The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-08-09
PROCLAMATION
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF. THE
STATE, PROVIDING FOR
ABSENT VOTING

AESEN1 NO1lN0
WHEREAS, at the January Session of
the General Assembly of Maryland,
held in the year 1918, bill was pass
ed. to-wit: Chapter 20 of said Acts,
proposing an additional Section to
Article 1 of the Constitution of Mary
land. TO be known as Section Ia and
relating to absent voting, and which
said bill is in the words and figures
following:
CHAPTER 30
AN ACT to'propose an amendment
to Article 1, title, Effective Franchise, J"
of the Constitution of the State OF
Maryland, by adding a new section
| thereto, to be known as 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 J.. Be it enacted by the Cen
eraI Assembly Of Maryland, three fifths
of all the members of each of the two
houses concurrin 6, That the following
new Section be and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment to Article l
| title, effective Franchise" of the Con-
stitution of the State of Maryland, to
| be inserted after Section l, and to be
known as Section la; the same, if adopt
ed 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 pro
vide by suitable enactment for voting
| by qualified voters of the State of Mary
| land who are 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 in which and the time and place
at which such absent voters may vote,
and for the canvass and return of their
votes.
Section g. And be it further enacted
| by the authority 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 qualified
| voters of the State for adoption or re-
| lection, in pursuance of the directions
contained in Article XIV of the Consti-
| tuition of this State, and at the sale
l
| proposed amendment to the Constitu
ton shall be by ballott, and upon eact
BALLOT there snail be printed the word.
For the CONSTITUTIONS Amendme Mt
and against the Constitutions
Amendment" as now provided by law
and Immediately after said election du.
returns shall be made to the Governor
of the vote for and against said pro-
! tn1 hryc
| Fourteenth Article of the Constitution
and further proceedings had in accord
ance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved March %, 1918.
| Now, therefore, | Emerson @. Har
rington, Governor of the State of Mary
land, in pursuance of the direct ion con
tanned in Section l of Article IA of the
Constitution Ct Maryland, do hereb,
| order and direct that this Proclamation
containing full, true and correct copy
of the text of said Chapter 20 of the
Acts of the General Assembly o
Maryland, Session of 1918, be published
In at least two newspapers in each N
the counties of the State where so man,
may be published, and where not NOR
than one may be published, then in tina
newspaper, and in three newspaper
published in the City of Baltimore, one
Of which shall be in the German Ian
guage, once a week for at least TIRE,
months next preceding the Genera
Election to be held in the State o
Maryland on Tuesday, November 5
1918, at which election the said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall b,
submitted in form and manner prescrib
ed by the General Assembly, to thu
legal and qualified voters of the State
for their adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand and the Grea
Seal of the State of Maryland. Don
at the City of Annapolis this twentieth
day of July, nineteen hundred and elgh'
teen.
(The Great Seal