The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-09-13
EXCLAMATION
Proposing an Amendment To
the Constitution Of the State,
Providing for Absent Voting


OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY n OF
MARYLAND, HELD IN THE g&AR
191s, A BILL WAS PASSED, TO WIT:
CHAPTER go OLE Said ACTS, PRO
POSING AG ADDITIONAL SECTION
no ARTICLE l OF THE CONSTTTU-
TIO& tDF MARYLAND, 10 RE KNOWN
AS SECTION 1A AND RELATING TO
ABSENT VOTING, AND WHICH SAID
BILL IS IE THE WORDS AND
FIGURES FOLLOWING
CHAPTER 20,
An Act to propose an amendment to Ar
ticle !, title, Elective Franchise" OF the
Constitution OF the State OF Mary
thereto i BE- Known as "e secto secQn
the same relating to absent voting; and
amendment to the. qualified voters Of
Section !. Be IL enacted by the General
the members OF each OF the two Houses
iconcurring, That the following new Sec
ton To- and the same is hereby proposed
Elective Franchise of en- Constitution
Hof the State of Maryland, to be inserted
after Section AL and to be known as Sec
ton 1A; the same, if adopted by the
herein provided, 10 become N part or
Article OF the Constitution OF Maryland.
Section t.. The General Assembly Of
Maryland shall have power to provide by
suitable enactment for voting 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 en-
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 il further enacted Nv
\ the authority aforesaid, That said fore
going Section hereby proposed Nv ali
\ at tie next General lection for Members
of Congress held in this State submitted
80 the legal and qualified voters of the
suance of the directions contained I'D
Article XIV cf THE Constitution WI thi,
State, and MT Thu said General Election
the vote or the said proposed amendment
70 The Constitution shall be by ballot
and upon each ballot there shall b.
tional Amendment and Against tb,
yided BY. law. and Immediately affel
said election due returns shall be mad,
to the Governor of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment al
4 the, Constitution, and further proceedings
had In accordance with said Artici,
FOurteen.
u Approved March 20. 1918.
Now, therefore, I, Emerson @. Harrfnrs
ton, Governor 0f the State Of MARYLAND
M in pursuance of The direction Contained
in Section of Article 14 Of the Constitu
ton of Maryland do hereby order anf
direct that Thu Proclamation, containing
Iull true and correct copy Of the tex
0f said Chapter 20 pf the Acts Of th
General Assembly or Maryland Session
I'of 1918, To- published fn at least tW,
newspapers I'm each or the counties ,of th
State where 20 many may be published
and where not more than one NAV b
i published, then In, that newspaper an,
IN three newspapers published in tn
i City of Baltimore, one of which shall b
IN the German language, once weel
for at least three months next precedin,
the General Election to be held in til
State OF Maryland on Tuesday, NoyeIfi
Der Q, 1918, at which election the sal
proposed amendment TO the Constitutfo
prescribed by the General Assembly, 4
|. the legal and qualified voters III iii
State Ton their adoption or rejection
Given under mF hand all
S THE Great Seal of th
State of Mary land Don
THE Great Seal at CO. City .af AnnRpo
oF MafTland) ILL.,, this twentieth day o
l July, nineteen huntre
and eighteen.
EMERSON g.. HARRINGTON,
BY the Governor:
III THOMAS w. SIMMONS.
aug.2-3mos. Secretary Of Stat,