Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-26
PROCLAMATION
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE, PROVIDING FOR
ABSENT VOTING.

Whereas, at the January Session of the
General Assembly of Maryland, held IN
the year 1918; bill was passed, 10 WIZ d !:
ditionaI section to Article 1 of the Con-
stitution of Maryland. to be known as
section Ia and relating TO absent vot-
ing, and which said bill Is In the words
and figures following:
CHAPTER 20.
An Act to propose an amendment TO Ar
ticle l. title. Elective Franchise OF the
Constitution of the State of Maryland, by
adding a new section thereto, TO be known
as Section Ia, the same relating TO alb
sent voting: and to provide for the sub
mission of said amendment TO the quail
fed voters of this State for adoption or
rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three tifths of all
the members of each of the two Houses
ton be and the same is hereby proposed
as an Amendment to Article i, title,
Elective Franchise of the Constitution
of the State of Maryland, TO be inserted
after Section l. and to be known as Sec
ton la; the same, if adopted by the legal
" qualified voters of the State as here,
In provided, TO become part of Article 1
of the Constitution of Maryland
Section Ia. The General Assembly of
Maryland shall have power to provide by
suitable enactment for .oting by qualified
absent and engaged in the Military or
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 ip which and
the time and place at which such absent
voters may vote, and for the canvass and
return of their votes.
Section 2 And be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That said forego-
ing Section hereby proposed as an amend
ment to the Constitution, shall be at the
next General Election for Members of
Congress held in this State submitted to
the legal and qualified voters of the State
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the directions contained in Article XIV of
the Constitution of this State, and at the
said General Election the vote on the SAID
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-
Approved March %. 1918.
ton, Governor of the State of Maryland, in
pursuance of the direction contained in
Section l of Article Il of the Constitution
of Maryland, do hereby order and direct
that this Proclamation, containing a full,
true and correct copy of the text of said
Chapter 20 of the Acts of the General AS
sembly of Maryland, Session of 1915 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 5, 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
of 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