected S " saRId f0Poseq amsnd%f f
tne Constitution, and further proceedings
h h in accordance with said Article
Approved March q 1918.
Now, therefore, !, Emerson G. Harrinq-
Ion, Governor cf the State of MARYLAND.
IN pursuance OIL the direction Contained
III Section Of Article T. of the Constitn-
Llon of Maryland, dO hereby order and
direct that this Proclamation, containing
fullf true and correct COPY of the taTf
of SAID Chapter 2O of the Acts Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland. Session
of l9lSr be published in at least AVA
newspapers LTD each OH the counties w the
stare where so many may be published
anq Where mot more than one NAV ba
published, then I'D that newspaper. and
III three newspapers published i'm the
lily or Baltimore. ono of which shall be
IN the German language, once week
l lI aL least three months next preceding
the General Election t0 be Held fn tha
State OF Maryland on Tuesday. Noyem-
bor N, 1915 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 wv the
State fer their adoption or rejection
Given under 10y hand and
the Great Seal of the
,--. State 0f Maryland Done
THE Great Seal at the City w Armand
of Maryland hs, this twentieth day off
july nineteen hundred
and eighteen.
EMER-ON ~. HARRINGTON.
BY the Governor:
THOMAS W- SIMMONS.
aug.2-Smos. Secretary VI State