The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-10-04
PROCLAMATION
Proposing an Amendment to
the Constitution Of the State,
Providing for Absent Voting

WHEREAS, AT THE JANUARY SESSION
OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND; HELD IE THE YEAR
1885, A BILL WAS PASSED, TO WIT:
CHAPTER 20 Co., SAID ACTS. PRO
POSING 800 ADDITIONAL SECTION
TO ARTICLE A Co. THE COESTITU-
TIOG CO.. MARYLAND, TO RE KNOWN
AS SECTION ia AND RELATING 10
ABSENT VOTING, AND WHICH SAID
BILL IL NV THE WORDS AND
FIGURES FOLLOWING
CHAPTER 20.
An Act to propose an amendment to Ar
t H !, title, Elective Franchise Of the
thereto to be- known as He Sectio see' Ia,
the same relating to absent voting; and
amendment to the qualified voters or
this State for adoption or rejection.
Section a, Be it enacted by the General
Assembly 6f Maryland, three ffths OK ami
the members Of each Of THE two Houses
concurrlrgr That the following new Sef
ton De and tlIe same IL hereby prUPU %ed
as an Amendment to Article I- title
Elective Franchise VI the ConstitutIOT
of the. State of Maryland. to Nv inserted
AFTER Section al. and to be known al Sec-
ton 1A; the same, III adopted hy the
legally qualified voters az The State ns
herein provided, to become Il part vi
Article Of the Constitution Oh 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 III 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 eli.
titled to vote, and for the manner in
which and the time and place at which
such absent voters may vote, and for the
Section p, And b. ~ further enacfel NV
the authority aforesaid, That said fore
going. Section hereby proposed as alr
amendment Io the Constitution, shall be
at the next General lection Co. Members
To CO. legal and qualified voters of the
State for adoption or rejection, ln pur-
suance OF the directions contained In
Article XIV OF the Constitution OF this
the vote on the said proposed amendment
to the Constitution shall be by ballot,
and upon each ballot there shall be
E einted ths woTds the GoRsttS
Constitutional Amendment" as now pro-
vided by law, and Immediately after
said, election due returns shall be made
to the Governor Of tile vote for and
against said proposed amendment as
directed by said Fourteenth Article or
the Constitution, and further proceedings
MnA 49, nILOLAdAGG Will ShlQ AEIlCt@
Fourteen
Approved March %. 1918
Now, therefore. II, Emerson o. HarrinE-
ton, Governor of the State of Maryland,
in pursuance of The direction contained
in Section or Article ia or the Constitu-
ton OF Maryland, do hereby order ana
direct that this Proclamation, containing
"a full, true and correct copy OF the text
OF said Chapter 20 OF the Acts or the
General Assembly Of Maryland, Session
OF 1918. be published in 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 language, once a week
for at least three months next preceding
the General Election to be- held i'm the
State or Maryland on Tuesday, Novem-
Der ., 1918, at which election the said
proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall Tx submitted in form and manner
prescribed by the General Assembly, tO
The legal and qualified voters or the
State CO.. their adoption Co. rejection.
Given under 49, hand ana
the Great Seal Of the:
State XII Maryland. Done
(The Great Seal at the City OF AnnapO-
or Maryland) lii, this twentieth day Or
. July, nineteen hundred
and eighteen.
EAIER.ON c. HARRINGTON,
By the Governor:
THOMAS w. SIMMONS.