The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-08-29

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE, PRO
NIDING FOR ABSENT VOTING.
WHEREAS AT THE JANUARY SESSION
OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND HELD IN THE YEAR 1913.
BILL WAS PASSED. TO WIT: CHAP
TER 20 OF SAID ACTS. PROPOSING AN
ADDITIONAL SECTION TO ARTICLE /
OFTHECONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND,
TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION IA AND
RELATING TO ABSENT VOTING. AND
WHICH SAID BILL Is IN THE WORDS
AND FIGURES FOLLOWING:
CHAPTER
An Act to propose an amendment to
Article /. title Elective Franchise" of the
Constitution of the State of MARYLAND hZ.
adding a Few section thereto to be known
as Section IA, the same relating to absent
voting; and to provide for the submission
of said amendment to toe qualified voters
of this State for adoption or rejection
Section1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, three 1fths Of all
members of each OF the two Houses concur
ring. That the following new Section be
and the same is hereby proposed as an
Amendment to Article j. title Elective
Franchise of the Constitution of the state
OF Mary land, to be inserted after Section l.
and to be known as Section Ia; the same If
adopted by the legally qualified voters of the
state as herein provided to become part
of Article of the Constitution of Maryland
Section IA. The General Assembly of
Maryland shall have power to provide by
suitable enactment for voting by qualified
voters of the state of Maryland who are alb
sent and engaged in the Military or Naval
Service of the United States at 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.
ana for the canvass and return Of their
votes.
Section 3. And be it further enacted by
the aforesaid, That said foregoing Section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution, shall be at the next General
Election for Members of Congress held in
this state submitted to the legal and qualih-
ed voters OF the state for adoption or re-
lection, in pursuance of the directions con-
tanned IN Article XIV of the Constitution Of
TINS 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 "A gainSt the Constitutional Amend
ment' as now provided by law, and i'm
mediately after said election due returns
snail be made to the Governor of the vote
as directed by said Fourteenth Article of
the Constitution, and further proceedings
had in accordance with said Article Four
teen.
Approved March p, 1915
Now, therefore, l. Emerson c. Harrington
Governor of the state of Maryland, in pur-
SuanCe of the direction contained in Sec
ton l of Article "A of the Constitution of
Maryland, do hereby order and direct that
TINS proclamation, containing a full, true
ana correct copy OF the text of said Chapter
20 OF the Acts Of the General Assembly of
Maryland, session OF 1915, be published in at
least two newspapers in each of the counties
OF the state where 50 many may be publish
ed. and where not more than one may be
published, then in that newspaper and
m three newspapers published in the
be in the German language. once
Week Tor at least three months next preced-