The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-08-02
PROCLAMATION
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE, PROVIDING FOR
ABSENT VOTING

STATE, PROVIDING FOR
ABSENT VOTING
WHEREAS, at the January Session OF
the General Assembly Of Maryland,
held in the year 1918, bill was pass
ed, to-wit: Chapter 90 of said Acts,
proposing an additional Section to
Article 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 l, title, Elective Franchise, -
of the Constitution Of the State oil
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 /. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland, three fifths
of all the members of each of the tw c
houses concurrin G, That the following
new Section be and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment to Article l
title, Elective Franchise" of the Con.
stitution Of the State Of Maryland, to
be inserted after Section l, and to bt
known as Section la; the same, if adopt
ed by the legally qualified voters of the
State as herein provided, to become s
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 votin 6
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 theil
votes.
Section 2. And be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That said
foregoing Section hereby proposed al
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
General Election the vote on the sale
proposed amendment to the Constitu
ton shall be by BALLOT, and upon esct
ballot there snail be printed the word!
For the Constii dtionai Amendment
and Against the Constitutions
men dment," as now provided by law
and Immediately after said election du.
returns shall be made to the G ,vernol
of the vote for and against said pro-
posed amendment as directed by sale
Fourteenth Article of the Constitution
and further proceedings had in accord.
ance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved March %, 1918.
Now, therefore, l Emerson G. Har
ringt0n, Governor of the State Of Mary
land, in pursuance Of the direct ion con
tanned in Section of Article IA of the
Constitution Ct Maryland, do her eby
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 OF
Maryland, Session of 1918, be published
ia 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 lam
guage, 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 Constitution shall be
submitted in form and manner prescrib-
ed by the General Assembly TO the
legal and qualified voters of the State
for their adoption or rejection.
Given under nv hand and the Great
Seal of the State Of Maryland. Don e
at the City Of Annapolis this twentieth
day of July, nineteen hundred and eigh-
teen.
(The Great Seal
OF Maryland)
EMERSON G. HARRI NGTON
By the Governor:
THOMAS w. SIMMONS,
Secretary of State.