Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-09-20
PROCLAMATION.
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE. PRO-
vIDING FOR ABSENT VOTING.

whereas, At the January Session of the
General Assembly of Maryland. held in the
year 1918. bill was passed, to-wit: Chap
Ter ~ OF said Acts, proposing an addi-
tlonal Section to Article of the Contitu-
tlon OF Maryland. to be known as Section
IA and relating to Absent Voting, and
winch said bill is in the words and figures
following:
CHAPTER 20.
An Act to propose an amendment to
article !, title. Elective Franchise, of the
Constitution Of the State Of Maryland, by
ADDING new section thereto. to be known
as Section la, the same relating to absent
Voune; and TO provide for the submission
OF saio amendment to the qualified voters
OF TINS state for adoption or rejection.
section l. be II enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, three-ffths Of ali
the members Of each of the two Houses
Sohcurflne' mat the following new Section
be and the same is hereby proposed as an
Amendment to Article /. title. "Flective
Franchise" Of the Constitution Of the
State of Maryland, to be inserted after
Section !, and TO be known as Section IA !:
the same, if adopted by the legally quail
fed voters of the State as herein provided.
to become part of Article Of the Con-
stitution of Maryland.
Section la 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
absent and engaged in the Military or
naval Service OF the United States al 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 z. And be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. That said fore
going Section hereby proposed as an amend
ment 70 the Constitution, shall be at the
next General Election for Members of Con-
eress held in thissState submitted TO the
legal and qualified voters OF the State for
adoption or rejection, in pursuance of the
directions contained In Article XIV of the
constitution OF the State. and at the said
General Election the vote on the said pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution shall
De py ballot. and upon each ballot there
snall De printed the words For the Con-
stltutlonal Amendment" and AGAINST the
Constitutional Amendment" as now pro-
Vioeo 0y law. and Immediately after said
election due returns shall be made IN the
Governor of the vote for and AGAINST sand
proposed amendment as directed by said
Fourteenth Article Of the Constitution. and
further proceedings had in accordance with
said Article Fourteen.
Approved March 20, 1918.
Now, therefore, |, Emerson C. Harrino.
ton, Governor Of the State of MARYLAND. in
pursuance of the direction contained in
Section ] Of Article IA 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
Assembly OF Maryland, Session Of 1918. be
puDilsned IN at least two newspapers in
| each OF the counties Of the State where &C
many may be published, and where no,
more than one may be published, then in
that paper, and In three newspapers pub.
lished in the City Of Baltimore, one OF
which shall be in the German LANGUAGE
once week for at least three months nexl
preceding the General Election 10 be held
in the State of Maryland on Tuesday No.
vember 5, 1918, at which election the said
proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be submitted in form and manner
prescribed by the General Assembly, to the
legal and qualified voters of the State for
their adoption or rejection.
tine treat Seal Given under my hand
and the Great Seal
OF maryiand-) ofthe State of Mary
land. Done at the
City of Annapolis
this twentieth day OF
July, nineteen hun
dred and eighteen.
EMERSON C. HARRINGTON.
BY the Governor:
THOMAS W. SIMMONS,
july 26-te