Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-02

Nne1s, as.sn,blv Of Maryland. held in
re wear 1915 a bill was passed. 20 wa
Sn.,fer 20 Of said Acts. proposing an ad-
SSs.Sa.,sl Section 10 Article l of the Con-
sssnsIon Of Maryland. to be known rs
section IA and relating TO absent VOL
ing and which said Dali IL IN sne VIRUS
and figures following;
CHAPTER 70
An Act 10 propose an amendment 70 At.
ticle /. title. Elective trancnhse, III w ny
Presentation Of the state OF Maryland, oy
adding a new section thereto, 70 DC SHOWN
a. Section IA. the same relauhs 70 NJ
sent voting: and 70 provide Tor the SUI SUI
mission Of said amendment 10 the quail
ned voters Of this State for adoption or
rejection.
section /. Be Ii enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland. three nfths OF al
the members Of es s f e sns Eve new sec
uon be and the same Is hereby prop93ssSyu
as an Amendment 20 Article J., uue,
Elective Franchise. OF the Sohs,nsu as,,5
after Section /, and 60 be known as SeS-
tion IA: the same. If adopted by the legal
IL qualified voters Of the State as mere,
Ia provided 10 become part OF Article 4
Of the Constitution Of Maryland.
Section IA The General Assembly OF
Maryland shall have power to provide oy
suitable enactment for sodng by quahheu
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
10 vote. and for the manner i'm which ana
the time and place at which such absent
voters may vote. and for the canvass ana
return of their votes.
Section ?. And be Il further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That said forego-
ing Section hereby proposed as an amend
ment 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 rejection, In pursuance OF
the directions contained IN Article NV OF
the Constitution of this state, ana 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
the Constitutional Amendment as now
provided by law, and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made TO
the Governor OF the vote for and againsl
said proposed amendment as directed by
said Fourteenth Article of the Constitu-
ton, and further proceedings had in ac-
cordance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved March %. 1918.
Now, therefore, /, Emerson c. Harring-
ton. Governor Of the State of Maryland, In
pursuance of the direction contained In
1 Section / of Article IA of the Constitution
| of Maryland do hereby order and direct
| that this Proclamation. containing a fun,
| true and correct copy of the text of said
Chapter 20 of the Acts of the General As
/ StDlDif OF 11dIyttnd. CchSioD OF 1910, DC
published IN at least two newspapers in
each of the counties of the State where sc
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 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
sald proposed amendment to the Consti.
manner prescribed by the General AS
sembly, to the legal and qualified voters
Of the State for their adoption or rejec.
l ton.
Given under my hand and
the Great Seal of the
| tThe Great Seal State of Maryland. Done
OF Maryland.) at the City of Annapolis
twentieth day of July
nineteen hundred and
eighteen.
EMERSON c. HARRINGTON,
| By the Governor:
THOMAS W SIMMONS,
Secretary Of State